Problem with amp

[nathan32 10+ year member]

Me and my buddy hooked up an amp today he got in the mail a few days ago, and him like a dumb *** put the ground in the power, and the power in the ground, and he tried hooking up the "ground" to the "ground" and it made a big spark, he did it twice, then he switched them and put them back to normal and the amp works.

There was a slight smell from the amp but its working good.

Should he be worried?

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[nathan32 10+ year member]

bump

 

[MmatsDude 10+ year member]

if the amp plays good through out the next few days, it should be fine but who knows that shi't might blow tommorrowzz.

 

[nathan32 10+ year member]

You sure?

There is a weird smell that smells like burning coils though, and his subs aren't hot at all.

Were both clueless

 

[nathan32 10+ year member]

bump!! i'm scared since I payed half!

 

[nathan32 10+ year member]

bump

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

When I was in high school, one of my friends wired his Linear Power 5002 backwards without any fusing whatsoever and it started smoking. To my amazement, the amp still worked, and continued to work for quite some time after that! I lost touch with him after college, but the amp was still chugging along 4 years after the drunken mishap.

 

[blgaudio 10+ year member]

If it is a working alright man and not running hot you should be alright. Just take it easy for a few days and keep an eye on it. Was it a used amp?? What kind? What you got it wired to? What ohm load?