Radio fuse keeps blowing

[Jake Cooley 10+ year member]

I have a 97 ford taurus and my speakers and everything were working fine. For some reason, now whenever i turn up my speakers loud my radio fuse (5A) blows. I thought it was because of the new amp i put in for the subs because that was the first time it did it.. but after trying it with the amp disconnected it still happened. Thank you

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[jeremyblevins 10+ year member]

maybe you have a loose wire that vibrates at the higher volumes? maybe you didn't patch a wire up during the install?

 

[truckramrod 10+ year member]

Most stock radios are powered by a 10 or 15 Amp fuse. The stock wiring is thick enough to handle the extra current drawn by an aftermarket radio which I assume that you have.

So swap out the fuse with a 10 amp fuse and I bet your problem will go away and you radio will still be safely fused.