Stinger Distro Question

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

So i bought one of the stinger SHD870 ground/power distro blocks.

it has 1 input for power and 1 input for ground and a voltmeter and amperage meter on top....

for some reason its reading voltage and not amperage. it reads 14.4-14 for V but when it switches over to amps it says 0...

why?

is it possible I have the power and ground switched? ive got to assume it just wouldnt turn on if they were. there really is no clearcut indicator which one is which.

in my picture red is power, black is ground.

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[djman37 5,000+ posts]

there is no amperage DRAWN???

you will only fuse the + side of things. it's hard to see from that pic if it's wired in correctly.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

there is no amperage DRAWN???

is that possible? im not an electricity expert so honestly i dont know....

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

is this true? could my amperage read 0 and everything is alright?

 

[lantz 10+ year member]

does the amps read 0 when your music is playing? looks wired correct to me.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

does the amps read 0 when your music is playing? looks wired correct to me.

yeah. just played it for like 20 min non stop. volts jump from 13.9-14.4 but always reads 0 Amps

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

anyone?

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

anyone on the night shift with an opinion?

 

[lantz 10+ year member]

hey man,im still trying to find an answer to your question.

heres the number to one of the technical support guys at AAMP(owners of stinger/periphial and sound quest)he may be able to answer your question if one of us dont answer it first.

Derek Sutera

Technical Advisor

1-800-477-2267 ext. 260

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

hey man,im still trying to find an answer to your question.heres the number to one of the technical support guys at AAMP(owners of stinger/periphial and sound quest)he may be able to answer your question if one of us dont answer it first.

Derek Sutera

Technical Advisor

1-800-477-2267 ext. 260

yeah, i already emailed them. they are usually pretty quick and im sure ill get a response tomorrow. i just figured id try here in the meantime and see what you guys thought.

 

[lantz 10+ year member]

sorry,i cant be anymore help.if i was there im sure i could figure something out.its supposed to show the amp draw of your amp but i dont know man.just a shot in the dark but take the unused fuse out of that block and see if that helps.i noticed that you are only using one side of the block.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

sorry,i cant be anymore help.if i was there im sure i could figure something out.its supposed to show the amp draw of your amp but i dont know man.just a shot in the dark but take the unused fuse out of that block and see if that helps.i noticed that you are only using one side of the block.

yeah ill give that a shot. whenever my subs get here ill be using the other side. maybe they both have to be hooked up or something.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

did you try moving the + wire to the other output?

any instructions included? meaning maybe it can read each of the outputs??

that's weird.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

did you try moving the + wire to the other output?any instructions included? meaning maybe it can read each of the outputs??

that's weird.

if there were instructions included there wouldnt be a problem... but there arent, and nothing on the packaging that would indicate whats what. before i go switching my +, and - im going to wait till stinger gets back to me. that could be a very dangerous game to be playing....

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

if there were instructions included there wouldnt be a problem... but there arent, and nothing on the packaging that would indicate whats what. before i go switching my +, and - im going to wait till stinger gets back to me. that could be a very dangerous game to be playing....

no, the output section. from the top + to the bottom +

you are sure of the + and - input connections?? it's hard to tell from the pic, it's a little washed out.

 

[lantz 10+ year member]

his distribution block is built exactly like my soundstream powerplant.the ground block goes through the center and power is split to both sides(notice the fuses).if it wasnt hooked up right,im pretty sure the amp would be fried or a fuse would be blown by now.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

yeah its hooked up right. stinger emailed me with the instruction manual, which he claimed should of been in my packaging, but it wasnt.

he avoided answering my question though about the amps reading 0. funny how when you ask 2 questions no matter what technical support it is they always only answer the first question!

im going to hook up the other amp, see if that fixes, if it doesnt then ill email him again. this time that being my only question.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

G|L man. I wanted one of these(ANL version) when they came out, but since I can't be in two places at once, it was pointless.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

G|L man. I wanted one of these(ANL version) when they came out, but since I can't be in two places at once, it was pointless.

huh? im confused haha

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

I have one and it reads 0 until I really crank on it... I have had it up to 70 amps of draw from my front battery.