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<blockquote data-quote="jmcs23" data-source="post: 8446652" data-attributes="member: 612071">Hello,I was wondering if a loose wire at the subwoofer box terminal can cause a blown fuse on the amp?This didn&#039;t happen to me, it&#039;s second hand information from a family member. So I&#039;m not sure if I have all of the details but I&#039;ll tell you what I know...The amplifier is a Renegade REN850S. It kept blowing both fuses as soon as you turned the ignition ON. From what I was told, when they removed the original 2 fuses, they were 20A. Then they looked it up online and it showed on SonicElectonix that it uses 2 25A fuses. So they stuck 2 25A fuses in the amp.Then they turned the ignition ON again and the subs started smoking! When they looked at the wiring at the back of the sub box, one of the negative wires was not connected and could have possibly be touching the other wires at the speaker terminals.So I have a couple of questions... Could it have been that disconnected wire at the back of the sub box causing the fuses to blow?How can I confirm that the amp does take 25A fuses and not 20A? If it turns out it did need 20A could that have caused the speakers to blow?Thanks in advance!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmcs23, post: 8446652, member: 612071"] Hello, I was wondering if a loose wire at the subwoofer box terminal can cause a blown fuse on the amp? This didn't happen to me, it's second hand information from a family member. So I'm not sure if I have all of the details but I'll tell you what I know... The amplifier is a Renegade REN850S. It kept blowing both fuses as soon as you turned the ignition ON. From what I was told, when they removed the original 2 fuses, they were 20A. Then they looked it up online and it showed on SonicElectonix that it uses 2 25A fuses. So they stuck 2 25A fuses in the amp. Then they turned the ignition ON again and the subs started smoking! When they looked at the wiring at the back of the sub box, one of the negative wires was not connected and could have possibly be touching the other wires at the speaker terminals. So I have a couple of questions... Could it have been that disconnected wire at the back of the sub box causing the fuses to blow? How can I confirm that the amp does take 25A fuses and not 20A? If it turns out it did need 20A could that have caused the speakers to blow? Thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]

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