Truth or Rumor

[blgaudio 10+ year member]

I was told today while working (I have a part time job at a gas station) that the amperage you get from your amp depends on what size fuse you have in your amp and power wire. Is this true?

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[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

wat do u mean by amperage from ur amp, u mean the amperage that the amp draws?

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

you cant get a certain amperage from your amp. Your amp CAN pull amperage. and Ya with bigger wire. More amperage is able to pass thru the wire

 

[blgaudio 10+ year member]

the amps wattage output, sry

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

yea, i believe that is true. As long as it's a fuse rating from the factory and not some random fuse someone put in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

up to a certain point, probably. But i dont think you can just put bigger wire and expect to get more power, it just allows power to flow easier and more efficiently.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Like some that think bigger fuses mean you get more power out your amp...

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

if he's just talking about the fuse rating on the amp then it's true. But fuse on the wire is just there to protect the wire, has nothing to do with how much power ur amp puts out

 

[blgaudio 10+ year member]

the guy said say for instance my alpine has two 20 amp fuses in it he was saying if you put say 35 amp fuses in your wattage would increase.

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

If you change the fuses in your amps to bigger ones, you will not gain any extra output from the amplifier. All you will gain is the likelihood that your amp will fry.

so worth it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

the guy said say for instance my alpine has two 20 amp fuses in it he was saying if you put say 35 amp fuses in your wattage would increase.

Nope

 

[blgaudio 10+ year member]

what I figured but hey gave us something to discuss //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Symon_say 10+ year member]

the guy said say for instance my alpine has two 20 amp fuses in it he was saying if you put say 35 amp fuses in your wattage would increase.

LOL, thats really funny, les put some now bandanas, duct tape and bigger fuses to gain dB's.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

If you change the fuses in your amps to bigger ones, you will not gain any extra output from the amplifier. All you will gain is the likelihood that your amp will fry.

I don't believe that. As long as it's as big or bigger than the amp's fusing then its good. IMO

 

[brynm 10+ year member]

I don't believe that. As long as it's as big or bigger than the amp's fusing then its good. IMO

Say again? You don't believe you'd have a greater chance of frying your amp if you put bigger fuses in it? What do you think the purpose of the fuse is?

It's there to protect the amp from overcurrent, the trace on the board and the components in your amp are rated at a certain point if you put a bigger fuse in you are potentially allowing more current to hit these parts than they are designed to handle. Then that would be smoke you smell coming from the amp.