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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 5584191" data-attributes="member: 540940"><p>Leaving the neg connected is fine as long as you pull your fuse at the battery.</p><p></p><p>Unhooking the negative terminal could be worse because when you connect the (+) first the amp "looks" for a (-) return wherever it's available. Sometimes that can be the rca wire which can damage the low current rca's.</p><p></p><p>Anyway - my only guess is the spark when you tried to replace the fuse is due to a small amount of capacitance in the wire -- I've had the same thing happen but it's never caused a problem down the line.</p><p></p><p>I would replace the amp fuses, hook the neg back up, then replace the front fuse as you were doing originally. Expect a spark, if you don't get one it's just a plus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 5584191, member: 540940"] Leaving the neg connected is fine as long as you pull your fuse at the battery. Unhooking the negative terminal could be worse because when you connect the (+) first the amp "looks" for a (-) return wherever it's available. Sometimes that can be the rca wire which can damage the low current rca's. Anyway - my only guess is the spark when you tried to replace the fuse is due to a small amount of capacitance in the wire -- I've had the same thing happen but it's never caused a problem down the line. I would replace the amp fuses, hook the neg back up, then replace the front fuse as you were doing originally. Expect a spark, if you don't get one it's just a plus. [/QUOTE]
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