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Old 08-04-2006 | 04:17 PM
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I have no idea what it is, amp has been running nice and hitting hard up until 3 days ago and now ive gone thru 3 fuses what could the problem be? What should i look for?
Old 08-04-2006 | 05:35 PM
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Possible speaker wire shorts, an overheated sub, or a loose ground. Subs that have been overheated (from too much power or distortion) can have broken down insulation on their voice coil wires. Loose grounds can make fairly high current transients when they make and break contact. There are a few possibilities. If the amp is on speakers with a crossover (instead of a sub) the crossover could have a problem.
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or have a bigger amperage on your fuse!
Old 08-04-2006 | 05:53 PM
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Putting a higher rated fuse in it is the most retarded thing you could possibly do, don't do it. Bypassing protection is the best way to destroy something.
Old 08-04-2006 | 05:57 PM
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first what is the amperage? and you are talking about the one on the side of the amp right?
Old 08-05-2006 | 05:47 PM
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Wow.

I say SEARCH!
Old 08-05-2006 | 11:24 PM
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Default Re: my amp fuse keeps blowing

Originally Posted by Fabrik8
Possible speaker wire shorts, an overheated sub, or a loose ground. Subs that have been overheated (from too much power or distortion) can have broken down insulation on their voice coil wires. Loose grounds can make fairly high current transients when they make and break contact. There are a few possibilities. If the amp is on speakers with a crossover (instead of a sub) the crossover could have a problem.
^what he said
Old 08-12-2006 | 04:31 PM
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haha your name is my liscense plate well alpha numerically spelled anyways it was the fuse on the side of the amp and the wattage on on the amp i think is like 600 watts i had it bridged im pushing a bazooka sub in a bandpass box. I think the problem prolly was a loose ground but when i fixed that I accidentally hit the negative wire to the positive side of the cap, I dont know if it just discharged or if it is dead but now the amp wont even see any power. Does anyone know if what I did just discharged the cap and if soo how do i charge it back ...or can i charge it back?
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So the negative wire was hooked to the amp when you touched the cap? You've most likely just destroyed your amp, they don't like having power hooked up backwards, which is what you just did. The cap is fine, your amp is not.

Back away from the electronics..

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Default Re: my amp fuse keeps blowing

Originally Posted by Fabrik8
So the negative wire was hooked to the amp when you touched the sub? You've most likely just destroyed your amp, they don't like having power hooked up backwards, which is what you just did. The cap is fine, your amp is not.

Back away from the electronics..
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