I have 3 12's Quantum Audio powered by a Phoenix Gold Amplifier 1500 watts. It has worked fine until recently my fuses keep blowing for my power wire. It is very frustrating. I just bought bigger wire 4 gauge to see if that was the problem, but it wasnt.
2006-10-19 02:36:22 · 6 answers · asked by jeff07ae 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
If you are blowing fuses on larger guage than 4 wire and changing to 4 guage, you are asking for a fire not only in your equipment, but possibly where you live. I would suggest you find someone who is qualified to work on your type of equipment such as amplifiers and find out where the short is. You definitely have a short of sometime in the wiring and if it is not corrected, I guarantee you will have a fire with possible severe consequences.
2006-10-19 02:40:33 · answer #1 · answered by handyman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the fuse was blowing as soon as it was inserted, then I'd suspect that the power wire was shorted or pinched somewhere along the length. However, that's not what's happening. It's blowing when you turn the amp on, and that means there's something wrong with the amplifier. There's a small possibility that the problem is a blown or defective subwoofer. To test this, disconnect the subwoofer wire from the amplifier's speaker output terminals. If it still blows fuses with no subs connected, then there's a short inside the amp and it will need to be repaired.
2016-05-22 01:48:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!! DO NOT LISTEN TO zahbudar!!
NEVER EVER use a fuse larger than whats rated. By doing so you will cause more damage/fire.
"loose or corroded connections" does not cause fuses to blow!!!
You have an over current problem - a short.
A bigger fuse won't make the short go away!!!
Disconnect the power wire from the battery and amp. Replace fuse. Making sure that neither end touches chassis-ground or power, take a multi-meter from this now "unhooked" wire and test for continuity between it and chassis-ground.
If you have continuity, this is where the short is. Somewhere in your power wire.
If don't you have continuity, then the short is at the amp.
2006-10-19 03:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sparky has a point.
Don't put in a bigger fuse it will resist to blow and heat up and cause a fire(I've had that exprience) T
Look for a bad connection. Are there other wires touching it or rubbing on it that you would get a surge of power that cause the fuse to blow.
2006-10-19 05:05:24 · answer #4 · answered by ERICKZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sir:
What ever fuse size you are now using - write that down.
now seek a fuse size that is 10 to 20% larger, and try using that one,
If that fuse also blows, then you have one of two problems:
A.) Bad connections somewhere in your power circuit to the amplifiers - loose or corroded connections
B.) something going bad inside your power amplifier. remove it and take it to the nearest electronics customer care center for repair.
2006-10-19 02:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
does it blow every time you turn the amp on? or is it just when you get into high vol.
2006-10-19 02:48:21 · answer #6 · answered by bamfjdmzc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋