For all you audio guys..........I had my car in the shop the other night and was listening to the radio while I was waxing it. The problem was it didn't sound as rich as it usually did and it turned out my amps weren't working. I checked the fuses on the amps and those were good. I checked the in-line fuses on the power lines and they were blown. Any ideas why? Or do these things just happen once in awhile? I haven't had a problem at all with the system since i installed it 6 months ago.
in-line fuse blowout
- Thread starter DLS8K
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There are only two reasons why an in-line fuse on your stereo amp would blow.
1) The current draw (amps) of the amplifiers exceeded the current rating of the fuse.
2) The power line (+12v) is shorted to the car chassis some where between the in-line fuse and the amplifier.
Verify that number 2 is NOT the problem before replacing the fuse. After that, check to make sure there is no continuity between the amplifier's +12v connection and its chassis. If these things are ok then you turned the system up so loud that the amplifier's current draw exceeded the in-line fuse rating. Check the in-line fuse value and make sure it is rated properly for the gage of the power cable you are using and the amperage (current draw) of the amplifiers.
Cheers, Ken
DLS8K said:
There are only two reasons why an in-line fuse on your stereo amp would blow.
1) The current draw (amps) of the amplifiers exceeded the current rating of the fuse.
2) The power line (+12v) is shorted to the car chassis some where between the in-line fuse and the amplifier.
Verify that number 2 is NOT the problem before replacing the fuse. After that, check to make sure there is no continuity between the amplifier's +12v connection and its chassis. If these things are ok then you turned the system up so loud that the amplifier's current draw exceeded the in-line fuse rating. Check the in-line fuse value and make sure it is rated properly for the gage of the power cable you are using and the amperage (current draw) of the amplifiers.
Cheers, Ken
Yeah..........it more than likely got turned up too loud. I let my brother take my car for the day so I could drive around his lifted Bronco and he admitted to having the sterero pretty loud. (can't blame him though because I had his Bronco doing some off-roadin') Thanks for the help.......also, the fuse wasn't what it was supposed to be so i replaced it with the proper one. Thank you!KenRosier said: