Monergist Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Battery caught fire today. The shop that installed it used metal rods across the top to secure it and one of them touched the positive post while I was driving. I pulled over in search for water or a fire extinguisher. I shouted to a nearby gardener to find some water, and ran inside a Carl's Jr. for some. By the time I got back the gardener had sprayed my trunk down and got water all over my amplifiers (which i had yanked out before I ran inside the Carl's Jr.. Good news: 1. The battery reads 13v, so it seems functional. Just gotta call XS Power in the morning and see about a new case. 2. 4-Channel is fine. Bad news: 1. My 2 channel wouldn't power on at first. But when I connected it to my friend's car, it came on. I'm not getting any sound, though. 2. Trunk carpet looks awful. My Audison rep told me to open it up and let it dry for 24 hours then get back to him. He has a repair shop for me, just in case. Is there anything in particular I can look at in terms of channel malfunctions? Quote 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Pioneer AVH-P5200BT Hertz Mille MLK-165 Component System Hertz Hi Energy HCX-165, 6.5 Hertz Hi Energy HCX-690 (6x9s) Audison Voce AV K6 Component System Audison VRX 4.300 Audison VRX 2.250 Sundown 4500D SMD 15" XS Power D3400 (under hood) Three XS Power D3100 (trunk) Monster XLN-201 RCAs DC Power Engineering 390XP H/O Alternator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonedeaf Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Making a box for the battery next time would be a far better option... As for the amp, nothing to look for really If it's water damage. It might have just fried the board I would assume. Look for any blown resistors or anything. Never turn on an electronic device that has been exposed to water. I always open them up if possible and let sit for a few days or else you can short shit out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryderonthestorm Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 That shop that installed it for you should be paying for your shit. They should of known better then to do that. Quote 1991 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series DC Power 270 Amp Alt Big 3 Kicker/KnuKonceptz 0 Gauge Power wire XS Power D6500 XS Power D3100 Pioneer Headunit JBL Mids and Highs Rockford Fosgate 400.4 3 Sundown Audio SA-10's wired @ .67 ohms American Bass 150.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonedeaf Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 What Ryder said...they are liable for the damages I would think. That shit could kill someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcofer Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) Yeah sadly not much you can look for in the amp. Was the amp soaked? generally when the chips or mosfets burn out you will see a white dot in the center (could be faint, I've burnt a few chips out in school) signifying a burn out. After a day or two of drying if you feel up to it you can take a multimeter to it but there are gonna be a lot of components to check. I would start from the speaker terminals, if power is not there move into the amp to components attached to those and so forth, thats just basic debugging, eventually you will find the fault. That really sucks, good luck hopefully it just works. Edited August 10, 2011 by dcofer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monergist Posted August 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Would it still power on with a fried board or blown resistors? I guess they thought if they wrapped the metal in electrical tape it would be okay.. It is peculiar that the tape melted today, though. The positive post must've been very hot. But my ground is good, so I don't know why it would heat up like that. The amp wasn't soaked, but most of the water landed on the speaker terminals. Definitely gonna meter everything in a few days when it's completely dry. Quote 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Pioneer AVH-P5200BT Hertz Mille MLK-165 Component System Hertz Hi Energy HCX-165, 6.5 Hertz Hi Energy HCX-690 (6x9s) Audison Voce AV K6 Component System Audison VRX 4.300 Audison VRX 2.250 Sundown 4500D SMD 15" XS Power D3400 (under hood) Three XS Power D3100 (trunk) Monster XLN-201 RCAs DC Power Engineering 390XP H/O Alternator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monergist Posted August 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 That shop that installed it for you should be paying for your shit. They should of known better then to do that. And I should've known better; letting them do it and not thinking twice about it. I do my own installs but I didn't have the material to mount the battery, so i had to go to the shop. They usually do good, but not a lot of people come to get multiple batteries installed. It was a janky set up from jump, but I didn't pay it any mind for some reason, and paid the price. Quote 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Pioneer AVH-P5200BT Hertz Mille MLK-165 Component System Hertz Hi Energy HCX-165, 6.5 Hertz Hi Energy HCX-690 (6x9s) Audison Voce AV K6 Component System Audison VRX 4.300 Audison VRX 2.250 Sundown 4500D SMD 15" XS Power D3400 (under hood) Three XS Power D3100 (trunk) Monster XLN-201 RCAs DC Power Engineering 390XP H/O Alternator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 dang man, trust and believe ill be making the shop pay? u could of been hurt man. did u go back to the shop, or speak to some one over there? Quote REFF'SMy linkEBAYhttp://feedback.ebay...ck&myworld=trueI love car audio so much because I will never be done. I can never win, and I will never get it finished or perfect. It always has me coming back for more, I can never get my fill of it, but I get what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJD3 Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Would it still power on with a fried board or blown resistors? I guess they thought if they wrapped the metal in electrical tape it would be okay.. It is peculiar that the tape melted today, though. The positive post must've been very hot. But my ground is good, so I don't know why it would heat up like that. The amp wasn't soaked, but most of the water landed on the speaker terminals. Definitely gonna meter everything in a few days when it's completely dry. My logic tells me that it may not, but it may just be that the outputs have died. Could be wrong though. I'm not super familiar with electronics in that sense. You have interesting interests. lol What do you have for your substage if you don't mind me asking? I'd definitely go back to the shop and see what they have to tell me. Quote Anti Peel and Seal...lol You may be offended by the above. Don't take it personally, I'm just abrasive. 2002 Buick Park Avenue DC Level 4 M2 12 D2 Car Audio Bargain 1600.1 Eclipse CD3200 ~2 cubes @ 34 hz. Stinger Roadkill Expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyDontWantMusic Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 I do my own installs but I didn't have the material to mount the battery, nor did they. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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