TLEJ Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 So this girl wanted me to come "Fix her bass".. She said it's got a short in it or something, and her dad is no where around to help her.. I take a look at this system, and I'm like.. Oh my god. The most ghetto rigged thing I've ever layed eyes on. Anyways, her problem is a fuse. It keeps blowing.. It's the one from the battery to the amp. But here's the ghetto of one thing.. She's got a 4ga coming off the battery (unfused...) , which goes ALMOST back to the amp, but it wasn't long enough.. so the 'dad' added about 3 feet of 16ga (very very skinny) which has a 30a fuse. (The one that keeps popping.. She seems kinda poor.. so I told her, look, this fuse is to small, you need to re run all these wires the RIGHT way, and this won't happen. She continues to argue with me by saying it's been working, etc etc.. I told her look, your amp is 760watt max.. 760w/12v=63.333a I told her she needs about a 60a fuse and she should be fine... even though it's so ghetto.. But she just wants her bass.. She'll understand proper wiring is more important then bass when her car burns down. But is this right? Could that be what was causing it to pop randomly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatersGonnaHate Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 She needs better wire all the way through. Swapping the fuses is just gonna keep popping them until the 16ga gets fried. Quote My name is AdamThis is my Civic Build.7" Samsung Tab 2Kenwood KDC-X896Clarion EQS746Sundown X-15DC 3.5k @2ohmHatersGonnaHate's 02 Civic UBLELD Bypass for Honda Civic/Accord/FitDon's Jeep Grand Cherokee Rebuild N8ball2013 - i think you'd stick your dick in a blender if it told you it was 40 wtih two kids your age. lol srp365 - If posting were picking up bitches, I'd be going home single tonight looks like tony montana sneezed in your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEVY4X4BLAZER Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 The fuse pops before the wire melts. Show her the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEVY4X4BLAZER Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Can you relocate the amp so that the 4 gauge connects securely? What does the grounding location look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLEJ Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) Haha, I'm just making sure that's the problem. It looks like this: =============================------(30a)--[A] B = Battery = = 4ga - = 16ga A = 760watt amp Can you relocate the amp so that the 4 gauge connects securely? What does the grounding location look like? Her systems in the trunk so it'd be awkward. I tried, but it'd be sitting in the back floor, haha. And the ground is 16ga aswell, grounded to her 6x9s NEGATIVE terminal.. Like I said, this thing is a fireball waiting to happen. I told her this is all very unsafe, but she won't listen.. she's very ignorant and claims "my dad did it!!".. so whatever. Edited February 2, 2012 by TLEJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEVY4X4BLAZER Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thats terrible. Maybe if it was at least an 8 gauge jumper and even then only a temp fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEVY4X4BLAZER Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Daddy is a FOOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Haha, I'm just making sure that's the problem. It looks like this: =============================------(30a)--[A] B = Battery = = 4ga - = 16ga A = 760watt amp Can you relocate the amp so that the 4 gauge connects securely? What does the grounding location look like? Her systems in the trunk so it'd be awkward. I tried, but it'd be sitting in the back floor, haha. And the ground is 16ga aswell, grounded to her 6x9s NEGATIVE terminal.. Like I said, this thing is a fireball waiting to happen. I told her this is all very unsafe, but she won't listen.. she's very ignorant and claims "my dad did it!!".. so whatever. that ground has to be fixed!!!!! Quote Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEVY4X4BLAZER Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 How well do you know this girl? If you care at all you will MAKE her understand how unsafe it is. Take the amp away if you have to. Like hatersgonnahate said, new wires throughout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatersGonnaHate Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 At least a full run of 8ga, fused. If at all possible and probably easier, get an anl fuse and holder and add it in where the 4ga runs out, get some spare 4ga and finish the circuit with that. Quote My name is AdamThis is my Civic Build.7" Samsung Tab 2Kenwood KDC-X896Clarion EQS746Sundown X-15DC 3.5k @2ohmHatersGonnaHate's 02 Civic UBLELD Bypass for Honda Civic/Accord/FitDon's Jeep Grand Cherokee Rebuild N8ball2013 - i think you'd stick your dick in a blender if it told you it was 40 wtih two kids your age. lol srp365 - If posting were picking up bitches, I'd be going home single tonight looks like tony montana sneezed in your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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