Wicks Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 A bad connection will result in increased resistance only at the location of the bad connection itself. Therefore if it was a bad ground then that spot would get hot. If it was a bad connection at the amp then that would get hot. You show two heated amp terminals, unlikely that you have two loose terminals that would cause that much damage. You mentioned that the whole wire got hot, that points to a very large DC current draw overall. Take an ohmmeter and measure the resistance across the input power terminals of the amp (disconnected from the system). I'm guessing a low impedance short that would draw a heavy current but not enough to blow the fuse. I'm also guessing that there was also some corrosion at both input terminals as well, given the amount of heat that was generated. If the connections were clean and solid then you should have had heat damage on all your wire terminations/interconnections. This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorman Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 IIRC the plastic on the terminals is all one solid piece which could make it look like both wires have bad connection, etc. Another thing that further backs that point up is that the middle remote terminal is completely melted as well. Which hardly deals with any current. But the ground was not hot. I don't know, I only got a 2 minute look before I had to walk into work. Also they never had any corrosion or anything of that sort. I'll look better later. 1996 GMC Sonoma Four Fi BTL Neo 18's In 2:1 6th Order Bandpass 2 Ampere 5k's @ .5 TEAM FI TEAM #LITHIUMCANTDEMO On 10/20/2013 at 0:37 AM, KillaCam said: Fucking with a Prius driver is like making fun of a disabled kid. Pussies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Maxxsonics John Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 I have seen this many, many times. 95% of the time the cable is loose in the terminal. Although it may appear to be tight now that the plastic has melted around it and perhaps the terminal has even warped,this is the most likely source of the problem. I have also seen situations when the terminal connected to the pcb is not secure which creates the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorman Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Thanks John. Commenting on a thread that doesn't even deal with one of your amps Thanks dude. 1996 GMC Sonoma Four Fi BTL Neo 18's In 2:1 6th Order Bandpass 2 Ampere 5k's @ .5 TEAM FI TEAM #LITHIUMCANTDEMO On 10/20/2013 at 0:37 AM, KillaCam said: Fucking with a Prius driver is like making fun of a disabled kid. Pussies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobywrx05 Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Raptorman you kinda answered your own question as where to look for the problem when you stated that you had the amp unhooked a month ago and everything was fine. Your fuse for that amp is to big also unless you are running a couple other amps off of that that fuse also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaddiction Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 get a clamp meter and test the + wire right befor the amp. more amps more heat. if your grounds are bad then your amp, will be useing to many amps to reach its watt out put. watts/volts=amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorman Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 That 300 amp fuse is on a run of wire that runs both my sub amp and 4 channel amp. It's just fine. Amp does 2500rms and the 4 channel does like 640 rms. 1996 GMC Sonoma Four Fi BTL Neo 18's In 2:1 6th Order Bandpass 2 Ampere 5k's @ .5 TEAM FI TEAM #LITHIUMCANTDEMO On 10/20/2013 at 0:37 AM, KillaCam said: Fucking with a Prius driver is like making fun of a disabled kid. Pussies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacomaguy1 Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 You had a funky pup hooked up to it huh Only logical explination Team Flex Issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneerchuck Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 You had a funky pup hooked up to it huh Only logical explination HAHAHAHAHHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaddiction Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 your amp should be drawing around 208 amps max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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