Crandis16 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 A buddy of mine had the same problem, turned out the wire lug on the alternator was shorting the stud to the alt casing. and THAT is how I fried my alt but it's fixed now My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 i also found I can drop a wrench quick too. Its fun getting it off the terminal thoguh. LOL I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!!! I did the same thing when I had a system set up in my house... oh just tightening the grou.... ZAP!!! My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 double post fail My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordlordboy1234 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Ground wire off first... Ground wire on last..... That's the rule. My old YouTube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/SwordLords1234?feature=mhee My old build log : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/161872-96-accord-b2-sundown-sky-high-dc-power-re-re-build-for-heatwave/page-37 My New Build - http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/207041-2016-mazda-6-sql-build/ 2016 Mazda 6 Touring JL Fix 86 - OEM signal correction B2 prototype DSP 6to8 B2 Ref63 - 3 way active set 2 B2 Class H quattro's 1 B2 Zero.5R @.5 2 B2 HNv3 12 d2 B2 SLIP40 - Lithium in the trunk Northstar Group 35 under the hood 100ft 2/0 welding cable 30ft 4ga welding cable 20ft 8ga welding cable All stinger OFC speaker wire Soundrive custom RCA's Tons of attention to detail.... Can it be perfect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hammer Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yes you can still very easily run your system, the big 3 just allows max power/ground Don't just spew random bullshit when you don't have a solid answer or even understand what the OP is saying. A little spark is normal..but heating up MELTING shit is NOT normal..there is a short somewhere if this is happening. And running your system without a ground. I say disconnect your ground and tell me how loud it is after... MY BUILD *****http://tinyurl.com/gmcbuild***** Vehicles 2005 GMC Canyon CB1000r - Currently where any future funds are going. (exhasut,bazzaz, ohlins shock, screen, etc.) crf250r - Used to be race bike..now I just trail ride..practice at the track on it. CH80 - Daily beater (when nice weather)best 150$ ever spent. 100+mpg Sold to: Skullz - pstone11 - Leo1103 - Volvo 63' - pavelpardo - imnew59585 Shower farts still piss me off.I think theyre pretty neat. When the water runs down your crack as you let one out... its like shitting in a crockpot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I would be worried if you didn't get a little spark I get a spark with my sundown amp and I did with my audiopoop amp lol It's normal to get a spark, but if you're melting wire and plastic in the process I would think that you either need to upgrade your wire, or somehow you are directly grounding your power wire You can hook up amps with no sparks..... get a 12 volt 2 prong light bulb I use ones for dome light if you hook up power first when yourr about to hook up the ground touch one prong of the light to the ground of the amp then touch the ground wire to the other prong of the light the light will light up when the light gos out the caps are charge then hook up your wire tada no spark...... I use big amps that give off big sparks so I really like the light method plus it keeps your terminals really clean with no black burn marks from the spark Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterJohnson Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I would be worried if you didn't get a little spark I get a spark with my sundown amp and I did with my audiopoop amp lol It's normal to get a spark, but if you're melting wire and plastic in the process I would think that you either need to upgrade your wire, or somehow you are directly grounding your power wire You can hook up amps with no sparks..... get a 12 volt 2 prong light bulb I use ones for dome light if you hook up power first when yourr about to hook up the ground touch one prong of the light to the ground of the amp then touch the ground wire to the other prong of the light the light will light up when the light gos out the caps are charge then hook up your wire tada no spark...... I use big amps that give off big sparks so I really like the light method plus it keeps your terminals really clean with no black burn marks from the spark Finally someone mentioned this. If you're doing 16k sd's the spark is pretty big and could damage the solder joints in worst case senario. I even use that trick when I installed my saz3500's Scion tC SQ BuildiPad mini, lots of fabrication, daily drivenFord Explorer C Pillar Wall Build Just a cheap car to destroy with bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo1103 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 would something like this work? (not the led one just a reg incandescent) 2002 Honda CR-VAlpine 9887My BuildRebuilding... Second Skin Damp 4 DC XL 15's 2 DC 5ks Singer 320 amp 6 cap banksSky High wire 2 VM-1's OM-1 all under window line Team DC Audio Obama has a law he's trying to pass right now, trying to ban Leo for being a threat to children everywhere.EDIT: Not in a JP kind of way. I thought I was going to die from all the jizz filling my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterJohnson Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I use this http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/tester-outlet.jpg Scion tC SQ BuildiPad mini, lots of fabrication, daily drivenFord Explorer C Pillar Wall Build Just a cheap car to destroy with bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrys95civic Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I just usually take out the fuse to my power wire before I hook an amp up..... No sparks.. Taaadaaaah! I'm magic. But op please don't hook that ground back up until you find the short, sparks are normal but melting is awful and people who can't read your whole post need a time out! Team Superior SPL Former Installer at Driven Sound & Security http://www.drivenss.com All kinds of forsale threads http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164247-amps-subs-and-misc/#entry2383262 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164430-polk-audio-sda6000-sound-bar/#entry2386634 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164279-3-michael-kors-watches/#entry2383983 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164549-more-items-from-storage/ http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/166967-dd-9518s-amps-kenwood-custom-explorer-dash/ If someone is feeling generous I'd love an original sig LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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