Thewes Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) Ok, picking this up from my past 2 threads So far I'll sum it up for you... -Driving around bumping as usual, notice bass is hitting almost half as hard for random periods of time. This is an on and off process. -I feel the positive battery terminal on the Kinetik 1400 in the back, its extremely hot. -Take off positive battery terminal in the back and just put ring terminals directly on battery posts (not a very tight connection since I'm missing washers) -Driving around again with my on and off bumping music, notice one washer on the positive terminal is MOLTEN hot and sparks begin to fly. Then a whining noise comes and I almost want to say it was from my battery? -Today I disconnect everything and open my hood, what do you fucking know, the fuse holder up front is melted into my factory fusebox (where its secured) and it actually welded the washers to the ring terminal. The fuse is not blown the system still worked 100% fine. I don't understand. Heres some pictures for you guys. Now what the fuck could cause this? Does a short circuit cause extreme heat? The fuse would of blown, what about an arc like someone was saying? I am extremely confused and ANY help at all will be rewarded. Edited February 20, 2008 by Thewes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 are you sure the fuse isnt partially blown or melted back together. Ive seen that one before. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewes Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 are you sure the fuse isnt partially blown or melted back together. Ive seen that one before. Positive, fuse is still golden as ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewes Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Positive, fuse is still golden as ever. Actually I am not positive, I never removed the fuse in fear of getting shocked or some crazy shit. At this point, I am very unsure of my electrical. Its almost as if the fuse was suppose to blow but instead the screw/nut/bolt assembly blew instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 fuse could still pop where you cant see it. take it out and test it maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 exactly take it out and check it. I had it happen to me. melted the fuse holder and melted the fuse solid. it would conduct electricity but not very well. I still dont know what happened but i think moisture got into it. It was not cool. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsuv Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 A couple things I would look at. Loose connections will cause heat, extreme heat. I would go over all the connections and double check them. That fuse holder it toast, get a new one. Don't risk burning down the car and melted plastic. Cheap connectors are bad conductors and will cause heat and voltage loss. The power connections are far more important then the system itself. Quote Designing, building, and shipping boxes. Yahoo IM - kingsuv00If the listening level is too loud, please inform the driver, so he can promptly pull over, and let you out. not many cars can get me to pluggin my ears but this one.......damn. I mean the first minute is ok but that thing just really starts digging deeper and deeper in your earhole till you cant stand it no more. Seems like it does it with relative ease....16 12's on 8 amps.........gotta love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 i had a buddy come over last week b/c he couldnt figure out why his amp was turning on...first thing i did was check the fuse...it looked perfectly fine, but then i busted out my dmm and it was blown.....so looks can be deceiving... i really have no f'ing clue on what to tell ya. try and get ahold of a dmm (if you dont have one) and see if there is continuity.... Quote i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewes Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 i had a buddy come over last week b/c he couldnt figure out why his amp was turning on...first thing i did was check the fuse...it looked perfectly fine, but then i busted out my dmm and it was blown.....so looks can be deceiving...i really have no f'ing clue on what to tell ya. try and get ahold of a dmm (if you dont have one) and see if there is continuity.... Thanks everyone you don't know how much I appreciate it. Ill check it out tomorrow some more and see what the deal is. I'm pretty sure that is the cause of all my problems, I just got off the phone with one of my boys who told me he had the exact same symptoms with his system and it turns out his fuse was messed up too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Thanks everyone you don't know how much I appreciate it. Ill check it out tomorrow some more and see what the deal is. I'm pretty sure that is the cause of all my problems, I just got off the phone with one of my boys who told me he had the exact same symptoms with his system and it turns out his fuse was messed up too. might want to pick up a new fuse holder Quote you can cook bacon shirtless if you're not a pussy...lol not hatin, but am i wrong here it looks as if the amp is not grounded its hooked directly to the battery. it that the way it should be. DC POWER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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