HPI_Savage25 Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Ok so I unhooked my Saz1500 today so I could hook my stinger voltage meter up. I got the wires ran and went to hook the amp back up and got the cables hooked up until I got the ground hooked up and it arced at me. So I undid the power wire and tried doing it the other way...did it again. So I went to my front battery, unhooked the power cable and hooked the amp up. Went to hook the power cable to battery and it did it again. So I undid the cable again and unhooked the ground from the battery and then hooked power cable up and went to hook the grounds back up and it did again. I noticed with the grounds unhooked with the power cable on the battery that my front running light comes on. Unhook it and it goes out...Last night I noticed that when I hit my brakes dash lights and running lights come on.... Any thoughts onthis? Quote Breaking in a sub is like breaking in your girl before you pound her.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricR Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Ok so I unhooked my Saz1500 today so I could hook my stinger voltage meter up. I got the wires ran and went to hook the amp back up and got the cables hooked up until I got the ground hooked up and it arced at me. So I undid the power wire and tried doing it the other way...did it again. So I went to my front battery, unhooked the power cable and hooked the amp up. Went to hook the power cable to battery and it did it again. So I undid the cable again and unhooked the ground from the battery and then hooked power cable up and went to hook the grounds back up and it did again. I noticed with the grounds unhooked with the power cable on the battery that my front running light comes on. Unhook it and it goes out...Last night I noticed that when I hit my brakes dash lights and running lights come on....Any thoughts onthis? sounds weird...hope you get it figured out Quote i was thinking leave the 12 sitting in the box in the hole and duck tape from the bottom of the sub to the bottom of the baffle so the sub doesnt free air. would that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skittlesRgood Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 (edited) the arking is pretty normal. you want to connect + first. dont know what the hell is going on with your lights though. edit - my only guess would be that you shorted out a wire and other wires melted together so when you put power to one wire, they all turn on. Edited August 23, 2009 by skittlesRgood Quote If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood. Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/ Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPI_Savage25 Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Ok so I went ahead and got it all hooked up, arced at first then once it got a good connection it stopped so I hooked it up the way it was before. Turned everything on and nothing coming from the sundown....checked fuses and all 4 of the 40amp fuses were blown. Do you think they were blown from when the cables were arcing? If so I will just replace them...just want to be on the "safe" side Quote Breaking in a sub is like breaking in your girl before you pound her.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Check you haven't hooked it up backwards. That instantly blows all the fuses. Quote 10.x volts fo' life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPI_Savage25 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yeah I thought of that also because I know when I was taking the box out that they did touch once, caught it instantly but they did touch for a very split second.... Quote Breaking in a sub is like breaking in your girl before you pound her.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itssteve Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 next time just take the fuse out and then hook it up and through the fuse back in it will spark but not at the amp and its safer that way Quote TEAM NEMESIS my system 1) us amps MD3D, us amps md21 2) kicker solo x 12 in 2.7ft^3 at 37hz Meca scores 1 xxx12" 141.8db at 40hz, 1 18 rd alpha v.2 145 db at 38hz , 2 12 orion hp 144.9 at 43hz Refs: hollatchaboy, schrummy, nitro_freak1,Brandon15zzz,Hellbound Train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1992Chevy K1500 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Always connect positive before ground. Positivie is the most likely to arc. Ground can arc, but almost never does so (I've seen it 2x before). As for the lights, sounds like the last person to work on your vehicle's wiring screwed up pretty bad. Quote My comp setup (Not bad for what it is): HP Compaq Presario V6120US laptop with: 15.4" widescreen AMD Turion 64 X2 1.6GHz processor 2x1GB stick DDR2 SDRAM (667 Mhz) Seagate Momentus 500GB SATA HDD 128MB shared video memory Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit 12 cell Lithium Ion battery (actual battery usage time: 6 hours) What it does: On a USB 2.0 Wireless card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPI_Savage25 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 This truck has wiring issues....plain and simple. The lights thing just started happening this past week. Quote Breaking in a sub is like breaking in your girl before you pound her.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeFunk Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 The lights thing just started happening this past week. sounds like you have a bad ground issue or something in that direction Quote my english isnt that good, so if i misstype a word, or dont bend it rigth, dont scream, just notify me then i learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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