Amalan Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 i didnt see any sparks tho so i dunno... im not disagreeing with you i just want to know why i didnt see sparks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanson Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 i didnt see any sparks tho so i dunno... im not disagreeing with you i just want to know why i didnt see sparks when i first started with audio systems i smoked a shit lot of fuses by not unhooking my negative on my battery or negative on the amp. i've seen guys try and hook the positive up reall quick and fuses pop. rule of thumb, either unhook the battery negative or the amp negative first and hook either or back up last. Quote 2-DC 15XLM2 D.7s 1-DC 5K amp (1) XS Power D6500(UNDERHOOD) and (1) XS3000(REAR) 3 runs 1/0ga for power and 2 runs of 1/0ga for negative. (2)-RFT165s components, ...... 4 separate 1 inch tweetersRF T600-2(fronts) Punch 450.4(rear) Audiocontrol 3.1. DC power 260amp alternator w/MLA Module Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 i really dont see how hooking a battery up last will mean anything. its still going to send a surge to the amp, if you hook the battery up, or if you hook the amp up. i never got that...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amalan Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 sorry for bring this up back from the dead but i kind of need help now. the guy wants his system installed soon but i cant figure out whats wrong with this amp. i took some pictures of the insides. i didnt see anything burnt if anyone needs bigger pictures pm me. bottom left bottom right top right top left i dont see anything unusual so im not sure whats wrong here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 on the ground thing...rule of thumb YES but necessary......uhhh no. I dont know how anyone would blow a fuse by leaving the battery grounded. You WILL usually see a small spark but that is just the caps inside the amp sucking up juice when you first add power to it. Nothing to worry about. You will see the same spark if you hook the ground on the battery last... leaving that ground on didnt do any damage to the amp dont worry. What you need to worry about is (obviously) making sure the pos and neg are correct. Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassJunkie Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 is it just the angle of the picture, or does that look bad? Quote 1986 C20 Suburban 9 American Bass XFL 15's B2 M1MKII 14v XS Power Batteries Maxwell Caps Acoustical energy is free. Electrical energy is not you havent lived until you've hit a screw with a router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactownstang Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 You bench test that bad boy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amalan Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 on the ground thing...rule of thumb YES but necessary......uhhh no. I dont know how anyone would blow a fuse by leaving the battery grounded. You WILL usually see a small spark but that is just the caps inside the amp sucking up juice when you first add power to it. Nothing to worry about. You will see the same spark if you hook the ground on the battery last... leaving that ground on didnt do any damage to the amp dont worry. What you need to worry about is (obviously) making sure the pos and neg are correct. they were plugged in correctly im not sure but i think the amp may need to be fixed. You bench test that bad boy? lol well theyre powering 2 10in visoniks which i got at pepboys for 30 bucks for the pair so the amp is a perfect match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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