justinadams Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 the other amp is more watts so it prolly has a bigger fuse. i would recommend upgrading your electrical and elemnating the cap. 2 12" memphis mojo mojo12d4 hifonics brutus bxi 2610D 1/0 power wire 4 gauge speaker wire ddm tuning 8000k 35w hids C&D technologies battery (100 ah) custom box tuned to around 45hz(designed buy fritosaregood) 2010 kia forte koup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamois Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Okay so im gonna disconnect all my wiring, and start over It should only take me an hour or so to re-run everything .. Also could fuses blow because of low current? I have 1/0 Running to the back, and i have a distro block, with 4gauge for my AQ1200D, but i only have like 10gauge for the Component amp .. Im sure this could have something to do with it? 2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepsilencer Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 nah, never herd of a capacitor feeding too much power to an amp, it sounds like you have a shortage somewhere in ur amp and its barely flowing current,that's making the fuse too hot and burns them out probably you over loaded too much or overloading it right now,if the speakers clip while you play it loud,you know for sure your loading to much to your amp this is just my opinion but i doubt this will be it,just an idea what it might be gdluck i'm pretty sure someone with more knowledge would come upon this post TEAM FLEX ISSUES,TEAM DC AUDIO 2000 Silverado Ext 1500 v.3 (Walled Silverado) 4 DC Power 270a Alts on A DC Power Quad Alt Bracket XS Power VCM,Stinger Volt Meters 4 AA Mayhem 18s 2 DC Audio 9.0ks Strapped 1 DC Audio 175.4 4 Selenium 6.5s & 4 Selenium 8s 4 Selenium Super Tweeter st350s 72 SQ Ft Of Stinger Roadkill Expert Alpine CDA 9887 XS Power d3400(Hood),6 XS Power d3100s(Bed) & much more..... 2011 Meca CA State Champion & State Record Holder In M5 Meca SPL:158.2 Meca P&P:137.4 DB Drag:159.1 USACI:161.2 BUILD LOG.....YOUTUBE CHANNEL.....FEEDBACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub7Banger Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 My lights dont dim with 350 watts, but they Dim with 1550 watts lol Im running 2 amps off my Capacitor, so that they dont dim .. But i am running stock electrical, but could that cause the fuses to blow? Why wouldnt my other amp have the same problem? Ah, see ya done lost me. :nea: Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me will chime in. Warning, you are taking advice from a noob with 0 install experience at this point, any advice I give is strictly based on information gathered via the intrawebz and lots of forum surfing over a period of 2 months If you are considering buying a DC Level 5, do it. Don't think about it, just do it. It'll work. go to lowes get bricks wait in yard. throw said brick at vehicle. If thats me and that just happened to me Im going looking for him after that. 1. Goto lowes 2. Get some bricks 3. ??? 4. PROFIT!! Profit from everything. LOVE ideas like this. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert8252 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 What's your voltage at while playing? How low does it go? 2013 F150 Crew Cab Old Build Log Feedback 2013 F150 Equipment - Some Awesome Stereo Sound Making Stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchunesme Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 So you replaced the original amp rating fuses with something bigger? Thats just asking to fry something... Not a good idea? My first mod on all my cars is to pull all the fuses and replace them with 30a so things don't quit on me while I'm driving! Ok, that was a joke, don't think its a good idea or that I would actually do that. I'm sure there's someone out there that's done it but that's a different story....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert8252 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I would recommend atleast 8g for the component amp. I run 4 on mine even though it only "needs" 8g. Bigger will never hurt. 2013 F150 Crew Cab Old Build Log Feedback 2013 F150 Equipment - Some Awesome Stereo Sound Making Stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamois Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 What's your voltage at while playing? How low does it go? My voltage is around 13.7 i think, and when driving and playing the system, it stays around 12.5* volts .. I can take it for a drive and check it out really quick if needed 2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmcbob_345 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Your proble. Is too small of fuses. 2 20 amp fuses will only allow 480 watts rms at 12 volts. If your amp is truly 350 watts rms per chanlle, you need fuses to alow 700 watts rms of current flow so two 40 amp fuses will do. You always want some headroom with the fuses so you don't always burn them. It's simple math amps x volts= wattage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamois Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I would recommend atleast 8g for the component amp. I run 4 on mine even though it only "needs" 8g. Bigger will never hurt. But could this cause voltage drops to the amp because of low current? Would that blow fuses? 2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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