FyreDaug
04-25-2006, 06:51 PM
This has happened a couple times in the past, Ill turn my lights on, hear a "click" and they wont come on. Turned out it popped the fuse. So I usually just throw another 15 in there and its good to go.
However, this may be a coincidence, but I installed a 550w(300rms) amp for my 2 MB Quart speakers up front the other day around 2pm. Then when I needed my lights around 8:30pm they wont work. I keep trying fuses and they keep blowing.
My whole system is run off its own line directly connected to the battery with an 80A fuse on it, the front amp and the sub amp both run off this 4awg wire.
I dont think its related to the amp, and I havent checked (disconnect amp), but it just doesnt make sence that it would be. And the fact that it has happened before would aid to the fact that I dont think its the amp.
Its maybe happened 4-5 times since I got the car a couple months ago and I didnt think much of it, but the thought I had yesterday was this:
My system was up pretty loud, and when it hits hard it pulls 1550 watts at peak, so I thought maybe because the system was up and it was hitting hard, that the voltage was low, thus making the amperage have to go up to get the same amount of power to turn the lights on, and maybe it was just enough to draw just over 15A and blow it, but no luck this time, I only had a few fuses but this is what I tried:
car off, system off and try lights, popped.
car on, system off and try lights it popped
car off, system on (just for kicks) and it popped.
Also tried revving up a little before turning them on but it still popped, so it leads me to believe something is shorting out
cliffs: this happened before, turn lights on and fuse pops, therefore no running lights. Happens all the time now, recently installed new amp on dedicated circuit, now car is illegal to drive at night... when I need it the most.
EDIT: So I guess the question I should have asked is where to start checking... can I pull bulbs out to narrow it down? I dont wanna rip up the whole damn carpet to try to find a wire. Like if its the back lights can I pull them out and see if it still pops? Because that way it wont be a live circuit coming back, so it "could" narrow it down a little right?
EDIT2: ps, im a mechanic not an electrical engineer, but I can get by most of the time, but I hate stuff like this.
However, this may be a coincidence, but I installed a 550w(300rms) amp for my 2 MB Quart speakers up front the other day around 2pm. Then when I needed my lights around 8:30pm they wont work. I keep trying fuses and they keep blowing.
My whole system is run off its own line directly connected to the battery with an 80A fuse on it, the front amp and the sub amp both run off this 4awg wire.
I dont think its related to the amp, and I havent checked (disconnect amp), but it just doesnt make sence that it would be. And the fact that it has happened before would aid to the fact that I dont think its the amp.
Its maybe happened 4-5 times since I got the car a couple months ago and I didnt think much of it, but the thought I had yesterday was this:
My system was up pretty loud, and when it hits hard it pulls 1550 watts at peak, so I thought maybe because the system was up and it was hitting hard, that the voltage was low, thus making the amperage have to go up to get the same amount of power to turn the lights on, and maybe it was just enough to draw just over 15A and blow it, but no luck this time, I only had a few fuses but this is what I tried:
car off, system off and try lights, popped.
car on, system off and try lights it popped
car off, system on (just for kicks) and it popped.
Also tried revving up a little before turning them on but it still popped, so it leads me to believe something is shorting out
cliffs: this happened before, turn lights on and fuse pops, therefore no running lights. Happens all the time now, recently installed new amp on dedicated circuit, now car is illegal to drive at night... when I need it the most.
EDIT: So I guess the question I should have asked is where to start checking... can I pull bulbs out to narrow it down? I dont wanna rip up the whole damn carpet to try to find a wire. Like if its the back lights can I pull them out and see if it still pops? Because that way it wont be a live circuit coming back, so it "could" narrow it down a little right?
EDIT2: ps, im a mechanic not an electrical engineer, but I can get by most of the time, but I hate stuff like this.