Posted February 25, 201213 yr My wiring kit manuel says make sure fuse is not in before connection to batterySo i hooked the battery up and put the fuse on and the fucker sparked and almost shocked the crap outa meNow i assume im supposed to unhook the - terminal first then install it?
February 25, 201213 yr You are ALWAYS suppose to put fuse in last.Wire everything up first, fuse last.It is 100% normal to see a spark.You are completely the circuit.Now, if you see an arc, hehe, that will shock you.
February 25, 201213 yr It did that because there was a big inrush of current charging the capacitors in the power supply of the amp. The easiest way to avoid this from happening is to take a simple 12v test light and connect it between the fuse terminals. You'll see it go bright for a moment then slowly dim out to off. That slowly charges the capacitors in the power supply instead of an inrush of current. Once the light goes out then simply install your fuse and you're done.
February 25, 201213 yr It did that because there was a big inrush of current charging the capacitors in the power supply of the amp. The easiest way to avoid this from happening is to take a simple 12v test light and connect it between the fuse terminals. You'll see it go bright for a moment then slowly dim out to off. That slowly charges the capacitors in the power supply instead of an inrush of current. Once the light goes out then simply install your fuse and you're done.best post I've seen in a while
February 25, 201213 yr ALWAYS wire the positives FIRST then the ground, it will be less likely to spark
February 26, 201213 yr something tells me this wont be the final one.:word:Also, Mark/Aaron, side note, this "like this" button is awsome! Will there be an "unlike this" button as well?
February 26, 201213 yr Author Sorry guys. I know you probably h8 me but im jus5 trying to get this right being im a newbIm extremly sorry guys
February 26, 201213 yr A little spark is common, a big spark with pretty blue smoke is a sign you need to go to a shop.
February 26, 201213 yr Sorry guys. I know you probably h8 me but im jus5 trying to get this right being im a newbIm extremly sorry guysDon't worry about it. Nobody likes to admit it, but we were all this green at the beginning. The questions are "simple" to us because of our experience, but the only way to learn is to ask. If you're unsure about something it's better to ask and get it right the first time.Just to prove a point on another forum I used to moderate, I spent some time and looked up several of the "respected" members early posts on that forum, which were the typical "newbie" type questions, and posted them in my sig. It was funny.....a couple of them actually got pretty pissed off I had done that.
February 26, 201213 yr Author Lol all in good humor m8 everyone needs that laugh to make everday a new funny bone. So i spent about 4-5 hrs getting installed and 2 hrs on finding nuts and screws that dropped in the engine bay. Lmao nothing gets me more pissed than loosing sockets in the engine I do really appreciate all your help. And i must say out of sll the forums i been to this by far has a great group of people. Everyone always helping eachother and everyone is friendly. Grwat group of bassheads Edited February 26, 201213 yr by nousername
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