im trying to hook up my system and the wire that goes from the battery to the amp, i accidently broke it off where the fuse is placed..is it ok to use the wire still without that fuse peice?


thats the fuse peice i broke off..sorry for bad pic

 

you can still use the wire but you need to replace the fuse section. It's there for a reason.

 

so i gotta buy a new one or i can use it without the fuse?

 

Yeah you can use it without the fuse, but not recommended. Electrical surge goes through the wire and say good bye to whatever's on the other end of the wire.

 

i see..scaryy haha well i just got a new wire for it with the fuse.. on an amp..is it better to put the battery power cable on the amp first then connect to the battery? or the other way around? i dont wanna get shock

 

as long as your ground cable is off the battery, and wont come back and touch the terminal, you dont have anything to worry about, do whatever you like, but id run from battery to AMP, so you have the best, straightest, and shortest line of Power wire.

 

Surges aren't the main reason the fuses exist, and there is a lot to worry about without a fuse in line.
Scenario: Run a power wire directly to the trunk of a car from the battery. You decide to move a heavy object around which pinches the wire, causing the metal core to touch the chassis (ground). Without a fuse, there is nothing to protect things from going bad.. real bad.
This happened to a friend of mine while we were working on his car. One of the wires became pinched under a bolt, shorting out the system without a fuse in line. As a result, the wire instantly became HOT, smoking (almost burning) the carpet above it. There is no doubt the vehicle would have caught on fire either by the heat or battery exploding if we didn't take the bolt cutters and sever the wire.
The fuse MUST BE located next to the battery, not in the trunk. If the wire becomes sliced by the sheetmetal in the firewall, the same thing will happen. Your equipment is the last thing to worry about.
Just spend a few bucks for a good fuseholder. It is much cheaper than claiming fire damage on your car!

 

thanks for the info..i already got everything put together and even bought a new wire and i d.c the negative wire before puttin on the positive

 

my cousin did an amp install into his Taraus SHO without a fuse... the firewall or something dug into the power wire over time.. and one day while it was sitting in the parking lot of his high school the whole car burst into flames. Needless to say the car was totalled.

 

that sucks..now i got another problem after installin it..My remote start doesnt work when i press the button the car makes this sound where it sounded like the car has already been started but someone twisted the key again..and it wouldnt start..unless i use the key..it also makes a clickin' sound

 

That is one skinny power wire.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rjr162 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my cousin did an amp install into his Taraus SHO without a fuse... the firewall or something dug into the power wire over time.. and one day while it was sitting in the parking lot of his high school the whole car burst into flames. Needless to say the car was totalled.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Don't Fords do this already ? http://www.katu.com/stories/74469.html