I disconnected my subwoofer box to free up some room in my trunk while I was in the process of moving out. During that time I also got an alarm installed at Circuit City, while the sub was out.

I taped the ends of the wires from the amp to the sub with electrical tape and stuffed them into a trunk panel.

Two months later I tried to reconnect the sub and it didn't work. Which really baffled me at first, since I had taken out the sub before for a few days and reconnected it with no problems.

Recently I found out that the fuse by the battery had blown and I thought it was going to be as simple as replacing that fuse, but I tried two new fuses with the volume real low and they both blew as soon as I turned on the radio. The fuses I used were 30agu, the same as the fuse that was in there and working for 5 years. I have checked the wire and cant find any cracks in the insulation.

Any suggestions?


I know this topic has been covered before and I think I may just have to replace the Amp, but I want some other opinions before I buy one and find out that isn't the problem.

 

It is a short. That's why fuses blow. It could be a short in the amp(dead), the positive wire to the amp, remote wire, maybe others.

Disconnect the amp completely. Replace the fuse. If it just blew out then the positive is grounding out.


Disconnect the amp completely. Connect the positive to the amp. Connect the negative to the amp. Replace the fuse. If it just blew out then it's the amp.


Disconnect the amp completely. Connect the positive to the amp. Connect the negative to the amp. Replace the fuse. Now be very careful not to touch the negative terminal, connect the remote wire to the amp. If the fuse just blew then it's the remote wire grounding out.

Goodluck and hope it's not your amp.

 

Okay... I followed this write-up (http://www.caraudiohelp.com/ho...p.htm)and as soon as I touched the negative battery cable to the battery at the very end of the process, it sparked and the fuse blew.

I'm assuming this means that the amp is toast. I checked all the wires and I couldn't find any problems. Except the RCA cables were pinched pretty flat in one spot under an interior panel, but I doubt that has much to do with this.