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You learn the hard way sometimes...

1) Use an electricians screwdriver. It is covered to prevent this and effective upto 1000V.

2) Use terminals, not just jam wire in there

3) DO NOT over tighten

Your amp like this is NO GOOD. Best bet is to get someone GOOD to solder a piece of 10 GA right to the terminal and use a butt connector here on out. WIll look like hell but save you $$$

THat is if the amp still works...

My amp is fine... i blew a fuse at the battery (which seemed odd, because the fuse at my distrobution block)(thank go di didn't, i only had 2 fuses left)

but lesson learned i guess.. also, the shop that i payed to do my ground wire put it way too far and that is what helped snap the peice off my amp. I found ou that i have a drill powerfull enough to drill trhough the floor so i redit that ground wire, its much shorter now. only thign i have left now is to reposition the amp again.. but thats no biggie.

*phew* i hope the hot glue holds. i forgot one thign up there, i wrapped the wire with electrical tape so no wire owuld be exposed... the 8awg wire barely seems to fit.

it loooks to me like the only thing that broke is the end piece of plastic.....if this is true the wire will still stay under the screw if you use spade connectors crimped onto the end of the wires

well on a positive note, this will probably take care of you shorting problem that you where having.