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replace your fuses
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:22 am
by whiteboy
i had a guy call em last night and ask me to come look at his system, he hooked up an amp an a sub in his trunk and blew a fuses, when he fixed the fuse in ran for a little whiel then everything died.
my first thought was that he blew the fuse again..
not the case
when eh said he fixed the fuse, what he meant was he took it out and stuck a little piece of metal in its slot.
we started the car and his gauge read that hsi voltage was threw the roof,. i asked him about it and he said oh i dont think that gauge works...
now, i would go more into detail and pull out my auto meter and stuff, but im not in a rush to help a guy that still owes me a bunch of money.
my best guess is he fried his amp
ps. when i said use my auto meter i dont mean the compnay auto meter, i have a fluke auto meter. basically is just a multi meter that that also has a thermometer on it
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:33 am
by Darthness
does he have the positive and negative cables right? that could cause bad things to happen...im sure.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:50 pm
by solacedagony
Darthness wrote:does he have the positive and negative cables right? that could cause bad things to happen...im sure.
Esp if there's no fuse to blow anymore.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:49 pm
by cargodz
Check the fuses on the amp now... And make sure to check all off the power & ground connections... sounds like some bad install stuff happening here with this guy and he's about to burn his car to the ground.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:42 pm
by whiteboy
cargodz wrote:Check the fuses on the amp now
thats the one that was replaced with what looks like a staple or something..
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:47 pm
by subster87
hahaha ok now do this guy a favor and let it go a little longer. THis is lessons learned the hard way, hes blowing amp fuses cuz his wires to the amp are goofy lol hence messed up voltage, and replacing it with a staple? hahahha well if the amp dont turn on thats why, and when it does happen to turn on get a camera cool stuff could happen. Ive seen shit smoke cuz of things like this like really smoke.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:52 pm
by whiteboy
haha yeah i know that...but he doesnt...hahahaha
oh yeah, forgot to mention hi cute wirings...
went to the hardware storeand bought some id guess about 12 gauge wire and used to for the wire that runs from the battery to the amp. 14 guage speaker wire is his ground and remote sonsor wire. the rca cable...well lets just say his dvd player isnt hooked up to his tv in the living room anymore...
i love watching some people try to save money... who needs commedy central when they have neighbors.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:15 pm
by whiteboy
subster87 wrote:And the best is most of the install was probably done with either a flathead screw driver or a butterknife, scotch tape and scissors.
you're close but no cigar...
swiss army knife and duct tape (wich will conduct electricity and ground out all over the place)
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:18 pm
by subster87
well i like to keep burn cream close by for these installs. And the best is most of the install was probably done with either a flathead screw driver or a butterknife, scotch tape and scissors. No im not mocking ignorance. Im laughing at the cheap and nieve
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:18 pm
by subster87
how did i post below you when you quoted me??? swiss army knife hey those have a flat head a knife and scissors i was exactly right!!!!! lol scotch tape is way better lol then you can see your wires all twisted together!! makes a cooler install