Fuse keeps popping?

bob_gti · Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:28 pm

Why does my fuse pop when i put the subs up ?

I have A pair of 12" Pioneer TS-W306 DVC Subs with these specs
- Dual 4 Ohm Impedance
- Peak Power Handling: 1000 Watts
- RMS Power Handling: 400 Watts

And just bought a new Option Audio Amp OAK1200 (1200RMS) with the specs here: http://www.optionaudio.com.au/specs/OAK1200.pdf

Heres my old thread about my subs and amp, the amps been sold.. http://www.redlinegti.com/forum/viewtop ... =1&t=46860

swift1 · Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:07 am

which fuse?
keeps poping?

bob_gti · Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:12 pm

swift1 wrote:which fuse?
keeps poping?

I probably should have stated that, the engine bay fuse

swift1 · Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:21 pm

its earthing out somewhere. Checkover the wires and at the connections. Does the amp work without the subs hooked up?

bob_gti · Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:53 pm

I just disconnected the subs and yea the amp was still on. So the solution is to check the earth wire throughout the car and see if its touching anything?

jezza · Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:15 pm

check the power cable and check it hasnt grounded itself onto the chassis. check all the way through from the battery to the amp and make sure that the insulation hasnt frayed or anything. good luck

Hertz · Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:06 pm

Something else to check, it might seem obvious, but are you using the right fuse? Maybe your drawing more current than what the fuse is capable of delivering?

A good estimate on what you should be using, is add up all the blade fuses on your amps, and put something a little higher inline your power feed. If you have to upgrade your fuse, make sure your wiring is capable of handling more current than the fuse

8G - 61 amps approx.
4G - 110 amps approx
2G - 200 amsp approx.

bob_gti · Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:27 am

I'm using 4G wire. I got a 100 amp circuit breaker off ebay and it seems to be running fine although, can my subs blow or will the fuse always pop before anything?

SickGt · Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:19 am

unplugging your subs from your amp wont turn your amp off? thats just stupid. thats what your remote wire is for... and btw, another thing.. it might not be your amp that is causing your fuse blowing problem.. check where the power source and ground source is going to with your stereo.. if your stereo is going to the same source and if it arcs out, it can cause a fuse blowout. and i know how silly that sounds but it happends all the time.. best thing to do really when you cant find the problem.. is to start again. pull all your wiring out ( like the other guy said ) check for frayed wires and if theyre arching out on the body..

just what i know from experience with hundreds of cars..

Squirt · Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:45 pm

SickGt wrote:unplugging your subs from your amp wont turn your amp off? thats just stupid. thats what your remote wire is for... and btw, another thing.. it might not be your amp that is causing your fuse blowing problem.. check where the power source and ground source is going to with your stereo.. if your stereo is going to the same source and if it arcs out, it can cause a fuse blowout. and i know how silly that sounds but it happends all the time.. best thing to do really when you cant find the problem.. is to start again. pull all your wiring out ( like the other guy said ) check for frayed wires and if theyre arching out on the body..

just what i know from experience with hundreds of cars..

The remote wire is to turn your amp on when your head unit switches on, namely when you turn the key to acc/on.

SickGt · Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:31 am

exactly?

Squirt · Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:21 am

You said that when you unplug the sub your amp should turn off. That's not true, you can unplug the sub and the amp will stay on. The remote wire is different.

SickGt · Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:55 pm

no i didnt, i said unplugging your subs from your amp wont turn your amps off..

Squirt · Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:27 pm

Re read what you wrote cause either that's really shitty grammar, you shouldn't have put a question mark on the end, or you said it.

SickGt · Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:00 pm

oh my bad. why does everyone on this forum have to be so picky about everything and have a bi**h. your all probs grown men.. act it.

Pauly · Sat Nov 12, 2011 9:25 pm

Probably has something do do with the fact that so many "sick" kids that have no concept of sentence construction have flooded the forum, confusing the f**k out of everyone with their piss poor ability to type in English.

Squirt · Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:54 pm

Pauly wrote:Probably has something do do with the fact that so many "sick" kids that have no concept of sentence construction have flooded the forum, confusing the f**k out of everyone with their piss poor ability to type in English.

I love you Pauly

SickGt · Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:13 am

hahaha are you fucking kidding me? BRO! i have read over many posts in this forum, and 99% of the people that post on here.. pick up on your grammar as if you were in the 7th grade. If i wanted a tutor i would go back to school. And for your infoferfuckamation im not one of those "sick" kids that you claim sarcastically. You all need to chill, and re-read things before you answer. Not everyones perfect.

Pauly · Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:43 am

No, I'm most definately not kidding. It's actually quite frustrating trying to read the majority of the newer members post's.

http://www.redlinegti.com/forum/viewtop ... f=4&t=3873
Namely this portion,

In the body of your message, please use complete sentences and words, and make sure proper spelling and punctuation is observed. DO NOT USE SMS LINGO. This is the most important part of how you appear to others on the forum, and you will get a lot more respect from users if you take the time to write your posts correctly.

seems to get missed by the majority of new members.

It's kinda shitfull when alot of the posts made on here make no sense, if very difficult and extremely frustrating when you come on here knowing a fair bit about these cars and the problems that occur with them and you like to help people out.
Alot of people miss out on getting helped out because their posts make everyone as confused as a nun in a brothel.

Oh and I'm not your bro, nor do I want to be.

Squirt wrote:
Pauly wrote:Probably has something do do with the fact that so many "sick" kids that have no concept of sentence construction have flooded the forum, confusing the f**k out of everyone with their piss poor ability to type in English.
I love you Pauly

Thanks squirt, but please keep in mind I'm happily heterosexual and I plan on keeping it that way.

< No homo

Powered_by_Suzuki · Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:37 pm

"Sick" kids love skids

You love the wang Pauly, don't lie

bert84 · Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:37 pm

Check your all your wire harnesses for chaffing. usually a popped fuse is a damaged wire that is touching the frame.