dj_busychild

SO i was trying to install my amp. I connected the wire from the battery to it (the other end was connected to the battery), the ground wire and the remote wire also. When i tried to turn it on nothing happened. I then realised that the ground wire wasn't attached to the body of the car. so i tried to do that. As soon as i touched the body with the ground wire there were sparks and smoke came outta the amp! Did i blow my whole amp or just a fuse?? can this be fixed??

Sleekef

Well check if you blew a fuse first.

dj_busychild

how do i do that?

Sleekef

You can pop out the fuse and look to see if the metal piece that looks torn (blown)..or just go to futureshop and grab those little fuse detectors if your really lost

imported_loudsubz

it would be safer to have a shop look at it, you obviously are not qualified... for the safety of your amp and yourself please take it to an audio shop

j_limitz

you're supposed to hook up the power to the battery after you hook up the power to the amp...

yeah check the fuse in the amp..

i work @ future shop in car audio installation...so if you need help ask...

cibs

before you hook up power you should ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ground your amp!! it's the first thing you do, then power, and then signal wires... I agree with everyone here, check your fuse, but take it to a shop if you're not sure, you might cause more damage.

imported_BoOsTd

ill bet your wernt fuesed at the battery, thats the one that should of fried.. if there isnt one inline to the battery ill bet you fried the amp instead. if there was smoke from the amp, thats no onboard fuse blowing lol...

imported_SICTOY

hey i got a couple of amps for sale ...
sounds like u need a new one...

always inline fuse off your battery and then a fuse block before your amp for extra safety ... then these steps as SilverSig stated
1. GROUND
2. POWER
3. SPEAKER / SIGNAL WIRES

not many people realize that an amp can react as a bomb and blow up if hooked up incorrectly ...

dj_busychild

What amps you got?
i need a 4 ch at least 1000 Watt

lordm

i have 4ch amps on sale pm or call for pricing
i also do installs

SLOWCL-S

if you had an amp kit, there should be a fuse on the power wire...check that first...

SLOWCL-S

most likely it fried...

imported_kane2k

The advice doesn't just apply to car audio:

Any time you're hooking up any powered device and there is a seperate ground and power wire you first ground the device, then check that its grounded, then make sure that its grounded, then go for lunch, come back and check that its still grounded, then consider connecting the power.

You saw what a 12V grounding mistake caused, imagine a 240V high power mistake.