Fuse Keeps Blowing Under Hood By Battery

[calamari925]

The Fuse Under The Hood Keeps Blowing Out And Every Time It Does My Car Wont Start The Battery Dies I Just Bought The Battery So I Don't Think That Is It The Fuse I Am Using Is The Flat Kind....do You Think It's The Wires Or What Every Time I Change The Fuse I Can Use It Until The Next Time I Turn It On So I Just Get One Use Per Fuse It's Crazy Any Suggestions Would Help I Just Need An Idea Of Where To Start??????

[Brandish]

There's got to be a short somewhere in your power wire. Either that or there's something seriously wrong with yor amp(s). I'd stop putting fuses in until you figure it out.

[Haibane]

I think you are not grounding out your amplifier well.

[calamari925]

Well The Amp Works When I Change The Fuse So Im Thinking It's Something With The Wires And I Cant Seem To Find Where The Ground Wire Is Grounded At Since I Had It Installed At Some Shop And I Have Since Moved But What's The Deal With The Car Dying?? Any Idea?

[Haibane]

something is faulty in the wiring. I can't really think at the moment.

[calamari925]

Any Other Ideas Im Lost Here I Don't Know What To Do

[Brandish]

Remove the power wire from the amp, tape up the terminal and put a new fuse in. If your having the same problem, then there's a short somewhere in your power wire and you're gonna have to follow it front to back to find where the short is happening. It's a shitty job, but it's better than having your car set on fire due to a wire overheating.

[calamari925]

ok well i have changed the fuse with the power disconnected already so my next question is do you think it could be the little black fuse box i have because the kind of fuse i used to use was the glass one and i never had this problem im thinking the little fuse box is what's causing it.. it looks a little burned on the inside from the fuse blowing and making the plastic melt... your thoughts?

[Haibane]

What size fuse are you using, what wire are you using?

[calamari925]

well it's a flat fuse like you would find under the dash board im using 30 now but i have tried all sizes up to 30 still nothing as for the wire it's a red wire maybe like an 8 g or 4 not to sure i know that the ground wire is one size bigger im thinking of swapping out the fuse box any good suggestions on which one to get and where?

[Haibane]

what is the total of the fuses on the amp?

[calamari925]

just 2

[Haibane]

umm I meant what is the total ampheres of the 2 fuses

[calamari925]

it's 60

[Haibane]

then get yourself a 60amp fuse, you should be fine