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projectd

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Posted: December 08, 2005 at 9:22 PM / IP Logged

Hey guys, the fuse for my RockFord amp keeps blowing. The amp was working fine for months until one day the fuse blew. No biggie, right? So I put in another one and THAT fuse blew as soon as I turned the car on. What do you think the problem is? I don't want to put in a higher rated fuse because the the amp came with a 50 amp fuse which I replaced with a 60 amp fuse. I don't want to risk an electrical fire and the problem has to be somewhere else.

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Posted: December 08, 2005 at 9:24 PM / IP Logged

Unplug the sub from the amp. If the fuse blows again when the amp turns on then the amp is probably blown.

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Posted: December 09, 2005 at 11:59 AM / IP Logged

Look for any wires that could be grounding out.

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Posted: December 09, 2005 at 12:09 PM / IP Logged

NEVER replace a fuse with a larger rating. NEVER. It is unsafe. Did you follow auex's advice?

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Posted: December 09, 2005 at 7:42 PM / IP Logged

I'm having the same problem and I have a Fosgate amp aswell. I followed all the instructions given to install the amp and for about 1hr I was thumping with no problems. Then the fuse blew the next day. I installed new fuses and blew out 4 in a row. Whats up with that?

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Posted: December 10, 2005 at 1:14 AM / IP Logged

rps1324 wrote:

There is something wrong in your amp. Send it in for repair or time to buy a new one.

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