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quiksilver 
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My amplifier fuse blew a little while ago when it started getting colder outside. I put in a new fuse and as soon as i reconnect the batery terminal wires the fuse blows again. why does this happen?
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Fuse at battery or at splitter or in amplifier? Does it blow when you turn the key to acc or when you turn the radio on or with key and radio off? Does that fuse also feed a cap?
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quiksilver 
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the fuse is in the amplifier. It blows as soon as i connect the battery terminal attachment back on again (because i disconnected it before i put the new fuse in, so there was no completed circuit when putting in the new fuse). There is no capacitor in the circuit.
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I don't think it's temperature related. Shake the amp to see if you have loose parts inside which might be causing the short circuit and if it isn't beyond your capability, open the amp and look for parts that might look burned or smell funny. It might even be a faulty power supply. 
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Amp may be fried
quiksilver 
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frig.
ill have a look. thanks peeps
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Now you don't want to take it apart if it's still under warranty, in many warranty agreements this will void the warranty.
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Yes many times there will be a sticker on the bottom stating if it is opened up and ripped it will void the warranty...I'd take it to a shop and have em test it...then send it back and get a new one if its still under the warranty.
My friend took his Memphis 1000D to the shop to have it tested and it blew the circuit breaker in the garage lol...good as a paperweight
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        As Big Dog asked above is your radio turned on when inserting the fuse?

The reason he asked this question was to aid us in helping you.        With this info we can tell you if the power supply is out  or if you have shorted output transistors or shorted rectifier diodes.  But we need to know if the fuse blows with your radio turned off?

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my radio is turned off. there is no key in the ignition when i re-connect the fuse.
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