do some amps not have fuses
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Topic: do some amps not have fuses
Posted By: snhtown
Subject: do some amps not have fuses
Date Posted: January 03, 2007 at 10:03 PM
i saw a 10,000 watt amp on ebay and i ask the guy about the fuses and he said it didnt because it drew so much power the fuses would pop....does this sound right?
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: January 03, 2007 at 10:43 PM
Considering the source...ya.
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Posted By: snhtown
Date Posted: January 03, 2007 at 11:03 PM
hmmm....thnx i thought it was a bad amp
Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: January 03, 2007 at 11:25 PM
did that 10,000 watt amp cost 100 bucks?? lol
were you even considering buying it??? please say no
Posted By: NowYaKnow
Date Posted: January 03, 2007 at 11:26 PM
Yes that is true not all amps come with fuses built on them. You still need to put your own fuse under the hood to protect the wiring and the vehicle.
Mike
Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: January 04, 2007 at 3:29 AM
There are only 2 10000 watt amps on the market that produce that power, soon a third will be among us
all 3 of those amps will cost over $2500 even on ebay!
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Posted By: nubiannupe
Date Posted: January 04, 2007 at 1:36 PM
clarion makes an amp that, while not quite 10,000 watts, DOESN'T have an on-board fuse.
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Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: January 04, 2007 at 4:21 PM
Jeff, tell me is it audiobahn  . -------------
Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: January 04, 2007 at 8:18 PM
nope, not audiobahn....alot of black instead of chrome, I will let out some more info later this week, and maybe some pics
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2007 World Record
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Posted By: memfus_boi
Date Posted: January 04, 2007 at 9:08 PM
i know that rockford fosgate got a amp that 15,000 watts, check it out here.... https://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.asp?cat_id=2&series_id=7&family_id=24&item_id=105829&locale=en_US&p_status=
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Posted By: coppellstereo
Date Posted: January 04, 2007 at 10:54 PM
yeah, that is more than just an amp though.
if your amp does not have on board fuses - like my JL slash series amps, you should use fuses under the hood and also a fuse distribution block in your amp rack. Safety first!
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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: January 04, 2007 at 11:27 PM
And we've already discussed that amp. It is a 15K BURST amp... It's not designed to EVER do 15KW on a continuous basis.
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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
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