Help! Blowing Fuses

[Justin]

Hey all,
Had my system up and running for nearly 3 years until other day i
started blowing fuses. Main fuse near battery and fuse at distro
block on the amplifier side blew, both are rated at 60A.
But the other side of the distro block didnt blow, (used for the cap).
Replaced a few times and continues blowing the fuses.
Wiring looks ok, but didnt completely rip it out. Problem with amp
maybe?
It's a RF 800a2. Have 4 g from battery to distro block, then 8 g to
amp and cap.
Any help or ideas i appreciate, thanks guys and gals.

Justin

[Daniel Snooks]

Justin wrote
> Hey all,
> Had my system up and running for nearly 3 years until other day i
> started blowing fuses. Main fuse near battery and fuse at distro
> block on the amplifier side blew, both are rated at 60A.
> But the other side of the distro block didnt blow, (used for the cap).
> Replaced a few times and continues blowing the fuses.
> Wiring looks ok, but didnt completely rip it out. Problem with amp
> maybe?
> It's a RF 800a2. Have 4 g from battery to distro block, then 8 g to
> amp and cap.
> Any help or ideas i appreciate, thanks guys and gals.
>
> Justin

You may want to start by testing the 4g wire to ground (perhaps something
has been rubbing against it and finally grounded it)

--
Regards,
Dan Snooks

[No Notta]

also check the ground has not corroded......
"ampdoc" > wrote in message
. ..
> It will probably be shorted fets in the amp power supply. If it was the
4Ga
> shorted, then only the fuse at the battery would blow unless his 8Ga from
> the dist. block is shorted somewhere between the block and the amp. BTW I
> do repair RF amps out-of warranty if you don't have a good local repair
> shop.
> --
> Jammy Harbin
> J & J Electronics, Inc
> 227 S. 4Th St.
> Selmer, TN 38375
> 731-645-3311
> "Daniel Snooks" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > Justin wrote
> > > Hey all,
> > > Had my system up and running for nearly 3 years until other day i
> > > started blowing fuses. Main fuse near battery and fuse at distro
> > > block on the amplifier side blew, both are rated at 60A.
> > > But the other side of the distro block didnt blow, (used for the cap).
> > > Replaced a few times and continues blowing the fuses.
> > > Wiring looks ok, but didnt completely rip it out. Problem with amp
> > > maybe?
> > > It's a RF 800a2. Have 4 g from battery to distro block, then 8 g to
> > > amp and cap.
> > > Any help or ideas i appreciate, thanks guys and gals.
> > >
> > > Justin
> >
> > You may want to start by testing the 4g wire to ground (perhaps
something
> > has been rubbing against it and finally grounded it)
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Dan Snooks
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Justin]

went out today, and disconnected amp, replaced fuses and did not blow.
hooked amp back to power and didnt blow. But when i turned amp on
(remote +12V, i have wired to a switch to turn on/off) both fuses
blew, figuring there is shaort in amp itself, as jammy mentioned?
Checked all wires and connections and all seem fine.

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:49:31 -0400, "No Notta" >
wrote:

>also check the ground has not corroded......
>"ampdoc" > wrote in message
. ..
>> It will probably be shorted fets in the amp power supply. If it was the
>4Ga
>> shorted, then only the fuse at the battery would blow unless his 8Ga from
>> the dist. block is shorted somewhere between the block and the amp. BTW I
>> do repair RF amps out-of warranty if you don't have a good local repair
>> shop.
>> --
>> Jammy Harbin
>> J & J Electronics, Inc
>> 227 S. 4Th St.
>> Selmer, TN 38375
>> 731-645-3311
>> "Daniel Snooks" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>> > Justin wrote
>> > > Hey all,
>> > > Had my system up and running for nearly 3 years until other day i
>> > > started blowing fuses. Main fuse near battery and fuse at distro
>> > > block on the amplifier side blew, both are rated at 60A.
>> > > But the other side of the distro block didnt blow, (used for the cap).
>> > > Replaced a few times and continues blowing the fuses.
>> > > Wiring looks ok, but didnt completely rip it out. Problem with amp
>> > > maybe?
>> > > It's a RF 800a2. Have 4 g from battery to distro block, then 8 g to
>> > > amp and cap.
>> > > Any help or ideas i appreciate, thanks guys and gals.
>> > >
>> > > Justin
>> >
>> > You may want to start by testing the 4g wire to ground (perhaps
>something
>> > has been rubbing against it and finally grounded it)
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards,
>> > Dan Snooks
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>

[ampdoc]

Yes. If it blows the fuse only when the remote wire comes on, the problem's
most likely in the output section. If it blows the fuse immediately when
hooked up WITHOUT the remote wire, the power supply is bad.

--
Jammy Harbin
J & J Electronics, Inc
227 S. 4Th St.
Selmer, TN 38375
731-645-3311
"Justin" > wrote in message
...
> went out today, and disconnected amp, replaced fuses and did not blow.
> hooked amp back to power and didnt blow. But when i turned amp on
> (remote +12V, i have wired to a switch to turn on/off) both fuses
> blew, figuring there is shaort in amp itself, as jammy mentioned?
> Checked all wires and connections and all seem fine.
>
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:49:31 -0400, "No Notta" >
> wrote:
>
> >also check the ground has not corroded......
> >"ampdoc" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >> It will probably be shorted fets in the amp power supply. If it was the
> >4Ga
> >> shorted, then only the fuse at the battery would blow unless his 8Ga
from
> >> the dist. block is shorted somewhere between the block and the amp. BTW
I
> >> do repair RF amps out-of warranty if you don't have a good local repair
> >> shop.
> >> --
> >> Jammy Harbin
> >> J & J Electronics, Inc
> >> 227 S. 4Th St.
> >> Selmer, TN 38375
> >> 731-645-3311
> >> "Daniel Snooks" > wrote in message
> >> .. .
> >> > Justin wrote
> >> > > Hey all,
> >> > > Had my system up and running for nearly 3 years until other day i
> >> > > started blowing fuses. Main fuse near battery and fuse at distro
> >> > > block on the amplifier side blew, both are rated at 60A.
> >> > > But the other side of the distro block didnt blow, (used for the
cap).
> >> > > Replaced a few times and continues blowing the fuses.
> >> > > Wiring looks ok, but didnt completely rip it out. Problem with amp
> >> > > maybe?
> >> > > It's a RF 800a2. Have 4 g from battery to distro block, then 8 g
to
> >> > > amp and cap.
> >> > > Any help or ideas i appreciate, thanks guys and gals.
> >> > >
> >> > > Justin
> >> >
> >> > You may want to start by testing the 4g wire to ground (perhaps
> >something
> >> > has been rubbing against it and finally grounded it)
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Dan Snooks
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>

[ampdoc]

Find a good repair shop, the amp has a problem :-(

--
Jammy Harbin
J & J Electronics, Inc
227 S. 4Th St.
Selmer, TN 38375
731-645-3311
"Justin" > wrote in message
...
> when voltage is applied +12v and ground amp reads ok, but when power
> is turned on at remoted, voltage drops to zero at remote and blows
> fueses if this helps.