Blowing fuses...not grounding out that I can find tho....

[Mcaanda]

I helped my brother in law install a set of Infinity Kappa 5 1/4" as well as 2 Soundstream 10's into his rig, and the 30 amp fuse keeps blowing after a while of playing.

I was thinking that there might have been an issue w/ the way that it was wired, so I thought that I'd ask here.

Equipment:
Amp: Vega 3402
Subs: Soundstream 10's
Mids / Highs: 2 way Infinity Kapp 5 1/4’s

Is it possible that after a bit of playing that the amp is going to be pulling too much juice and causing the fuse to blow? All the wiring is fine, and as soon as you put another fuse in there after checking it all out, it's good to go for another 20-25 min..and that fuse is toast. I turned the gains all the way down, and it's still doing it....:ugh:

Can the way that you wire the speaker cause the amp to draw too much power and kill the fuse?

[camaro_speedemon]

If it's not wired wrong, something maybe messed up in the amp itself. Another good thing is to check and make sure he has the right gauge power and ground wire. If the amp is ok, and the wires are the right size, make sure the 30amp fuse is the right size for the amp.

[96firebird311]

Is it the fuse on the amp? Or your in-line fuse under the hood? Any other amps in the system? And do you mean Vega 3204?

[Mcaanda]

inline fuse on the power wire, and yes, I screwed up the VEGA number.

[MTMike]

What is the peak power output of the amp? Maybe you underfused?

[BigMoneyAnt]

The fuse on the power wire needs to be a higher rating than all the ones(added together) on whatever amplifiers it is runnin to. If the gauge of your wire is correct, the only thing left to do is get a bench test on the amp. good luck

[BeautifulDisaster]

check your gains and grounds.......sounds like you may have it wired wrong or perhaps a ground loop.