amp blowing fuses

[speedped79]

i have a profile 800 watt amp it was my buddies it worked for him for a while and would blow a fuse once and a while when he really flexed the subs it hasnt blown any in mine for th whole time i had it now it blew 2 on me in 2 days idk what to do i have a 15 watt fuse in the amp is this too small? i checked and no wires were touching or anything idk

[Greg94Red392]

Re: amp blowing fuses

I dont know for sure but I think most amps have 30amp fuses in them. At least every one that i've ever had did.

[UpOnGaMe]

Re: amp blowing fuses

could be that for 800 i would have at LEAST 20 if your not bridgeing if you are should be like 30 but other then that. it could be the ohm your running on like if your subs made for 1 and amp is for 2 etc...

[nda0602v6]

Re: amp blowing fuses

Can you give us the model number of your Profile Amp? Also, how many subs are you driving and how do you have them wired? You can't just guess and put any size amp fuse in the amp.

[96firebird311]

Re: amp blowing fuses

You can't just guess and put any size amp fuse in the amp.

Exactly. DO NOT just continue to up the fuse size. A fuse is there for a reason. If you continue to replace it with larger sizes, you run the risk of causing a meltdown.

[speedped79]

Re: amp blowing fuses

well i put in a 30 today and it hasnt blown it yet but im running 2 10s in a bandpass each one on a seperate channel with the amp on low power

[Earnhardt132000]

Re: amp blowing fuses

Not a good idea. The amp may overheat because it might not be able to handle currents up to 30amps. Figure out whats wrong with the amp, don't cause a bigger problem.

[astroglyph]

Re: amp blowing fuses

fyi everyone, he's good, i just checked, and on the profile cl800 800w amp, they use 2 30 amp fuses, so yea, that was def. ur problem unless you had a short, but i highly doubt it, if y'all dont believe me, its on their site, http://www.profileusa.com/products_amps_cl.cfm