Hey i liked your video 1- I got 2 bettery one in the front the other in the trunk . i run 2 runs of 0 gauge wire to the postive trunk bettery . 2-then there is one 10k amp in my trunk wich using double input for the pos same as in the neg how to fuse this amp ?
At the battery absolutely yes! In terms of ampage, 100 should do! Here's a link to all our fuses/power distribution: www.qualitymobilevideo.com/car-audio/fuses-and-power-distribution.html
The wire gauge size that you attached to the fuse is smaller then the larger wire for the power to the amp. is that necessary? I am getting this kit www.amazon.ca/Boss-Amplifier-Installation-Performance-Interconnect/dp/B000FKP7TY/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_i and it doesnt have a smaller wire unless I use the ground wire. Should I cut the red wire and attached the fuse or go out and buy another wire that is a smaller gauge
I realize y’all are experts and very practiced on wiring however, I would point out that for anyone doing their own install, it is much faster, easier and less likely to cause wire issues by putting any fuse holder and grommet parts on the wire before stripping the wire. Slide those pieces further down the wire, THEN strip the wire end, twist, crimp and move grommet and fuse body back into place.
Can someone help me I hooked my system up last night but I made a mistake 😅 I hook the ground straight to the neg cable instead of on frame of car now my car won’t start My ? Is do you think I’ve fried the starter
Slow it down. Might say how to do it but does not really show you. Like putting the cable in the fuse holder. If you just put the plain twisted wire in, the hex screw just splits the cable and does not grip the strands. The cable should be wrapped with a single copper strand removed from a 1.5mm or 2.5mm electrical cable or cat5/6 Ethernet cable strand.
Thanks, great tip on the test light before inserting the fuse to charge the amp capacitors to avoid spark. Could you clarify if you connected the negative battery cable before installing the fuse? I blew out the amp in my Mercedes SL with a big spark when I connected the negative battery cable and the 60 amp fuse in place to my JL Audio 6 channel amp. No internal fuse built into the amp, so off to the factory for repairs now.
This is a terrible video. This video looks like a music video and is very hard to follow. Music volume needs cut by 80%, camera wobbles too much and camera keeps cutting to the guy talking instead of showing what you're supposed to be doing. So cut the music volume, hold the camera still and focus on the job longer.
Well, you're welcome I guess. I wasn't trying to be offensive but helpful. I also understand people have the attention span of a rock and after about 3 minutes they start losing interest, so you want to keep it as short as possible. The point is make sure that 3 minutes is 100% focused on the information you're trying to convey.
I like your video but please slow down lol. Music in background along with pace make it really hard to follow. I'm a first timer at this. Thank you and I appreciate your help
Great video. 2:13 of this video, watch it carefully. Use a test light like he does and avoid the spark that can kill your entire electrical system. Many mechanics do not have a clue how to do this properly. Also, before you connect the battery cables make sure ALL your interior lights, trunk, radio etc. are turned off and key out of the ignition!
@@rmblwgn then it won't turn on regardless so no need to charge it up. Simple electronics really. Even then you don't need the remote wire at all as most new amps turn on when sensing an input signal. Even more of a reason that you don't need to charge them up.
@@EdgarMendezz correct. As long as your ignition is off and your remote wire is not live then you will be fine. The remote wire (if installed) should either switched by your head unit, ignition or a manual toggle switch. If it is switched by a toggle switch, then ensure its OFF.
My fuse blew and I am going to replace it. It was installed by a shop that installs audio, but they used the wiring I already had for the system that ran to the amp, it was a very old fuse and holder. Not sure if they put a new fuse in the old holder or not, I will ask them in the morning.... Either way, I am going to install a new fuse and holder/, the wire is a 4 gauge, amp is 2100 and is pushing 2 12's, I'm thinking of getting a 150a fuse and just replacing the old one to the 4 gauge...would that work? .... Also, what I'm trying to find out is...Does it matter which end of the fuse goes to the battery and to the amp? If so, which end goes where?
You want it close to the battery to avoid a fire. Having the fuse close to the battery will cut out the electricity to the rest of the wire in the event that it has a huge current run through it for whatever reason, so that a fire can't occur somewhere in your car along that wire as the battery is the source of electricity.
I’m trading my truck in. Can I just disconnect the ring terminal and call it good? I’ve unplugged everything from my amp but an a little confused on how to take out that fuse or if I can just disconnect the ring terminal? Any help before Monday would be great.
The car I purchased already had audio wiring, unfortunately the 12v inline fuse and wire is was too low. The wire is really tiny and the fuse is 30a. For the longest I kept burning out the fuse, not realizing what was going on. My question is can I connect the thin wire to the end of my new 200a and run a 0 gauge on the other end to my battery? What would happen if I did? A friend of mine told me it would be fine, but this friend also told me that I didnt need a fuse since there's multiple fuses on my amp. I've always had inline fuses connected to my 12v for all of my maps so I find what he said hard to believe.
No, it is insulated. He has not said if the neg. cable is connected yet, probably not. Later, he is touching the bare hot end with the test light to charge the capacitors in the Amp. Tricky business.
You will over work the line, go with either 6 or 4 gauge. How big of an amp are you running ? Take rhat into consideration as each wiring kit has its own max output
The other day my speakers started to cut out when certain bass would hit, the light on my amp would flicker, and my gain knob has a light for power and a light to warn of clipping, both of which would do the same thing. I checked the fuse and its blown completely. Could that contribute? Will replacing it do the trick?
The wire I have won't fit through the waterproof seal part of the fuse holder. They're parts of the same install kit though. Is it normal to need to modify the opening to make it fit? Also there are these little tubes inside where the wire tightens down. Im not sure if I am supposed to put the wire threads through them or if i can I just not those. The kit I got didn't come with any instructions on how to do this.
whats the safest way to change out a fuse holder. mine melted and im replacing it with a more expensive anl fuse holder. other then have car off is there anything else I need to do because it is the second battery one I am changing - how do i keep from being shocked-
Daniel, you will not get shocked but you do want to avoid a short. What you will need to do is disconnect the ground to both batteries and then replace the fuse holder.
Quality Mobile Video just to clairify i have 2 batteries installed. The fuse holder that started melting was the one next to my second battery that links 1st battery to 2nd battery positive. All i have to do is remove ground from both. Nothing with the amps? I have 2. And keep power from touching grounds
Only thing I would add is using ferrules to keep your wire going to the fuse and one into the amp from fraying or being cut while you tighten the set screws.
Nothing, but in case of the power wire shorting out the fuse won't protect your car depending on where the wire shorted out since the fuse only breaks the circuit and cuts power to everything after it. Like since it's now 7 feet from the battery and 6 inches from the amp everything will work normally as it should . But when one day it doesn't, that fuse now only protects that 6 inches of wire between it and the amp and not the other 7 feet running thru your car. So that means the fuse is only saving your 6 inches of wire after it from maybe being cut and/or receiving excessive power the wire can't handle to make it glow red hot and leaves the other 7 feet running thru your whole car still getting the power that's making it red hot and burning anything touching it.
Don't do it this way unless you will use a fuse and toggle switch inline. Your better off picking up a switched wired from the ignition. Before even lookinf at installng a remote wire, check to see if your amp has remote sensing and can turn on when audio is sensed. This does pose an issue if you have inbuilt sat nav and Bluetooth as it will only turn on when sound is detected and you will lose the first part of the audio.
@@Qualitymobilevideo ok, thank you, i was worried because i read somewhere that it can cause fire if you mount it on battery plus that i see many people make diy mounts for the fuse holder. Nevermind thank you very much
If it's done properly you'll be fine, but if you're concerned just move it somewhere next to the battery. We actually recently moved the fuse holder here to the side chassis about 6 inches next to the battery using a custom mount. Either way, get it close to the battery, because in the event of a short, you want the fuse to stop the current as close to the battery as possible so it doesn't spread down the wiring and to your system, and potentially causing irreversible damage to your audio gear/car.
Damn. Well there's obviously an issue somewhere that you have to track down, could be a ton of things. Definitely double check all your connections especially the ground and fuse. Unfortunately there's not much advice I can give since we can't look at it ourselves, kind of just gotta through the entire install to make sure everythings good
@@YungGoochy 60 amps now look up power wire gauge length chart on google.. i would go with 4 gauge ofc even tho 8 ga would be ok so u have room to upgrade up to a 1200 watt amp if you wanted
@@rmblwgn I already have 4 gauge wire ran I blew the fuse Next to my battery I think I replaced amp fuses and amp this is last I can think of just didn’t know what fuse to put in can’t see old one but I bought an 80 and 100 fuse it’s all there was
