No fuse connected from battery> amp

[BennyH]

Hey guys.

I just put in an amp and a sub. But i dont have a fuse connected from the battery to the amp.
Should i be driving it for now? Until i do

Cheers

[2MPRS]

should be fine just dont turn it up but get one asap cause it can cause a fire or damage ur equipment

[tiksie]

I personally wouldn't run it without a fuse.

[white_ep3_civic]

Run a fuse cause if it shorts out you will have big problems

[Samm928]

nah. dont worry just run it. and if so... if anything worse to worse your whole car will be on flames ;)


i.e dont run it if you dont want your car in flames ;)

[na-118]

its either run a fuse and pay for a 20 cent or say bye bye to your amp and sub

[Zilli]

your amp will have its own fuse in it... you will be fine until you can source one and put a main fuse inline

[riruiz_88]

make sure you have he fuse close to the battery, not close to the amp. cause the fuse will protect the more of the cable if its close to the supply

[arverson]

you should be fine for now..

but when you can (preferably sooner rather than later) use a fuse between the batt and amp, and preferably within 45cm of the battery too.

atm if your unprotected power wire constantly rubs against sharp metal itll eventually rub thru the casing & down to the live wire, then you'll have fray wires and a short circuit. thats when the ENTIRE, what? 5-6-7m length of wiring is a fire hazard risk.

basically, just use a fuse for protection from any potential risk. better safe than sorry.

zilli, the amps fuse is there to protect itself but not the wire

[BennyH]

Okay Thanks. Ill try get one tomroorw lol

[cheapdouchebag]

Okay Thanks. Ill try get one tomroorw lol

dont most cable kits u buy from like jb hifi n what not come with a inline fuse for the power cable in a audio system? =/

[riruiz_88]

those places sell cable off the drum as well

[BennyH]

dont most cable kits u buy from like jb hifi n what not come with a inline fuse for the power cable in a audio system? =/

Oh i had an old amp lying around, and pulled out all the cables from there, cause im asian :)
This one had no fuse. So i didnt bother getting one

[dahondr98]

I'd disconnect it from the battery straight away, and get a fuse ASAP. It is unsafe, whether it's switched on or not, without a fuse. I have electrical engineering qualifications, and always use fuses in cars, as close to the battery as possible. The large cables often used for amp wiring carry serious amounts of current, and will get red hot very quickly if they short to earth.