Fli trap 12"

[olly52]

hey i have a fli audio active sub and ive wired it up correctly as far as i know i did get it checked too all cables run smartly under the carpet earth is fine but i cant stop it from blowing its 20 amp fuse
what is going on????? any help would be much appreciated smileys/smiley4.gif i can run this without blowing a fuse but with no sound if i disconnect the earth,

[Scott]

if you disconnect the earth of course you wont get any sound your breaking the circuit.

If its popping fuses then its shorting some where triple check your wiring

[olly52]

but i have and theres nothing wrong with it no short circuiting, however does this make any sense, the pre amp off my blaupunkt head unit is 4 channel so i have dropped this down to 2 channel can this cause such a problem?

[Scott]

pre outs are not channels. Pre outs come in pairs. You most likely have a Front pre out and a rear pre out. Just use the white and red from the rear pre out.

Theres something shorting somewhere. It could be the amp is fucked.

You should have:

Fused live from battery to + terminal of amp.
Earth from the GND/- terminal to a suitable earht point in the boot, most use the rear seat back bolts.
The remote wire form teh head unit to the REM terminal on the amp.
Phono lead from preouts to the inputs on the amp.

[olly52]

i have all of the above
i have come to the conclusion that i have a faulty amp. thanks for your help It is much appreciated im just checking i havent missed anything stupid and yeh the output is front and rear as you stated, im going to try my friends amp tommorow just to check, if his works then solution is get new amp sent out. smileys/smiley4.gif

[Scott]

the only other possibility is that the there is a small rip/break in the power cords insulation cover and its touching bare metal. Does sound like the amp is fecked though

[olly52]

well car audio security say because i have a 60 amp in line fuse its not resisting and the current is too high so having a 20 amp inline fuse will stop this but as its only a fuse it makes no sense, really but i will try it,

[Scott]

just shows car audio security are as shite as their website

[olly52]

I agree! its gonna be hassle trying to get it swapped raaah!