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Old 06-26-2009
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Amplifier problem

I installed an amp and two subwoffers in my '02 ranger xlt and I have blown two fuses in the past week. Does anyone know what could cause this, how to fix it and where to buy more 60 amp fuses?
 
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what kinda amp do you have? what amp wiring kit do you have? you can get fuses at walmart. might have a ground
 
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Could have a bad ground, or could be running wire that is too small. But my guess is bad ground.
 
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your amp may be too small
 
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More details on the amp. 2 subs, I'm assuming your running in parallel at 2 ohms. 2ohms will draw more current than 4 ohms. If the amp is only rated for 4 ohms it will draw too much current; blow fuses and maybe even damage the amp itself if connected to 2 ohms
 
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Originally Posted by ranger_key
your amp may be too small
?? the amp will produce as much power as it can, but it will not blow fuses because its "too small"

my guess is a wiring problem somewhere as others said before bad ground,or your trying to run it at a ohm it wont handle
 
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The amp is a JL audio e2150 2 channel amplifier and I am running in parallel at 2 ohms. I have the amp grounded to a bolt right below where the little flip down seats used to be. Should I ground it to a different place or is it just that the amp that can't handle the subs?
 
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The amp is a JL audio e2150 2 channel amplifier and I am running in parallel at 2 ohms. I have the amp grounded to a bolt right below where the little flip down seats used to be. Should I ground it to a different place or is it just that the amp that can't handle the subs?
Did you scrape away the paint to get to bare metal? I had my amp grounded there no problems.
 
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Amazon.com: E2150 JL Audio 2 Channel Power Amplifier: Electronics

According to that, the amp is only good to a max of 4 ohms bridged. I would say that is why you are blowing fuses.
 
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I didn't scrape the paint off. I'll try that and hopefully it will work.
 
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