Hey guys,
Bit of back ground. I recently purchased a 2H-T powered hj75 series. It's 12volt.
The dual battery system was already installed by 'professionals' 3 years ago. A local business. The batteries are under the tray, with the earth going between them then a big earth going to the chassis. I was at home looking for somewhere to mount a over flow bottle as it didn't have one. I touched a thick battery cable lightly and it earthed out on the dual battery solenoid. The batteries caught fire. Several earths on the car caught fire. I had a dry fire extinguisher and cut the power with a set of pliers. The big battery supply cable to the solenoid was rubbed through the insulation as it was installed in such a way that it was touching the solenoid. I guess over time it had managed to rub raw.
That aside. I replaced all the earths that had melted down. Fixed the terminals on the batteries and got the whole thing drIving and running again. However my music had stopped. The stereo was turning on. I have a amp behind the seat that powers the speakers. I have 12 volts at the amp from battery. The remote wire has 12 amps when the stereo is on. However once the remote wire is connected to the amp the volts drop below 6 on the remote line and 6 on the amp power supply from battery. Before the fire everything worked fine. Checked the 30amp fuse on amp and replaced it with a brand new one. Checked the big inline fuse for battery supply to amp. Was fine.
Is the amp fubar?
Anyway to test it?
Bit of back ground. I recently purchased a 2H-T powered hj75 series. It's 12volt.
The dual battery system was already installed by 'professionals' 3 years ago. A local business. The batteries are under the tray, with the earth going between them then a big earth going to the chassis. I was at home looking for somewhere to mount a over flow bottle as it didn't have one. I touched a thick battery cable lightly and it earthed out on the dual battery solenoid. The batteries caught fire. Several earths on the car caught fire. I had a dry fire extinguisher and cut the power with a set of pliers. The big battery supply cable to the solenoid was rubbed through the insulation as it was installed in such a way that it was touching the solenoid. I guess over time it had managed to rub raw.
That aside. I replaced all the earths that had melted down. Fixed the terminals on the batteries and got the whole thing drIving and running again. However my music had stopped. The stereo was turning on. I have a amp behind the seat that powers the speakers. I have 12 volts at the amp from battery. The remote wire has 12 amps when the stereo is on. However once the remote wire is connected to the amp the volts drop below 6 on the remote line and 6 on the amp power supply from battery. Before the fire everything worked fine. Checked the 30amp fuse on amp and replaced it with a brand new one. Checked the big inline fuse for battery supply to amp. Was fine.
Is the amp fubar?
Anyway to test it?