hey guys, my car amplifier needs 2 25A fuses, but i can't find it at radio shack or at advance auto parts. can i use a 30A fuse? or a 20A fuse?? i dont know how fuses work so i dont wanna do anything like that until i hear from u all. thx
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NO!!! Don't use a bigger amp than what is supposed to be used in your amp or you can fry it!! I have seen PC boards inside of the amps practically melted away. One amp kept blowing fuses, so I sent it to the manufacturer under warr. The customer forgot to take the fuse out, as it was a bigger one than what it is supposed to use. It voided his warranty right off the bat. You can use a smaller one, but you may blow the fuse quickly. I would try to look for the 25 amp one as much as you can. Someone in town should have it.
Just don't use a bigger fuse whatever you do!2001 ES (Featured at SoundDomain)
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try walmart upping the amperage size will only pose a problem, IF there is a short, and it gets a power surge. a lot of amps now don't even come with fuses. if a fuse actually limited the power input on the amp, you'd fry them all the time. they are only a fail safe in case there is a short. misterT, as far as a fried circuit board, that had to be from a power surge, or running a higher amp fuse, and too low of ohm rating, or low voltage. low voltage is one of the biggest destroyers in all car audio components. amps overheat from low voltage, and get terribly inefficient, from using so much power to generate the heat. low voltage into an amp causes low voltage out of the amp, and heats up the VC on subs, and is one of the biggest causes of seized subs
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Originally posted by blue LEDz
misterT, as far as a fried circuit board, that had to be from a power surge, or running a higher amp fuse, and too low of ohm rating, or low voltage.2001 ES (Featured at SoundDomain)
Pioneer/SoundStream/JBL/Coustic/Elemental Designs/Focal/
KnuKonceptz/Lightning Audio/SoundQuest/Tiff/
Gel America/Dynamo Deep Cycle Battery/
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