Car amp smoking? Please help!?

Question

i hooked up an amp today in my truck and it started smoking. it blew both fuses in the amp. i checked my grounds, power, and speaker wire to make sure they were wired correctly and that i had no cuts\shorts etc. all was good, replaced fuses and it started to smoke again. now i removed the remote wire completley, not hooked to anything, put ANOTHER fuse in and same thing. any ideas? i bought this off ebay and seller assured me it works, i want to make sure its not something i did\am doing that is causing this before i report back to them.

Answer 1

EXACTLY why I don't but off of ebay. Is the warranty good?

Answer 2

As long as you have a written statement, like an email, from the seller stating that the amp works. You may be able to file a claim with paypal or ebay to get you your money back.

Unfortunately, I'd have to see it to tell if you smoked it. Not the seller.  

Answer 3

smoke means dead. smoke is bad. the amps output transistors are probably shorted causing the voltage going directly to gound inside the amp.

i never buy equipment used without being able to see it work beforehand.

especially e-bai. you end up with a brick instead of an iphone.