How do i hook the power cable to my amp w/o killing myself?

Question

Ever time I try s******g in my power cable sparks fly.

My amp has no off switch.and my car is turned off.

wtf?Help me out/

Answer 1

first off, when installing anything electrical on your vehicle, ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FIRST! (either side will work) on your amp you should see a + POS and - NEG and remote. the remote is 12 volt + POS this is your on and off switch. the lead wire that comes from your reciever (usually a blue wire that says remote, or a pink wire that says antennae) then hook up you pos and neg wires. (IT'S IMPORTANT TO INSTALL A SEPERATE IN LINE FUSE BOX TO THE POSITIVE WIRE THAT GOES TO THE AMP. W A 60 AMP OR GREATER  FUSE)

Answer 2

Very simple...remove the negative clamp from the battery in your car before you attempt to do any thing. now the circuit is broken... make sure your ground for your amp is going to

something metal on your car... I imagine you are trying to

hook your power cable to the positive clamp on your battery...

   After the amp is grounded. you may now hook-up the

power cable on to the positive terminal of the battery. tighten

the positive terminal with your amp power line together.

   Then when you are sure the amp is grounded...( ground

wire to metal )...you have a ground wire from the amp also. take the positive battery post wire and reattach... then the negative battery post wire...

the battery wires  sould not get hot or change temp, you will

know as it happens quickly...

    now if all the wires are done right and your cables  don't

heat up, it is safe.  if you turn on the stereo now and it

dosen't work, it just means you blew the fuse on the line

to the stereo. find on the line, replace it... it is a safety thing

so you don't blow the amp or burn the car down... When ever

you work on a car always remove the NEGITIVE post on the

battery...

Answer 3

disconnect the battery dumbass