Whats wrong with my Lightning audio amp?

Question

i have a lightning audio 750 watt amp and i had it hooked up in my truck with a sorche amp wire kit. the kit was fine and worked good. the fuse inside it was a purple 40a MAXI fuse. its a smaller one. i blew the fuse and i havent been able to find the fuse anywhere! i went back to where i got it and all they had was the huge 40a fuse. i tired a diff. hook up kit with a 90a everything hooked up(ground,REM,+12volt) first i hooked up the ground. next the REM/ then i hooked it up to the positive. when i did this made a poping noise and blew both fuses in the amp. i replaced them and did the same thing again . i was told that if i blew my amp there would be stuff all over the inside of the amp and there isnt. what is wrong with my amp?

Answer 1

i would say you have short circuted something..i would hook it up leaving the remote turn on the last to be hooked up mine pops to when ive hooked it up .but didnt blow any fuses..you may have dameged somethng

Answer 2

well if it made a popping noise you could have done 4 things

1.touched the 12v to the ground

2.bad ground

3.fried your amp

4.something is touching the wrong place in amp

my guess from experience is bad ground