Car Audio install question

doctorcue · 08-20-2009, 12:20 PM

Hey all,

I'm finally replacing my blown amp in my car. Essentially my crappy wiring kit prior shorted & fried my amp. So I replaced all of the wiring with StreetWires gear. I'm basically doing the same setup as below; just only with one amp.

So my question is that I bought a 1 farad capacitor. My only question is charging the thing. I have read that I need to wire everything up and then replace the main fuse with the resistor. Yet... I'm dual fused from the distribution block (carry-over from the prior cheap crap shorting and melting) and I'm not sure where to put the resistor. Also, should I wire everything up except the amp then charge the capacitor?

I'm hoping there are some car audio fans here that can help me. Otherwise I'm going to have to sit on the phone for a bit with streetwires.

08-20-2009, 12:20 PM	#1
doctorcue BABOTL - VP of Drinking Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Danny Location: Rancho Cordova, CA Posts: 331 Trading: (2)	Car Audio install question Hey all, I'm finally replacing my blown amp in my car. Essentially my crappy wiring kit prior shorted & fried my amp. So I replaced all of the wiring with StreetWires gear. I'm basically doing the same setup as below; just only with one amp. So my question is that I bought a 1 farad capacitor. My only question is charging the thing. I have read that I need to wire everything up and then replace the main fuse with the resistor. Yet... I'm dual fused from the distribution block (carry-over from the prior cheap crap shorting and melting) and I'm not sure where to put the resistor. Also, should I wire everything up except the amp then charge the capacitor? I'm hoping there are some car audio fans here that can help me. Otherwise I'm going to have to sit on the phone for a bit with streetwires. __________________ Raiders, A's, Warriors.