I have just installed an audio system and after finishing up i put in the fuse to the power wire.. imediatly the whole wiring system got super hott and sparking by the fuse by batery. nothing was ever turned on yet. so how did this happen.. whats wrong?

I have just installed an audio system and after finishing up i put in the fuse to the power wire.. imediatly the whole wiring system got super hott and sparking by the fuse by batery. nothing was ever turned on yet. so how did this happen.. whats wrong?

A) You wired the stereo wrong
B) Your stereo is not working properly (second hand, maybe?)
c) One of the wires (like speaker wires) is shorted to the ground.

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Well first off I have been installing Aftermarket audio in cars for many years.. Nothing had to do with the acual radio. it was my amp.. Since i did this install in the dark with just a head lamp on i made one mistake.. I hooked the Power + wire and the Ground wire on the amp.. OPPS! but this morning i looked and swapped the wires around and its all working great. PHEW. thanx for the help though and now people know this as a troublshoot...
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by Loudside20 on November 6th, 2008
umm what that comment meant to say i hooked the Positive to the ground and ground to the positive.. opps again.
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by Loudside20 on November 6th, 2008
In case the amp is not working after that there is a diode mounted between + and - that shorts out when reverse power is applied. It's not too hard to change.
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by Silverxxx on November 6th, 2008
well no the diode is fine.. I mean when i hooked up the fuse i didnt have it on long enough to do major damage.. everything is in great working condidtion and i am bumping pretty hard right now.. but thanx so much for that info.
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by Loudside20 on November 7th, 2008

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I have just installed an audio system and after finishing up i put in the fuse to the power wire.. imediatly the whole wiring system got super hott and sparking by the fuse by batery. nothing was ever turned on yet. so how did this happen.. whats wrong?

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