Just a small fire..........

[Oldfart]

I had the fuse go on the main supply wire to my Skar amp in the truck. I checked everything and found nothing wrong. Replaced the fuse, figured I would immediately check everything closely after I put power to it, make sure nothing was heating up. By the time I walked around to the rear of the cab, smoke was pouring out and the amp was on fire! It looked like a small welding arc with some flame inside the amp case. Didn't make me shit my pants at all! Thankfully it was contained inside the case and I have the amp mounted on an aluminum plate. I'm really surprised it didn't pop the 60 amp fuse a second time. I still have that smell stuck in my nose a few hours later. I'm glad I keep it in the garage so I can let it opened up overnight, to let it air out.

 

[GCATX]

 

[Oldfart]

I had a real fuse and everything GCATX! I replaced a 60 with a 60. I'm a little afraid to put another Skar back in at this point. A fire behind the back seat would be a real bummer!

 

[Muchmore]

Holy shit man

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

the fuse at the battery is to protect the power cable being ran. the amp smoking means theres an internal short inside somewhere

 

[Oldfart]

the fuse at the battery is to protect the power cable being ran. the amp smoking means theres an internal short inside somewhere

I'm sure that was the arc and small flame I saw through the vents of the Skar sub amp. Freaking smoke pouring out like a damn oil fire! I'm glad I installed it myself so I knew right away to pop the trigger wire off of the LC2 to depower it.

Holy shit man

That's exactly what exploded in my brain when I saw all the smoke and the flame!

 

[smurfslayer]

’twas just a wee fire.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Damn bro, better get it installed by a professional next time. @The Car Stereo Company travels for cookies.

 

[Oldfart]

’twas just a wee fire.

That's what it felt like when I first saw it!

Damn bro, better get it installed by a professional next time. @The Car Stereo Company travels for cookies.

My install was fine, it was an internal amp failure. Last night I found several other people that had posted online that had the same thing happen with the same Skar 500 watt amp.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

That's what it felt like when I first saw it!



My install was fine, it was an internal amp failure. Last night I found several other people that had posted online that had the same thing happen with the same Skar 500 watt amp.

SO what's the deal with that POS amp then? CHeap shit or does it have limits?