Q:I was looking at a couple of sets of component systems here is my list and if you can give your advice on which one to look more into and which ones arent anygood and if you have any experience with any of these companies speakers? ThanksBlaupunkt pccb650PowerBass s-6cPhoenix Gold Ryval V65Crunch Maxxsonics GTS6.5c

the crunch is probably the lowest on my list ,they are good for fill , but not for the front ,you probably will want a little bit cleaner sound , I would recommend the Powerbass s-6c , out of all the ones you have listed this would be your best bet.

Q:I am going to run one wire off my battery terminal to an auxillary fuse block under my dash. The fuse block has 8 places for 30amp max fuses and the block is rated for 120amp total. The wire I will be running is about 8'-10' long. What is the formula used to figure what gauge wire I need?

You need to size the wire for the maximum current it could carry. If it is directly off the battery and going to a block that is fused for a total of 120 Amps, then you have to assume that the wire could be asked to carry 120 amps before a fuse would blow. According to your chart, that would be a 8 AWG wire (150A for 10 feet). First problem is that 8 * 30A 240A. If you did 8 branch circuits all fused at 30 with no fuse between the block and the battery, you could exceed the rating of the block! The safe way to do this is to add up all the loads you plan to put on this wire, right size the fuses to those loads and then size the wire for that total plus about 10%. You could also put a single fuse right at the battery that would be sightly larger than the total max load current.

Q:I got infinity kappa 6.5 Components and infinity 6x9 kappa both are 2 ohm speakers, dual 7 inch touch screen tv radio has a 15 amp fuse, mtx jack hammer 4 channel amp which is rated at 400 watts rms x 4 @ 2 ohms birth sheet states 480 rms @ 2 ohms x 4, 800 max birth sheet states 895 max @ 2 ohms x 4 and has 2 35 amp fuse, and rockford fosgate tweeters ran of the radio 22 rms. just bought a die hard platinum battery and upgraded my ground and power cables under the hood with 4 awg cable. two 4 awg cables to the alternator and 2 to the ground and engine block one to the fuse box all 4 awg. my lights dim as the bass hits in idle should i get a capacitor or high output alternator?????????

Get an alternator b/c your battery is being drained faster than it should. If u can upgrade to 140-160 amps that should do it. A small cap just to the bass amps might be a benefit as well.

Q:I have an old Lennox unit. The AC still runs fine. Heater quit on me back in March. not sure if the elements or what. winter coming soon and need to get this up and running again

Check the fuse's first. If they are good and the blower fan motor is running, the problem is probably either the heating elements or a disc limit is bad. The best way to check these components is ohm them out with a multi-meter. If you have not worked with electricity before I would call a qualified service tech to check on this problem as you are working with high voltage and it can be very dangerous. When you find which part is bad you can call a certified Lennox dealer (just look in the phone book) and give them the model number of the unit. Lennox is very good about keeping parts in stock even on older units.

Q:i forgot to switch to 230v when plugging in my american desktop infrance, there was a pop, and now it wont start. did i completely breakit or is there a circuit breaker or something i can fix

Most likely the breaker fuse inside the power supply fried may have successfully prevented mainboard components from damage. In some units this is a user serviceable part. Unless you are an experienced micro electrician I would simply replace the power supply. They cost anywhere from 30 to 80 dollars. regards, Philip T

Q:As stated, I'm going to add an extra CL in my fuse box for an accessory. Would it hurt anything to just add it to the lower gold bolt that already has a ground attached? I'd consider the empty one but I can't get my hand behind it and don't want to not be able to tighten in back up. Thanks for any advice, sorry for the novice question, I'm fairly new to working in my car.

Be careful, a cigarette lighter is a very high amperage draw device. The single existing fuse is only designed for one lighter, so you should consider running a dedicated line from the battery, fuse protected, to your new lighter. However, if you only plan on using the lighter socket for small current draw purposes, like a cell phone charger, then you could be okay tapping into an existing line. As for ground, any existing ground should be okay, as well as adding a new ground to a metal frame or body component.

Q:I have a 1986 V6 2.8L Firebird that has some problems--the A/C doesn't work, the engine doesn't start with the key (previous owner fixed up a toggle switch, turn key to on and hit the switch to start the car. Yes it is the correct key for the car as well), and the cooling fans don't turn on when needed (another previous-owner toggle switch solution). I was told to check the fuses/relays for the components that don't work, but the only fuse box I can find, in the dashboard, doesn't have all the fuses that I'm looking for. Is there another fuse box under the hood that I'm just dumb with and can't find? Some other problem? Serious answers only please--no scrap it or buy another car responses. Thanks for any help :)

please show picture of engine under hood

Q:I bought a 2003 1.4 Renault Megane for my first car and ended up doing 70 through a huge puddle and ruined my fuse box. I got a new fuse box from a 2004 1.6 Renault megane and put it in my car, but now the car feels like its not getting enough power to the engine, the electronic windows dont work as smoothly and also the window wipers wont go off. What is wrong with my car ?

would be a defective starter/ solinoid. If it became the alternator, the motor vehicle might initiate the warning lighting fixtures may well be on the sprint all the time and the 1st signes may well be as your utilizing alongside the radio wouold fade out, then the motor vehicle might decrease out and no capability in any respectthen you certainly wait and the battery might get better, and the motor vehicle might restart. yet might only run for a shorter distance. each nighttime you will possibly would desire to recharge the battery and interior the morning the motor vehicle might initiate first time every time. So i think of adjusting the alt became a waist of pennies. perhaps in case you may upload if the motor vehicle actuatly turns over once you place the substantial in and attempt to initiate it. or if each thing is ineffective?, whilst the engine wont initiate- does the radio paintings advantageous?. If it became a gasoline pump i might think of it would turn over and slutter to existence with what's interior the carb/injection gadget

Q:Describe the function and operation of these componentsTransformer.Twin and earth cable.Battery.BS 3036 Fuse.Thx for the help guys , websie links with diagrams would be much appreciated :)

Transformer - changes voltage to another voltage, according to turns ratio (primary to secondary winding) Twin and earth - mains electricity cable - house wiring Battery- Electrical DC storage device. Stores DC electricity BS3036 fuse - Not too sure on the BS meaning, but a fuse protects circuits by going open circuit in the event of the circuit going short circuit.

Q:I have BOSS Bass1500 with 25A fuse hooked onto 8GA 1000W 40A metra kit. Annoyed with low output I bought a 2 way subwoofer crossover SOUNDSTORM SX210. SOUNDSTORM SX210 kit requires a 3A fuse from the battery to crossover.What if I run a 10GA cable to power the crossover through my amplified subwoofer?Also, run the remote wire through the amplified subwoofer to crossover?Doesn't make sense laying 2 power cables running from the battery to 2 different things and 2 separate remote wires from the head unit.What do you guys think?

For the main power you can use a distribution block that splits the power two ways. just cut the main power wire (with the battery disconnected of course!) and connect them back up again via the d block. then run your 10GA wire from the d block to your crossover. Don't forget to put fuses in between the distribution block and the components though. A 25 amp fuse for the sub and a 3 amp fuse for the crossover. For the remote wire you can simply tap into the one already running to you sub. there are connectors for this that you can buy from any electrics store. Good luck. Ben.