How to ground my Amp on Yaris Hatchback

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Originally Posted by talnlnky

I understand the safety issues... I'm arguing semantics here....

what type of load does say a 1,000w Class D amp or a 300watt A/B amp seriously have when it is not turned on... As in, the car is off, they key is not set to ACC, the radio is not turned on... but the battery is still connected.

I really have trouble believing that a short would EVER occur due to this, or that fuses would blow.

I honestly thing all the "car turned off, battery disconnected... yadda yadda yadda was introduced back in the day to prevent people who didn't know what they were doing from burning up cars and killing themselves.

Under most circumstances working hot on stereo equipment is not necessary. To bypass the most standard of safety protocols just because you have trouble believing a basic principle, is quite laughable. It takes about 100mA of current to cause death under worst case conditions. Certainly 1A is enough to permanently fry you like bacon. Considering an average car battery can put out 600CCA, the math is not in your favor in the case of a short. Of course, since you're not so good with electrical theory and the possibility of shorts occurring while doing work on live wiring, chances are you also suck at math so I'm probably just wasting my time... No wait... I am certainly wasting my time... nuff said once again.


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