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Sep 25, 2006 | 01:32 PM

flutiedawg

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'93 Prelude Si

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Dead Battery

I was trying to install an amp in my car. i unhooked the negative from the termnal then when i hooked the wire to the positive it sparked now my battery wont see to hold a charge. any ideas what happened?

Sep 25, 2006 | 02:18 PM

t3t4delsol

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big spark or little spark are you saying that you touched the posts on your battery together?

Sep 25, 2006 | 02:53 PM

flutiedawg

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little spark from the power cord of the amp to the postitve term. sorry worte that fast

Sep 25, 2006 | 04:39 PM

totalimmortal

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How old is the battery?? What you described shouldn't have hurt anything. What kind of amp and what watt rating??? List the RMS rating please.

Sep 25, 2006 | 05:06 PM

flutiedawg

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Thanks for the replies apprently i need a new connecton to my battery after about 20min of wiggling and tightening the car sarted up fine and also last night i had enganged the alarm and was unable to disengage it until a few min ago