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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 41 Registered: May-06 | ok this time it was working fine and then my subs started skipping beats then they just stopped working totally. I checked both the subs with a 9v battery and theyre fine. I also checked my inline fuse which is fine also. The protection led is on (but its really dim dunno if that helps) constantly and I dunno what else could be wrong. Help? Could my speaker wires be shorted out? How do i check?? Thanks in advance. |
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Gold Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 1719 Registered: Feb-06 | if the protect light is slightly on it means the amp isn't getting enough current. what is the amp and what size wire you running? |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 42 Registered: May-06 | its a a8000t and im running 8awg wires |
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Silver Member Username: Rob_pregYoungstown, Ohio United states Post Number: 596 Registered: Sep-05 | try running 4awg |
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Gold Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 2801 Registered: Sep-05 | what ohm load are you running and what voice coil subs, hope not dual 4, unless your running 4ohm load on thaqt amp. |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 43 Registered: May-06 | everything was working before and i think because of all the rain in my area something happened or something. I did what bassman3 told me and took all the wires out and put them back in and it started working again. thanks for the help. |
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Gold Member Username: JuliobSanto DomingoDominican Re... Post Number: 2295 Registered: Dec-05 | ^^^^ and also did you check the size of your alt cuz if yours i a 60A alt, you're gonna have some problems... |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 44 Registered: May-06 | theyre dual 2 ohm voice coil subs @ 2 ohms |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 45 Registered: May-06 | oh and I have a 80A alt, i havent noticed any dimming yet so i guess its fine |
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New member Username: Json_35010Alexander City, AL USA Post Number: 9 Registered: Jul-06 | Disconnect everything but the power and ground. What happens? If it works, then reconnect the RCA's and try again. If it works, reconnect one sub. If this works, reconnect the other sub. Do this until the problem reappears. If the unit goes into protect without anything connected, then you have an amp problem. If it only does it when the subs are connected, then you need to try and figure out if it is a bad channel on the amp or a possible bad sub. Most likely I would go with the amp. Let me know if you need further help. Jason www.audiotekx.com |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 46 Registered: May-06 | hey, dunno whats wrong but it works sometimes and other times it doesnt work at all. Jason, i disconnected the subs and the rca's and it the problem reoccured. It turned on and went into protect right away and the red protection light was really dim. What is wrong with the amp?? |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 47 Registered: May-06 | anyone? |
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Silver Member Username: MakmillionMN United States Post Number: 471 Registered: Apr-06 | Not enough power getting to the amp, is what it sounds like. |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 48 Registered: May-06 | ^^ but it was working fine until a couple days ago, why would it stop getting enough power all of a sudden? |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 50 Registered: May-06 | bump |
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Silver Member Username: Kaos15thPost Number: 188 Registered: Mar-05 | The 8 gauge wire gets hot and it could possibly mess up the wire probably explains why it works somethimes and then it dont. Heat=power loss you really need 4 gauge with that amp. Try it in a friends car that has 4 gauge for a while and see if it goes into protect..... |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 51 Registered: May-06 | i dont know anyone with 4 gauge wiring, ill have to change wiring and find out i guess. |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 52 Registered: May-06 | lol i also dont know anyone with a system right now since me and my friends all left for college in different places |
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Gold Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 1365 Registered: Jun-05 | Disconnect the amplifier. Then pop your hood, and use a short length of 4awg straight from your battery. Use the + from your battery as well, as your remote turnon lead, to turn the amplifier on. Does it still go into protect like that? |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 53 Registered: May-06 | what about the ground? where do i connect that |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 54 Registered: May-06 | and is it ok if its still 8 gauge or should i switch that to 4gauge before trying it out |
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Gold Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 1366 Registered: Jun-05 | Connect the ground to the battery neg, and actually, try using a very short piece of 8awg, and it should be fine. |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 55 Registered: May-06 | and do i need a fuseholder/fuse for the 4awg cable for the + from the battery? |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 56 Registered: May-06 | i didnt change anything and while on the way home toady i noticed that my subs were beating again. I was listening to music at around (11/40). The amp turns off when i turn the sound up too much now. It turned off at 20/40 then again at 15/40. My gain might be messed up, what else could i do?? Should i still try the 4gauge wire? |
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Bronze Member Username: EezomNaperville, IL United States Post Number: 58 Registered: May-06 | this is pissing me off, nothings works now. im gonna switch to 4 gauge. |