Truck Won't Start Wit Amp

Jacob Boy New member Username: Jboy Post Number: 2 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 20:49 GMT When i finished installing the amp and tucked the wires, i tryed to turn on my truck (1990 chevy astro)and it started to turn over then it would cut off.When i took off the power wire for the amp and reconnected the battery wire it started!!WHAT IS THE PROBLEM!!! PLZ HELP
James Longo Gold Member Username: James1115 Ct Post Number: 5162 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 22:37 GMT sounds like a bad connection. I would put teh power wire back on and make sure your pos connection to the battery itself is solid.
\|\/\|aTT \|F Silver Member Username: Matt12490 Benicia, California Post Number: 408 Registered: May-05	Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 23:44 GMT what is your amp?
Jacob Boy New member Username: Jboy Post Number: 3 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 00:12 GMT 340 watt (dual 2/1 channel) 25 amp fuse
Jacob Boy New member Username: Jboy Post Number: 4 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 00:39 GMT This is the amp: * PWM MOSFET power supply * 2 Ohm stable stereo operation * Bi-polar output transistors * Class AB output design * Stereo/bridged simultaneous operation * Bridgeable operation * Extruded aluminum heatsink * Barrier strip connection terminals * Side mounted controls * Auto-reset thermal overload protection * Speaker short circuit protection * DC voltage offset protection * Reverse polarity protection * Bi-color LED status indicator * Low level inputs (RCA) * High level inputs (speaker wire) * Variable input level control * Selectable crossover * (high pass/low pass/full range) * 12dB/Octave crossover slope * 12dB Variable bass boost
Rich Bronze Member Username: Ergodyne Post Number: 31 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 03:32 GMT or would this be from a bad amplifier ground??
Jacob Boy New member Username: Jboy Post Number: 6 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 05:03 GMT YES THANK YOU IT WAS THE GROUND!!THANK YOU!!
Josh Silver Member Username: Goose5714 Post Number: 195 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 03:14 GMT Lol, i was hoping he was gonna say that he couldn't get anything electrical to work, then i coulda made fun of him for doing the same thing i did, not rehooking up the batt. ground connection, i spent 20 frickin minutes trying to figure out what was wrong when i installed my first system, and then i realized i never rehooked the ground wire for my batt., damn did i feel stoopid.
Jay Bronze Member Username: Shepyjay Ont Canada Post Number: 17 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 04:38 GMT lol@josh every beginner does it

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