vip3r87

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Hey. Bought this amp from smartass around Christmas time.

Well, recently I turned the car on after a day trip in wasaga, and heard a thump from both subs (2 x RF Punch P1). I noticed the protection light came on.

My trouble shooting is as follows:
-I have tried replacing fuses;
-tried regrounding main ground (used a complete 4awg wiring kit)
-disconnected both subs and powered up;
-tried each sub individually;
-tried a 4ch amp (works)



So as it stands now, I am stumped. It just gave out. No matter what I do all I get is the blue protection light turned on a few seconds after ignition, and then nothing.

I don't know what to say?
I am going to try running a ground directly from battery to amp to see if that helps, but I don't think that will do any good

Thanks in advance!



Regards,
Vip3r87

Killer_klown187

iTrader: (20)

when reading this, if the 4channel works NOW and the ultimate does not, that usually means that it is blown! Since you got it xmas time, I believe most Ultimates are 1 yr warranty from manufacturer, try contacting Steve as well, Good luck with the problem, I had the same thing happen a few months ago, drving along, and a huge thud from my sub, amp went into protect, and that was all she wrote!

semendemon

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I love your setup, Killer. And yes, I had an Ultimate amp and same thing happened. Only difference was that mine was a T3 series. These things get hot really quick, so if you are going to buy another Ultimate amp, just make sure you invest in aftermarket cooling for its chipset. Hope you find a good replacement.

CrankedPhelo

I had the same problem with my Ultimate T2 1400. I was playin it and everything stopped, i thought it was too hot so i turned it off, but even 1h after i turned it off it was still in protection. I checked the 2 30amps fuses to see if they where blown but once i putted em back they blowed.So i changed fuse and with new ones the amp smoked. Is it cause its a shitty amp or is it because bad grounding or something like that?