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02-13-2009, 03:41 PM

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amp shut down

i see there are posts of amp shut down can we make a list of all things that will get your amp to shut down

1. bad neg
2.bad spaeker (to high of an ohm load)
3.

02-13-2009, 03:47 PM

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Short in remote wire, bad rca's( and rca connectors), too high of voltage or too low of voltage.

02-13-2009, 08:20 PM

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Short in remote wire (that is one i would have missed )

02-13-2009, 08:23 PM

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1. bad neg
2.bad spaeker (to high of an ohm load)
3. Short in remote wire
4.too high of voltage or too low of voltage.
5.fuse popped (to low of a fuse to amp)
6.wire in in the amp (speakers or power/neg)

02-13-2009, 08:25 PM

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neg where the power wire needs to be i.e flipped your wires when adding the amp

02-13-2009, 08:32 PM

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7. Load to low
8. Cracked PCB
9. Overheating
10. Bad solder joint
11. Bad capacitor (internal)
12. Inverted polarity for the power
13. Water in the amp or just lots of humidity

02-13-2009, 10:14 PM

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this is one of the most pointless threads i've seen, but i'll contribute.

-Rolling your car down a hill, while trying to make it home in time for american idol, into a swimming pool will most often cause an amplifier to shut down