My Bass Has Left Me
12-30-2005, 10:15 AM
#1
0 Watt CAFz'r
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 2
I'm not much of a car audio expert, so I'm hoping someone can give me a little advice here.
In the back of my 2000 Focus, I have a Sony XM 4045 amp powering a single 10" Kicker Sub exclusively. It was working fine for a year or so, but then, all of a sudden the sub/amp started to cut out in the middle of driving. Music would keep playing on my 4 other speakers, but those are all connected to my deck. The weird thing is, I just have to power down my deck, then turn it back on after a few seconds, and I have my sub/amp back, but only for 2-10 minutes, then it cuts out again. I checked all the amp and sub connections, I replaced the larger fuse for the amp under the hood of my car, and the smaller one on the amp itself, but the wire connections seem tight and the fuse change didn't help. I thought it might have something to do with the deck, so I just got a brand new one, made sure all the connections on the back were tight. And now the problem seems worse if anything. Oh God, please help, I want my bass back.
In the back of my 2000 Focus, I have a Sony XM 4045 amp powering a single 10" Kicker Sub exclusively. It was working fine for a year or so, but then, all of a sudden the sub/amp started to cut out in the middle of driving. Music would keep playing on my 4 other speakers, but those are all connected to my deck. The weird thing is, I just have to power down my deck, then turn it back on after a few seconds, and I have my sub/amp back, but only for 2-10 minutes, then it cuts out again. I checked all the amp and sub connections, I replaced the larger fuse for the amp under the hood of my car, and the smaller one on the amp itself, but the wire connections seem tight and the fuse change didn't help. I thought it might have something to do with the deck, so I just got a brand new one, made sure all the connections on the back were tight. And now the problem seems worse if anything. Oh God, please help, I want my bass back.
12-30-2005, 02:57 PM
#4
500 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 603
I had the same thing happen too. For me tho, It must be somthing iside the amp. B/c my linedriver(which always works/turns on) is hooked up to the exact same gound point, uses the same remote turn on wire, and the same power wire. I dont know how to fix this. THe amp will somtimes turn on, other times it wont. Seems to be worst now that it is cold outside. 
anyone got any Ideas? I may try running a power wire the the remote turn on instead of using the one off my deck/line driver. anything else I should look at?
Oh, dont mean to Hijack your post. better than starting anther one about the same thing. [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] Right?
anyone got any Ideas? I may try running a power wire the the remote turn on instead of using the one off my deck/line driver. anything else I should look at?Oh, dont mean to Hijack your post. better than starting anther one about the same thing. [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] Right?
01-01-2006, 11:53 AM
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
what does your owners manual say a red led means, it usually means the amp is going into protection and powering it down resets it, but confirm this
check you spkr wires for shorts both to ground and to each other
also you could have a sub coil shorting out when the light is red remove the spkr wire and check their impedance
check you spkr wires for shorts both to ground and to each other
also you could have a sub coil shorting out when the light is red remove the spkr wire and check their impedance
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
SwantonRX-7
General Discussion
1
06-25-2003 06:49 PM
