amp/subs problem
09-15-2004, 02:16 PM
#11
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Are you positive it is the remote wire shorting out? If so, glad to hear it!
From what you describe, it sounds like the amp might not be getting the cooling it needs so it could be shutting off due to heat. If the amp is mounted flat it will get the proper cooling it needs - heat rises, and heat sinks are designed to take the heat up. If the amp is mounted on a 90, then the heat sink takes the heat side ways, not up.
From what you describe, it sounds like the amp might not be getting the cooling it needs so it could be shutting off due to heat. If the amp is mounted flat it will get the proper cooling it needs - heat rises, and heat sinks are designed to take the heat up. If the amp is mounted on a 90, then the heat sink takes the heat side ways, not up.
09-15-2004, 03:13 PM
#12
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Well initially that's what I thought , but whenever it happened i'd pull over and fold the seat down and check but the amp wasn't hot and over current light never lit up so that wasnt it I'm pretty sure. And today when I folded the seat up and the amp wasnt hot at all or anything and it shorted out like within 5 mins of driving. Then I noticed when I fold the seat up the remote wire would dangle loose so I'm guessing that's what's causing it.
09-24-2004, 02:21 PM
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i had a sony amp go..it was the 444 lol i sold it for 50 bucks and the guy siad it worked great oh well...but i am using a sony 800 watt for my subs right now and i have been for a while now and it works great....anyway i got rid of the amp cuz it was shutting off and the guys at one the shops i go to said it was done. nothing i could do
10-13-2004, 02:16 PM
#16
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Originally posted by maltesechicken:
I had something like that happen to me before - the amp would randomly shut-off, and would only come back on after powering the HU down and up again. It turned out that my remote wire was shorting out against the chassis (that's what happens when you're in high-school and you just want to get the install down so you electric tape 2 pieces of wire together). However, I didn't have an "offset" light come on. I have no idea what that light indicates, but probably something in the amp.
Here's what you can do.
- Make sure the ground is good and solid (no paint, but metal to metal)
- disconnect the remote wire
- disconnect all speakers
- disconnect all RCA's
(At this point the only thing that should be attached to the amp is the + and -).
Make a small jumper wire and go from + to remote. The amp will power up. Watch it for however long it normally takes for it to go into "offset." If it still goes into "offset" then there is something wrong with your amp. If not, slowly start reconnecting wires one by one until the problem reappears. When the problem arises again, whatever the last thing you connected was is introducing some sort of problem.
Sorry, that's the best advice I can give.
I had something like that happen to me before - the amp would randomly shut-off, and would only come back on after powering the HU down and up again. It turned out that my remote wire was shorting out against the chassis (that's what happens when you're in high-school and you just want to get the install down so you electric tape 2 pieces of wire together). However, I didn't have an "offset" light come on. I have no idea what that light indicates, but probably something in the amp.
Here's what you can do.
- Make sure the ground is good and solid (no paint, but metal to metal)
- disconnect the remote wire
- disconnect all speakers
- disconnect all RCA's
(At this point the only thing that should be attached to the amp is the + and -).
Make a small jumper wire and go from + to remote. The amp will power up. Watch it for however long it normally takes for it to go into "offset." If it still goes into "offset" then there is something wrong with your amp. If not, slowly start reconnecting wires one by one until the problem reappears. When the problem arises again, whatever the last thing you connected was is introducing some sort of problem.
Sorry, that's the best advice I can give.
10-14-2004, 06:35 PM
#17
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Sparks are never good. The fact that your sony works is even worse. Something in your amp is shot. Are the fuses in the amp still good? If not replace them. If they are, I think you blew some of your power regulators in the amp.
I know hind sight is 20/20, but whenever installing, anchoring etc - always remove the in-line fuse in your power wire. As you unfortunately found out it is too easy to slip with a tool and short out the power leads.
Take it to a shop and they can do a diagnostic on the amp and tell you how much it will cost to fix. Sorry man.
I know hind sight is 20/20, but whenever installing, anchoring etc - always remove the in-line fuse in your power wire. As you unfortunately found out it is too easy to slip with a tool and short out the power leads.
Take it to a shop and they can do a diagnostic on the amp and tell you how much it will cost to fix. Sorry man.
10-20-2004, 03:50 PM
#20
Ive done the same thing slipping with tools, except I did remember to disconnect my battery, I just forgot to discharge my Cap... got a nastly shock and left two small solder/burn marks on the amp, but amazingly it still works 100%
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