Hello, sorry if this is not the correct section, but i have been having an issue with my aftermarket car amp.
Few days back i was putting something in the trunk, accidently pushing the sub and amp back, causing the power and ground cords to come off. The cords touched causing a spark. Now the amp will not turn on.
I dont know a whole lot about this, but heres few things ive checked.
Used a multimeter, checked power cord that connects to battery, reading approx 12 volts. So fuse near battery seems good.
Checked the ground connection of ground wire, seems good.
Took amp apart, nothing burnt inside, doesnt seem to be dead visually.
Heres where i ran into the issue, the remote turn on wire is reading 2.5 to 3 volts. Ive read this is suppose to be 12 volts to be able to turn on amp when car turns on.
Ive tried tracing back to the LOC under the steering wheel ( this is where its installed for my car) Tested connection there, still reads the same voltage. Checked mostly all fuses to where this loc may be connected to. All are in working order.
Checked fuses by the engine itself, no issues there. (amp fuse, ect)
Used multimeter again on some wires in that fuse box, 1 seems to read 2.5 to 3 volts again. Others read 12 volts.
Not sure what to do at this point. I then tried to look into maybe damage relay ?
What else could cause this, what could i do to try and not spend money on new parts as much as possible.
Thanks in advance
Few days back i was putting something in the trunk, accidently pushing the sub and amp back, causing the power and ground cords to come off. The cords touched causing a spark. Now the amp will not turn on.
I dont know a whole lot about this, but heres few things ive checked.
Used a multimeter, checked power cord that connects to battery, reading approx 12 volts. So fuse near battery seems good.
Checked the ground connection of ground wire, seems good.
Took amp apart, nothing burnt inside, doesnt seem to be dead visually.
Heres where i ran into the issue, the remote turn on wire is reading 2.5 to 3 volts. Ive read this is suppose to be 12 volts to be able to turn on amp when car turns on.
Ive tried tracing back to the LOC under the steering wheel ( this is where its installed for my car) Tested connection there, still reads the same voltage. Checked mostly all fuses to where this loc may be connected to. All are in working order.
Checked fuses by the engine itself, no issues there. (amp fuse, ect)
Used multimeter again on some wires in that fuse box, 1 seems to read 2.5 to 3 volts again. Others read 12 volts.
Not sure what to do at this point. I then tried to look into maybe damage relay ?
What else could cause this, what could i do to try and not spend money on new parts as much as possible.
Thanks in advance