Recent content by Phoenix

I've got a JL 500/1 that may have gone South. At first it would cut out when I turned the volume on my alpine to 19-20 (set the gain per JL instructions with test tone CD), and now I get no sound at all. I checked the sub box and wiring (JL 10w7 in JL box) and check for AC volt at the amp and...

Figured out what the hum was caused by. I pulled out my head unit to install a back up camera, and I decided to try and isolate what RCA the hum was related to. Guess what, no more hum! I went over the front RCA outputs from the head unit and just unplugged them and plugged them back in, and...

Pardon my ignorance, but does ESD stand for "Electro Static Discharge"?

Now that I know a little of what is going on I will change the paste to the correct kind. Te back cover of the amplifier has some hold down tabs that line up with the little black boxes. I will search for the right paste and report back if that was the issue.

Ok. So the humming sound I'm getting is not from possibly using the wrong paste. Sounds more like I have something still loose inside. But what?

First of all I need to admit that I am very new to opening up amplifiers. With that being said, on with my story. I had purchase a PPI PCX-1500 case, so that I could paint it to match my car, then I was going to transfer the insides of the 4125, and have a custom looking piece without ruining...

My I-pod only works on the USB output. The radio stays in a permanent search mode if I try to use the full speed connection.

I unplugged the HD radio and Sirius modules and now the navigation and CD player work again, but my bluetooth does not.

I know this is my first post, but I hope somebody can steer me in the right direction. I installed an Alpine IVA-W505 a few months ago, and everything seemed fine. I have the PAC steering wheel and DVD modules, the HD Radio box, the Bluetooth box, the XM box, and I also have the NVE-P1...