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No, the ground is a dedicated drilled hole into the cab with a bolt and nut. On the underside of the cab on the SAME bolt and nut another cable goes from there to the frame. So the amp grounded very well from the amp to cab bolt from cab bolt to the frame. I have a headphone to rca cable i can...

The thing is, it never does this until i am driving. I can sit in my truck all day and never move it and it never has this issue. Once i drive it, it may or may not do this. Which made me think it was wiring getting jar'd around by driving and causing a short in a ground but all my wires are...

Hi all, I am having a wierd issue with my truck system and cannot replicate the issue, it is very random yet common. I have an alpine pdx 4.100 amp pushing 4 component speakers. It seems at random times the sound from 3 channels starts to fade getting more quiet and the remaining 4th channel...

So, i should just remove the isolator and install a solenoid relay to key on off the charging to the back battery when truck is running only? the isolator i am using is a diode isolator, i think its the wrong kind for a 2+1 battery setup. All of my grounds are good and grounded, audio battery...

Hey all and thank you for taking the time to help. I had installed a 3rd battery in my truck and it was draining my batteries. Then i took it to an audio installation place and they suggested and installed an isolator to solve this issue. All said and done i was thinking my issue was gone. I...

Let me check all of that and take notes. I stopped working on it because I found diesel in my overflow. Had to make sure the drop in volts wasn't effecting my electrical system....

Not a short in the box, Its wired directly from the amp into the sub. I am checking everything though. its driving me nuts lol.

Hey all, I am having some issues with my new stereo installation. My sub amp keeps cutting out and having distortion on watt spikes. I contacted Alpine and they said if the amp drops below 12v it will shutoff. I am trying to solve that issue and I am not experienced enough. I can only turn the...