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<blockquote data-quote="stones" data-source="post: 991696" data-attributes="member: 540734"><p>If the sub is not the proplem then the voltage to the amp is the next suspect.</p><p></p><p>The voltage may have dropped below safe operating range for the amp and caused it to go into protection.</p><p></p><p>Is your electrical system in good health?, the alternator and battery are working properly.</p><p></p><p>Did you use an amp wiring kit that can supply enough current?, an 8gauge kit is the minimum size for that amp, 10 or 12 gauge is too small.</p><p></p><p>Did you remember to scrape the paint off of the area where you grounded the amp?, a poorly grounded amp will do funny things.</p><p></p><p>Another thing to do is suppliment the battery to chassis ground, to do this you connect a large ground cable from the negative battery terminal to the fender, then you do the same for the alternator by connecting a negative wire to the alternator bracket then connecting it to the fender(same place you connected the battery ground).</p><p></p><p>Upgrading the grounds to the battery can help quit a bit as all the current in the electrical system returns to the battery through these wires, the big negative wire on there right now is just for your starter. The factory system ground wire is usually only a 10 gauge which will bottle neck the system.</p><p></p><p>Here is a full guide to upgrade your factory wireing-</p><p></p><p><a href="http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801;p=" target="_blank">http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801;p=</a></p><p></p><p>props to cj for finding this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stones, post: 991696, member: 540734"] If the sub is not the proplem then the voltage to the amp is the next suspect. The voltage may have dropped below safe operating range for the amp and caused it to go into protection. Is your electrical system in good health?, the alternator and battery are working properly. Did you use an amp wiring kit that can supply enough current?, an 8gauge kit is the minimum size for that amp, 10 or 12 gauge is too small. Did you remember to scrape the paint off of the area where you grounded the amp?, a poorly grounded amp will do funny things. Another thing to do is suppliment the battery to chassis ground, to do this you connect a large ground cable from the negative battery terminal to the fender, then you do the same for the alternator by connecting a negative wire to the alternator bracket then connecting it to the fender(same place you connected the battery ground). Upgrading the grounds to the battery can help quit a bit as all the current in the electrical system returns to the battery through these wires, the big negative wire on there right now is just for your starter. The factory system ground wire is usually only a 10 gauge which will bottle neck the system. Here is a full guide to upgrade your factory wireing- [URL="http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801;p="]http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801;p=[/URL] props to cj for finding this. [/QUOTE]
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