amp (clicking) problem

[rhruska 10+ year member]

just hooked up my amp and it worked at first but had a voltage problem which caused it to click off at loud volumes. the problem is now to the point that the amp clicks about every second at low volumes so i just unhooked the amp until i can find a solution. also the amp shuts off in the middle of the clicking sometimes...i have checked all my wiring so i'm not sure what to do besides trying to get an amp replacement. thanks for any help

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[jeepintn 10+ year member]

make sure your ground is REALLY good, and you dont have your subs wired too low, and if that doesnt fix it, CIA engineering will

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

sounds f'ed...is protect on?

 

[rhruska 10+ year member]

no, protect is not on. it was for a little bit right when i installed it but then went away and it worked fine. when wiring the subs to put the dvc's in series you wire the positive and negative from the same coil to each other right? not a positive and negative from different coils? i'm totally at a loss. will onlinecarstereo replace this amp for me?

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

if its under warrenty i would hope so

 

[rhruska 10+ year member]

ok, so there is a noticeable smell coming from the amp so i guess it's fried. what are the chances that it's a defect in the amp? i really don't want to get another one and have the same thing happen. this sucks

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

that sounds like low voltage to the remote on lead....lemme guess, you got the remote wire from the head unit running right to the amp

 

[rhruska 10+ year member]

snoop is right..but still not sure why this wouldn't work correctly...now i need advise on setting up a relay from the battery.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

relays make a loud click if there's a short to ground or a bad wire

 

[rhruska 10+ year member]

well shit, i just tryed to hook up a direct remote from the battery again but now it isn't making a difference...i think the amp has something wrong with it.