amp help!!

[gansan 10+ year member]

sup guys....i just tried installing my new system by myself but the amp wont turn on! it had power for a bit after connecting all the wires for the first time but it has no power at all now. how can i check if my new amp is blown or defective?? i believe i connected all the wires correctly..... plz help!

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[flakko 5,000+ posts]

sup guys....i just tried installing my new system by myself but the amp wont turn on! it had power for a bit after connecting all the wires for the first time but it has no power at all now. how can i check if my new amp is blown or defective?? i believe i connected all the wires correctly..... plz help!

umm check ALL your fuses, REM wire

btw i tightened all my connections //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[gansan 10+ year member]

umm check ALL your fuses, REM wire
btw i tightened all my connections //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

LOL....cool. im thinking maybe my wires r cheap as hell.just hoping that my amp isnt blown.

wat size is the remote wire? the one i got with the amp kit looks real shitty.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

LOL....cool. im thinking maybe my wires r cheap as hell.just hoping that my amp isnt blown.
wat size is the remote wire? the one i got with the amp kit looks real shitty.

the REM is only supposed to be 18 gauge at biggest. Nah i doubt your wires are crappy.

try tightening your connections and make sure they are GOOD connections

the irony lol.

 

[VOA_NIGHTMARE 10+ year member]

Sounds like you might of blown the fuse under the hood, or your ground might be loose or in a bad spot make sure its on bare metal. Scrape the paint off etc and reground it.

 

[gansan 10+ year member]

i just went to go check the wirings again n everything seems to be connected ok. the grounding point was the same one as my old system n i checkd the fuse under the hood n on the amp n both fuses were fine. **** it.....i really dont wanna go n pay to make it work.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

i just went to go check the wirings again n everything seems to be connected ok. the grounding point was the same one as my old system n i checkd the fuse under the hood n on the amp n both fuses were fine. **** it.....i really dont wanna go n pay to make it work.

does the HU turn on? or is it just the amps?

 

[gansan 10+ year member]

just the amp. HU is still working.

 

[VOA_NIGHTMARE 10+ year member]

replace the fuse under the hood, one time I did have the same problem and the fuse was blown but so little broken I didnt see it. Once I took it out still looked good changed them and it worked. I dont think this happens much but whats a $2-4 fuse compared to the $60 a hr there gona charge you to look at this. Also check your remote turn on wire on the back of your hu. Make sure that did not come off as well. OR just get a tester and make sure each wire has power but the ground at your amp. And that will tell you that your fuse and remote wire are fine.

 

[gansan 10+ year member]

where can i get a tester n how much do they go for?

 

[gansan 10+ year member]

u guys think it could be my cheap *** $20 amp kit wires?

 

[blaze383]

How many watts is your amp? what gauge amp kit?

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

u guys think it could be my cheap *** $20 amp kit wires?

nah man im using a 20 dolla wire kit meself.

 

[gansan 10+ year member]

it says that its suppose to be 450 watt @ 2ohm and i bought the 4 gauge amp kit but its really cheap n thin. its lot thinner then my old wires...

 

[gansan 10+ year member]

i just went n got a new fuse n the power lights up now!!(thx for that advice voa) =) but im still getting no sound from the sub..... any ideas?