Amp in protection mode!

[Pizzay]

Hey guys!

Recently my amp dropped into protection mode and im unsure as to why. the amp is a Kicker 4channel which is fairly new. It is running 1 1000w 12inch sub and 2 6x9 speakers. I did the basics first, i checked the ground wire and sanded back and cleaned the contacts. I had the battery charged to full amp to make sure it had enough power. the bettery and amp fusses are intact. I also get the whizzing alternator noise with the amp in protection mode! im running out of ideas as to what it could be ! All the wiring is the correct lengths and guages.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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[sjv13 10+ year member]

Does it start playing again when you turn your car off and back on?

 

[Pizzay]

Unfortunetly it dosent as soon as i turn the car back on the amp goes straight into protection mode! Very few times it has switched back on while i was driving when i had it on a low volume but when i went to turn it up high it cut out again! so im not sure where the problem lies! its so confusing

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Check your ground location, to see if its loose,and make sure there are no Frail wiring touching on the amp terminals to the amps Chassis/heat sink .Check all wiring from the battery to the amp for loose connections.Id start there first of all,to begin ruling things out.Wouldnt hurt to go to Orileys/Autozone and get your Voltage tested with ,and without a load,to see how your Voltage is doing.Some things to begin with..throw some Pics of your Ground Location for the amp, and describe.