Amp is on Protect. Could it be the battery in my car?

[Rhyianp 10+ year member]

When i turn my radio on the amp goes into protect mode. could it be because my battery only has 1 positive post? I have the car wiring and the amp wiring running to that 1 post.

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[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

no

 

[Rhyianp 10+ year member]

no

Then what can it be?

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

No, that can't be the problem unless I am not clearly understanding what you mean... Unhook everything from your amp, speaker cables, RCA cables, but the leave the power and remote and ground hooked up and turn it on, if it doesn't stay in protect you could have something else wrong, start plugging stuff in, RCA's first, then Speaker cables and turn the amp on each time until you find what is affecting the amp causing it to go to protect. If the amp goes in protect with nothing but the power hooked up to it your amp is likely messed up, may need repair/warranty.

 

[Rhyianp 10+ year member]

No, that can't be the problem unless I am not clearly understanding what you mean... Unhook everything from your amp, speaker cables, RCA cables, but the leave the power and remote and ground hooked up and turn it on, if it doesn't stay in protect you could have something else wrong, start plugging stuff in, RCA's first, then Speaker cables and turn the amp on each time until you find what is affecting the amp causing it to go to protect. If the amp goes in protect with nothing but the power hooked up to it your amp is likely messed up, may need repair/warranty.

ok i'll go try that right now

 

[Rhyianp 10+ year member]

does remote wire need to be connected

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

Yes, the remote wire is what tells the amp to turn on when your head unit turns on. It has to be connected or your amp won't turn on.

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

Yeah, and make sure none of your wires are touching each other. Had that happen to me once, a strand of my power wire found its way into the remote connection. Dead battery FTL.

 

[Rhyianp 10+ year member]

yea its still in protect...

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

Any possibility your amp is blown? If all the connections are correct, the next step is to check the amp to see if it is toast.

Check the fuses on your amp.

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

If the fuses are still good, and it's stuck in protect, it needs service.

 

[Rhyianp 10+ year member]

the fuse is good. I took it out before and put it back in and it sparked. it didnt come with a spark plug so i put a 30 in it

 

[Rhyianp 10+ year member]

where do i get it serviced at?

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

the fuse is good. I took it out before and put it back in and it sparked. it didnt come with a spark plug so i put a 30 in it

Sig worthy right there!

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

the fuse is good. I took it out before and put it back in and it sparked. it didnt come with a spark plug so i put a 30 in it

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