amp keeps going in protect mode

[lbman0007]

i have 04 silverado with factory head unit for now , 4 10 inch pioneer premier shallow mount 4 ohm subs in sealed box , kicker kx600.1 on 2 wired in 2 ohm load and jl 500/1 on other 2 wired in 2 ohm load. also have optima red top under hood and kinetik hc600 under hood wired through a 90amp isolater all with 4 gauge wire, including the big 3 upgrade. problem i just started having is when you turn it up the amps both of them go in to protect mode until u turn it back down almost on the third notch. what do u think i need to do? my amp power wire fuse is maxi style 100amp. fuse to kinetik battery is 150 amp circuit breaker. and lastly fuse from isolater to main battery is 80 amp.

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[Customkilla23]

what is your gain set at on both amps? Also, take a dmm and check your voltage to the amps.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

are they covered? are they really really hot?

 

[lbman0007]

are they covered? are they really really hot?

KICKER ON HALF AND JL ON 3/4 FROM ALL THE WAY UP. ONE(JL AMP) IS UNDER THE SUB BOX ON DRIVER SIDE BUT IS NOT HOT AT ALL. THE OTHER (KICKER AMP) IS ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE BOX FACING OUT FROM UNDER SEAT . View attachment 26508868

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

The HC600 is undersized for those 2 amps. Since you are running 1100W RMS and that battery is rated for 600W RMS, that is likely your issue. Also, the further away a battery is from your amps, the less power you will see from it. So since the HC600 is under your hood, you are likely losing 1/4 of it's rated output. So you will need around an HC1400 ~ HC1800 under the hood, or you could move the HC600 to the cab and add another HC600. Either way will work. Your current setup will never hold up.