Amp not turning on

[Decado 10+ year member]

Ok, well, i was hooking up my amp, i accidentally arced the power wire off of the heatsink on my amp, i got it all hooked up and now it wont turn on. As far as i can tell all the wiring is fine, no fuses blown, no loose wires. Could i have fried my amp when i arced the wire off of it?

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[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

It's possible.

You have a multimeter? Take a voltage reading on the amplifier's battery connection and ground connection, should read 12v with the car off. Turn the car to acc, test the remote and ground, should read ~14ish...

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

Hmm, ok, i'll check that tomorrow, a little late now, i'll get back to ya.

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

This is why you disconnect your battery before putting power wires into your amp. Open it up, look at the board- see anything that looks burnt? Youll see brown smudges, basically.

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

Ok, i'll check that out if i find nothin wrong with the wires zach, and snova, do i test the power wires with dc or ac on my multimeter?

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Dc