Amp Stays In Protection Mode

[texicanz 10+ year member]

well i got a kicker kx650.4 and the amp was working great and it went into protection mode one day for no risen and the gain and bass boost was sit in the middle and the ground and power wire are good so i was wondering is there a way to get it out of protection mode or the amp can be reset someone how and i open up the amp and the chip board is fine no burns or anything and the fuses are good

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

It would be nice if we could reset amps....

Maybe its shorting out somewhere?

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Check for shorts in the speaker wires. Did you recently move something around near the wires or change something?

Also try disconnecting the speaker wires from the amp on at a time. The amp will reset itself, it will stay in protection mode as long as the problem exists.

What speakers are you using and what is the ohm load? Did it do out while you where pounding your system, or when you hit a speed bump, or what was the circumstance?

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

i unhook the amp for a whole day and i just hook back up the power and ground and remote and nothing else and it still stay in the protection mode

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

i read alot of post about kicker kx amp and i guess they all have the same problem i guess they just built like shit

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

i unhook the amp for a whole day and i just hook back up the power and ground and remote and nothing else and it still stay in the protection mode

If thats the only thing hooked up, amps blown.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Amps dead it seems

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

its crazy there was nothing done to it to make it blown and i took it apart and the chip board is fine not burns or anything

 

[dumpin907 10+ year member]

check your fuses bro

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

i did they are fine

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Disconnect the remote wire. Does it go out of protect? It should turn off. Then carefully make a temporary jumper between the 12+ to the remote input. Aligator clip wire would be perfect if you have one. Just to see if there is a problem with the remote line.

See if that changes it.

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

so just put the power wire into the remote input to see if it goes off

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

i did that then it but the wire got hot but the protetcion light went off

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Disconnect the main battery negative terminal or pull your fuse when making changes to the power lines. Don't disconnect the power input wire. It should not have gotten hot. The remote input should draw less than 1/2 of an amp.

Your trying to get the amp to turn on without the remote line from the head unit. Use a small wire to jump between the 12+ and the remote input.

When you disconnect the remote line from the HU, it should go off, and when you jump it to the 12+ it should turn back on, hopefully without being in protect mode.