Amp suddenly likes to go into protect/shut off

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

I'm a lil confused here...So yesterday I redid the power and ground by plopping connectors on the wire instead of just running bare wire to the amp terminals, and I redid the ground connection by using a nut on the end of the screw that holds the ground wires in, instead of just screwing them into the hole (just a more secure connection, that's all). I also ran the RCA interconnects along the side of the vehicle, as before they were temporarily ran down the center of the car.

In short, I fixed a ghetto install. The only thing I did to the amp settings is that I twisted the gain to see where it was set last time, and twisted it back to the original spot.

Now, my amp will go into protect/shut off (I'm not sure which, I haven't looked at the amp while it happens) when I turn it up. I can't get it as loud as it used to be before it shuts off. It will turn back on after 3-4 seconds and continue playing. It fixed every other issue I was having before, such as the ground loop and it used to sort of "miss" bass notes.

I don't really have time to poke around until next week, which is why I posted the thread. I thought through everything, and I still can't quite figure out what's making it shut of. Any ideas?

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[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

Someone? Anyone?

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

It's not like anyone cared in the first place, but I did fix the issue. Turned out my fuse block was cracked, which made the fuse loose. Maybe someone else with the same issue will see this and be helped out by my solution...