amp wiring

[tim-mania 10+ year member]

I've been having trouble with my amp goinjg into protection mode, i explained it to the guy at the car audio store i go to, he said i need bigger wire. So I've wired up my deck to my amp with a thin REM wire, and the amp to the battery using 8 guage wire, and grounded it to the frame of the car with 8 guage wire. However, it still goes into protection mode. I just hooked all thsi up tonight without attaching the RCA cables or the subwoofer to the amp just to see if it would recive power and not go into protection mode. Does it have to be completely hooked up to for the amp to stop being in this mode? Thanks to whomever helps me out.

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[ONEloudAZZswyst 10+ year member]

i had a problum like this and i had the amp benched tested and one of the rca jacks were shortin out and it keep makin the amp go in to protectmode so maybe get it tested

 

[Alaxan 5,000+ posts]

Having spoke with you already on MSN I still suggest bringing the amp back. From the way you told me you had it set up it should not be in that protection mode. It is likely the amp is bad and needs to be replaced.

 

[tim-mania 10+ year member]

yea, that amp was a piece of crap, i just scrapped it and got a new one, the new one is working fine, thanx for everyones input though.