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<blockquote data-quote="Plutoman" data-source="post: 5256570" data-attributes="member: 601528">Well, here&#039;s my setup.Hifonics TXI4406 4 channel amplifier bridged to two channels powering two Kenwood 6982IE 6x9 speakers, which each have 4 ohm voice coils and 90 RMS rating.6g wire from battery to amplifier, 14g remote turn on, 14g wire to speakers.&nbsp; Ran out of 6g, so I have 2x12g wires for ground that run about 2 feet to a sanded down section, and they&#039;re tied down to it with the bare copper.Now, my problem - the amplifier goes into protect when the volume is turned up for more than a minute.&nbsp; And after it goes into protect once, it goes into protect faster each time.&nbsp; It usually happens when the bass is turned up.&nbsp; Most of the time, it&#039;s when a big bass hit is hitting that it cuts off.I haven&#039;t set the gains at all, but I&#039;ve kept it down (I&#039;m assuming the levels are the gains on the amplifier, it says levels and gives .2v to 6v, but I wasn&#039;t sure).&nbsp; I&#039;ve kept the low pass crossover frequency around 60hz, and the high around 120, apparently, as that&#039;s what the knobs say.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t very descriptive.&nbsp; Sometimes, I have to change the X-over and turn off the bass frequencies to have the amp turn back on, and other times I don&#039;t.Help is appreciated.&nbsp; I was brainstorming for ideas, and I came up with either of these - the amplifier is getting too hot, as it gets quite warm, and shuts itself off, or the ground is bad.&nbsp; And the ground being bad, afaik, could make the amp run hotter than normal.&nbsp; But, I&#039;m not sure.And I know the wiring setup is bad - this is a temporary setup.&nbsp; But it&#039;d be great to know the reasons for it shutting off.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Plutoman, post: 5256570, member: 601528"] Well, here's my setup. Hifonics TXI4406 4 channel amplifier bridged to two channels powering two Kenwood 6982IE 6x9 speakers, which each have 4 ohm voice coils and 90 RMS rating. 6g wire from battery to amplifier, 14g remote turn on, 14g wire to speakers. Ran out of 6g, so I have 2x12g wires for ground that run about 2 feet to a sanded down section, and they're tied down to it with the bare copper. Now, my problem - the amplifier goes into protect when the volume is turned up for more than a minute. And after it goes into protect once, it goes into protect faster each time. It usually happens when the bass is turned up. Most of the time, it's when a big bass hit is hitting that it cuts off. I haven't set the gains at all, but I've kept it down (I'm assuming the levels are the gains on the amplifier, it says levels and gives .2v to 6v, but I wasn't sure). I've kept the low pass crossover frequency around 60hz, and the high around 120, apparently, as that's what the knobs say. It wasn't very descriptive. Sometimes, I have to change the X-over and turn off the bass frequencies to have the amp turn back on, and other times I don't. Help is appreciated. I was brainstorming for ideas, and I came up with either of these - the amplifier is getting too hot, as it gets quite warm, and shuts itself off, or the ground is bad. And the ground being bad, afaik, could make the amp run hotter than normal. But, I'm not sure. And I know the wiring setup is bad - this is a temporary setup. But it'd be great to know the reasons for it shutting off. [/QUOTE]

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