amps are shutting off WTF?!?

[dirtye30 10+ year member]

ok i have pioneer avhp5700dvd the kicker pkd1 0ga dual amp wiring kit and and 06s12l7d2 and a kenwood kac x541 and a kenwood kac x812d. problem is when i turn my volume up between 20 and 25 the amp for my highs will shut off everyso often. and the sub amp started doing the same thing recently. i was thinking the stock 105 amp alt cant keep up but as im writing this im also thinking that maybe the remote from the headunit doesnt caryy enough current to keep both amps on... should i wire the remot to switched 12v positive? or is it the alt? combination of both? neither? HELP!!! thanks

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[btlking 10+ year member]

check all wiring and rcas first

 

[dirtye30 10+ year member]

check all wiring and rcas first

im positive its good.

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

how about all the ohm loads

 

[btlking 10+ year member]

im positive its good.

check it again

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

Next time this happens, see if the amp is "on". This will rule out the remote-turn-on wire if it is.

I agree, check your wiring again. You likely have a bad ground somewhere as that is the case in about 80% of these problems.

 

[dirtye30 10+ year member]

not to sound full of myself but my cars wiring is impeccable. grounds are an idea as well seeing as though they are kinda long. the impedences are all ok. my classd amp is rated at 1 ohm and thats what its at.

 

[dirtye30 10+ year member]

heres what it looks like the grounds run down the middle of the tubes to the middle of the amp rack.

 

[adas Pro Seller]

Sounds like too much on the remote wire...I say wire up a 12v switch

 

[dirtye30 10+ year member]

just went out and checked and the amp is still "on" when theres no output

 

[lostdaytomorrow 10+ year member]

Multimeter at the amp that's turning off. If voltage is dropping, you can narrow down your problem. Do you have the Big 3 done?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Run a TEMP 12v wire from your Batt + to the remote wires and see if that fixes it...

 

[dirtye30 10+ year member]

of course ive got the big three, tommorow or today whatver it is im going to run switched 12v to the amps and try to shorten my groundz.

 

[expo5.0 10+ year member]

first thing i'd do is the remote wire thing as described above (unless you know how/can test with a dmm)

 

[dirtye30 10+ year member]

im fluent with a dmm. pproblem is i lent it out to never be seen again....