Amps stays on after key is off

[creeps228 10+ year member]

Recently my amp has been staying on even after the car is turned off. I didnt do this before, but i started having electrical problems lately in my car a couple of weeks ago. So how can i fix this problem?

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[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

for how long? or inevitably til the batt dies?

 

[theMessenjah44 10+ year member]

what is your remote wire connected to?

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

make sure a piece of that remote turn on wire isnt touching your power input block //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[93dakota 10+ year member]

if you are running a relay to turn you amp on it may be sticking closed.

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

make sure a piece of that remote turn on wire isnt touching your power input block //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I have seen this happen several times, good point. One little strand of that wire touches the power wire, and the amp stays on all the time.

 

[creeps228 10+ year member]

the thing is i didnt do my own wiring which should have been done from the get go but i didnt because i was being lazy. No relay running to the amp. and it been doing this for about two weeks now. I dont think there is any battery issues and i also have no idea where the remote wire is connected to... but i'll check to see if there remote wire is touching the power and hopefully that solve me problem if not i'll post up tomorrow

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

the thing is i didnt do my own wiring which should have been done from the get go but i didnt because i was being lazy. No relay running to the amp. and it been doing this for about two weeks now. I dont think there is any battery issues and i also have no idea where the remote wire is connected to... but i'll check to see if there remote wire is touching the power and hopefully that solve me problem if not i'll post up tomorrow

Yeah take a look at the positive and remote wire connections at the amp. If there are any stray wires, tape them up or cut them and see if the problem continues.

95% of the time it's a stray strand or two giving the remote a constant +12V

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

I have seen this happen several times, good point. One little strand of that wire touches the power wire, and the amp stays on all the time.

happened to me when i first got my sax3500...turned on with the cd player, then i turned the cd player off and the amp stayed on, i was skurred for my amp for a minute or two //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif Then i figured it out...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[creeps228 10+ year member]

ok i look at the amp and the remote wire isnt touching any of the power, can it be that its grounded some where or is touching the power side of the amp wire else where?

 

[boogeyman 10+ year member]

Find another switched source for the remote wire......If there is a relay , get a new one.

 

[creeps228 10+ year member]

thanks guys, since it was fairly nice out today i went and had a look at my audio wiring, its such a mess, but nothing seemed off except a part of my Remote wire was touching the metal would this have caused the amp staying on?

 

[Tw1st3d13 10+ year member]

thanks guys, since it was fairly nice out today i went and had a look at my audio wiring, its such a mess, but nothing seemed off except a part of my Remote wire was touching the metal would this have caused the amp staying on?

Happened to me cuz my remote wire was pinched so probably yes.