Arc Audio XDi 1200.6: Protect Code 14 - Over Voltage, Alternator Overcharging

[HAL3Y SRT]

So over the past 2 days, my Arc Audio XDi 1200.6 has gone into protect mode (Code 14 - Over Voltage - Alternator Overcharging) 4 times. It happens when I accelerate from a low speed but also happened once while parked and another while cruising on the highway. Anyone experience this? Leaving it with my audio guy next week while im in the Bahamas so he can get it all fixed but wondering if anyone here knows anything about this. Im assuming I need a new alternator, but not sure.

I drive a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT with a stock 220 amp alternator.

1 Arc Audio PS8 with PSC controller

1 Arc Audio XDi 1200.6 to power my front stage (all active Hertz Mille components, 4 ohms per speaker)

2 Arc Audio XDi 1100.1 (running at 1 ohm each) to power

2 Audio Frog GB12D2s

Only the XDi 1200.6 goes into protect mode, both 1100.1s are fine.

Assuming there is a general consensus of what causes a "Overcharging Alternator", any one have any thoughts?

Thanks guys.

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[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Might be a bad ground, wiring for that amp isn't big enough, gain set too high...

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Something going on with the external regulator...which is that plastic piece on the outside of some alts, or built in.

Might be issues with the battery as well.

 

[HAL3Y SRT]

Yea those are basically the 3 things I narrowed it down to. Either bad ground to that amp (since the other amps are fine), bad battery or bad alternator/regulator.....but the regulator for my amp is in the PCM. Sooo that *****....hoping its a bad ground...

All 3 of those amps have 3 30a fuses, the 1100.1s are wired to 1 ohm, so I figured if something was going to act up, it would be one of those...

 

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thanks for your response btw.