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<blockquote data-quote="BigFatCox" data-source="post: 6266262" data-attributes="member: 605379">Thanks for the reply man.Is a DMM a voltage reader? My dad should have one of those in the garage somewhere that I can dig out. Im a poor college kid who doesnt know much about vehicles in general.Anyways, as far as making sure there&#039;s voltage coming from the headunit, are you saying to put the DMM up to the remote outlet on the amp??I know for a fact my ground is good, because its in the same spot as when i wrecked the car and the sytem worked fine then. Its connected to a bolt near the rear of the vehicle that touches the frame.And a few more questions:-is what i described, about the first amp blowing up and smoking, a regular thing to happen if you try to hook up wires when the battery is still plugged in??-will the amp ONLY power on if the headunit is connected (via the remote cable) as well? Because im thinking this: My screen gets reset every time I unplug the battery. Maybe the amp isnt working because I forgot to put in the security code on the screen to fully activate it?Thanks for your help man.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BigFatCox, post: 6266262, member: 605379"] Thanks for the reply man. Is a DMM a voltage reader? My dad should have one of those in the garage somewhere that I can dig out. Im a poor college kid who doesnt know much about vehicles in general. Anyways, as far as making sure there's voltage coming from the headunit, are you saying to put the DMM up to the remote outlet on the amp?? I know for a fact my ground is good, because its in the same spot as when i wrecked the car and the sytem worked fine then. Its connected to a bolt near the rear of the vehicle that touches the frame. And a few more questions: -is what i described, about the first amp blowing up and smoking, a regular thing to happen if you try to hook up wires when the battery is still plugged in?? -will the amp ONLY power on if the headunit is connected (via the remote cable) as well? Because im thinking this: My screen gets reset every time I unplug the battery. Maybe the amp isnt working because I forgot to put in the security code on the screen to fully activate it? Thanks for your help man. [/QUOTE]

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