audiopipe amp problem.. please help

[rockfordT3]

i have an audiopipe ap15001d. mono block amp. im running 4ga. wire for ground and power. straight to the battery, in the trunk with it. the amp goes into protect mode as soon as it gets power. every 5 secs, ther power light flashes. when it flashes, the sub will beat if its hooked up, also, the top light on the amp will go dim with each flash... ive opened it up and its clean. nothing burnt up.. anyone know what this could be?

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[rockfordT3]

nobody has a clue??

 

[alexknipfer 10+ year member]

Check the ground, make sure it's bare metal, probably a bad ground. I would just go back and check all wiring (power, ground, etc.).

So it goes into protection mode when you FIRST power it on?

And do you have your sub wired at which your amp is stable at?

 

[rockfordT3]

it does with the sub wired or without it wired. and the ground is good. its straight to the battery, 3 feet away. my 800w runs on the power and ground with no problems..

 

[alexknipfer 10+ year member]

So another amp works fine? Possibly a defective amp?

 

[rockfordT3]

yes im sure its the amp.. im just trying to figure out how i could fix it. or what needs to be fixed..

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

with only pwr grnd and remote hooked up to the amp, does it still go into protect?

 

[Beatin' 10+ year member]

On the trunk battery.........how my cables are coming out of each post positive and negative?

 

[rockfordT3]

the trunk battery is my car running battery too. its a bimmer so battery is in the trunk. i just have the wires wedged between the cable terminal and the battery bost. its ****** lol but its a tight connection. my 2 other amps work like that. i hooked the amp up inside to just a 12v power supply, and same thing. while its hooked up, i took the wires from my speaker and touched them together, and it gives a bright spark, and dims the lights on the amp and pretty much resets the amp.. does that say anything?

 

[rockfordT3]

anybody know audiopipes support phone line? everone says they have called audiopipe about their amps and they told them what was wrong immediately. but i cant for the life of me find any number for audiopipe.

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

you touched the speaker output wires together and it made a spark? well that's not a good thing todo (if it wasn't blown befor it prob is now) does it go into protection when the rca and speaker output cables are disconnected from the amp?

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Yeah that amp is fried. Dont let wires arc (touch)

 

[rockfordT3]

nah that did do anything to it. still doing the same thing its been doing. but like i said, anyone have a clue whats wrong with my amp? its definitely the amp. not outside wiring. if not, anybody know what audiopipes number is? they try really hard to hide it.

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

did you try what I suggested?

 

[rockfordT3]

its always in protection mode. with rca in , or out. but when the power light flashes, the protect light goes off for that split second. like its trying to power up correctly..