cant get amp to turn on

[bigdub_diesel 10+ year member]

ive got a memphis PRD1000.1 amp. i hooked it up to an old 8 gauge wire kit just to test it out, and it worked fine. A week later i got my new 4 gauge memphis wire kit, and hooked it up. i didnt have my fuse put together, so i just touched the 2 pwr wires together to get a signal, and my amp turned on just fine. i turned off my car, and unhooked the pwr wires. Then i hooked up my subs to the amp, and put my fuse together. I turned my amp back on and i got no power, no lights turned on or nuthin, I went to turn on my car to see if that was the prob, and it didnt start, i jumped my car and it started fine then. I let it run for 5 minutes, shut it off, and turned it on again, and now my car works fine, only thing is that my amp still doesnt turn on, could this have ne thing to do with my fuse being assembled incorrectly? i checked and my ground wire, remote wire, and rca's and they are all hooked up securly. i also checked to make sure the fuses in my amp werent blown, and they are fine. My head unit turns on fine also. Anyone with a thought on this or be able to help me?

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[blaze383]

what kind of car is it?

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

your remote wire sending power? check all the power wires with a DMM.

 

[MastaFlex 10+ year member]

i am guessing you blew the amp when you touched the wires together, you usually do not want to do that, atleast last time i did that it blew my amp

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Tried showing it a few playboys ?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Grab a DMM and test the REM wire and the power wire to be sure they are both receiving 12V

 

[bigdub_diesel 10+ year member]

i didnt have the car on when i touched the wires

 

[diatribe 10+ year member]

i didnt have the car on when i touched the wires

Your battery is always "ON".

If you did not disconnect your battery first, then you may have damages your gear.

 

[i3abyjay25 10+ year member]

chk the fuse in the amp and under the hood....

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Grab a DMM and test the REM wire and the power wire to be sure they are both receiving 12V

.......

 

[bigdub_diesel 10+ year member]

get this, just hooked up my old amp, and it doesnt turn on either, put old power wire on old amp and it doesnt work either, so it has to be my ground, remote wire, or some fuse in car right?

 

[dbubble 10+ year member]

did you get that pr1000.1 from judysdeals/ cmttrading? not sure how this relates but me and my friend got those and about a week later mines stopped working then 2 weeks after that his

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

get this, just hooked up my old amp, and it doesnt turn on either, put old power wire on old amp and it doesnt work either, so it has to be my ground, remote wire, or some fuse in car right?

Get a DMM and see if your DMM reads somewhere around 12v.... as Squeak suggested twice.

 

[bigdub_diesel 10+ year member]

ya, i got it from judy deals, what did u do?