Did my amp hit the dust????

[BRZguy 10+ year member]

hey guys i need help. today my amp stopped working. the amp was working perfectly fine this morning. i came home and and my car sat for an hour. i started it up and there was no music, so i looked at the amp and notice that the power light indicator was not on. i tried restarting my car and turning off and turning on my headunit. I check all the fuses and none of them are blown. I have been running this amp for almost 2 years with no problems. And i havent touched the amp or mess with my system since everything was installed. I am trying to figure out what could be wrong, before i take it to back to the shop i purchased it from. if anyone have any idea, please share. thanks

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[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

so none of the fuses under the hood or on the amp are toast huh? which amp is it?

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

if your using agu fuses the big round tube fuses...they can blow and not look blown at all...i think they become unsoldered...check your voltage at the amp with a DMM

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

hit the dust heheh. are there any other amps in the set up? check wiring and fuses.

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

if your using agu fuses the big round tube fuses...they can blow and not look blown at all...i think they become unsoldered...check your voltage at the amp with a DMM

axactly

 

[BRZguy 10+ year member]

for sure the hood fuse is not blown. i have to double check the amp fuse. i wasnt able to see it clearly, but they didnt look blown. it is a Diamond Audio amp.

 

[BRZguy 10+ year member]

if your using agu fuses the big round tube fuses...they can blow and not look blown at all...i think they become unsoldered...check your voltage at the amp with a DMM

thanks. ill check test out the voltage.

 

[Redlineaudio 10+ year member]

Check for +12 at the amp and on the Remote.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

yank them fuses, replace all of them just to be sure if you have the means...

what about the remote wire? that didnt cause the problem did it?

 

[BRZguy 10+ year member]

Check for +12 at the amp and on the Remote.

got it.

yank them fuses, replace all of them just to be sure if you have the means...what about the remote wire? that didnt cause the problem did it?

ill give it a try. i did not install a fuse for the remote wire.

 

[Redlineaudio 10+ year member]

got it.

Did you use the Amp Ground for the test for a body ground for the Meter?

Sounds like the amp is dead.

meter the onboard fuse just to be sure.

 

[boomzilla 10+ year member]

Your amp's just trippin balls from all that dust it just hit.

J/K But the amp may be dead if theres no voltage readings at the amp's terminals, the best thing to do is take the amp out if you can and open the bottom and see if anything is burnt. If everything looks fine and you can't get it to work, then take it back to where you bought it from.

 

[dye4metal 10+ year member]

if your using agu fuses the big round tube fuses...they can blow and not look blown at all...i think they become unsoldered...check your voltage at the amp with a DMM

had that happen to 3 fuses... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

i eventually threw the holder away and went to ANL. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

"bite the dust" is the term you're looking for, John (right?)

bust out your test light and do some detective work.

 

[BRZguy 10+ year member]

"bite the dust" is the term you're looking for, John (right?)
bust out your test light and do some detective work.

lol. yeah thats what i meant. so anyways, this morning i started up my car and turned on the headunit. the amp decided to turn on. so i was like great the amp is not fried. After worked i started the car and the amp stopped working. i went to the gym and worked out for an hour and the amp worked again. do you guys think it could be my ground? i did install some foglights couple weeks ago.