Fried my Audiopipe Apsm-1500 - Got a few questions

Clear something up for all of us though, is the setting that you have called bass boost or subwoofer? Usually the subwoofer setting is okay to have up, but I have also never owned a Kenwood. Your ground looks fine but make sure that both of the coils read well individually. I blew the power supply of a SAZ-4500 because one of the coils on one of my woofers was open. Everything read fine at the amp though.
Also I'm not too sure on how you blow an amp clipping? Usually its the signal that is clipped affecting the subs, not blowing power supplies.
I have a bass boost, its turned completely off I know that can clip stuff. Its called subwoofer output. How do you fine out whether your sub is blown or not? I asked that and no1 answered. I thought that clipping would affect the sub too, not the amp.

 
I have a bass boost, its turned completely off I know that can clip stuff. Its called subwoofer output. How do you fine out whether your sub is blown or not? I asked that and no1 answered. I thought that clipping would affect the sub too, not the amp.
read both coils, if they both read around 2 ohms you are fine, you can blow an amp by clipping because you are making the amp work hard and not supplying it enough power, it heats up and boom. when yuo clip the amp is less efficient so it heats up more.

 
read both coils, if they both read around 2 ohms you are fine, you can blow an amp by clipping because you are making the amp work hard and not supplying it enough power, it heats up and boom. when yuo clip the amp is less efficient so it heats up more.
I read the way I had it wired and it read 2.4-2.5 ohms

 
I run mine for 20-30 minutes at full volume atleast twice a day and no issues and it is 100+ degrees here. It seems like a pretty well built amp to me.
I'm talking about my HDC3 tho wouldn't it be bad for it, since they are dual 1 ohm?

 
I run mine for 20-30 minutes at full volume atleast twice a day and no issues and it is 100+ degrees here. It seems like a pretty well built amp to me.
Yeah something is wrong.. I'm one of the only ones having problems like this.. everyone else says theirs has done them good.. I have bad luck tho.

 
What do you think about me frying my amp? Like the pics.. Look like manufacter flaw or me?
I'm sorry. I am not experienced enough to say. I don't know whats wrong, but I would have a pro look at it in person before investing in more equipment. Maybe someone on here is local to you. Maybe there is a local shop that has a 1/2 way decent reputation.

 
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