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[cgriffin224 10+ year member]

So ive got my whole system hooked up in my room. Its running off a power supply hooked to the wall, but that doesnt have anythign to do with the problem. So I got my new Alphasonik 4150 amp today, and when I plugged it in i was happy to see the light turn on. When I went to wire up my deck, all went well until I plugged the ground back into the power supply negative terminal. The whole amp shuts right down, but the deck starts up. Any ideas what the problem could be? I unhooked all speaker equiptment, and tried it that way and still the same thing....

Thanks,

Chase

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[PrestigeSounds 10+ year member]

yea, you zigged when you shouldve zagged. puttin a grounded lead to a positive lead will never go well....check any fuses inline....

 

[cgriffin224 10+ year member]

Thats the problem. i dont have any inline fuses...

 

[FenixAudio 10+ year member]

Thats the problem. i dont have any inline fuses...

**** right thats the problem. are you trying to start a fire?

 

[cgriffin224 10+ year member]

Nope but the wires dont even get get warm. Its plugged into a wall outlet on a 25 amp fuse with no problems of flipping the breaker.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

25 amps at 120 volts AC is a lot different than 25 amps at 12 volts DC.

You should always fuse your wiring when you change size or voltage.

what did you do for a remote turn-on? from the head unit?

what power supply are you using? model number?

verify with a DMM the voltage at the amp battery, remote, and ground terminals.