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[Planetaudio23]

Hi I just bought a planet audio 1600.4 amp and planet audio dvc 15 inch sub and the amp is 2 ohm stable and I have it wired to 2 ohms.i also have a Sony headunit but I'm using a light switch for the remote on the amp bc I can't find the remote wire on headunit.so I have the amp ground to bare metal in the floor of my truck.but when I turn the amp on it lights up for 2 sec and the protection light comes on then shuts off please help.i have 12 gauge power and ground.

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[DukeNut 10+ year member]

what is your sub's ohms for the vc, 2 or 4? next are the vc's wired parallel or series? how do you have the amp wired? i think your problem is you have one or more wired wrong. your amp is only 4 ohm stable when bridged. one last thing, your 12 ga power and ground wire is way too small for that amp.

 

[Planetaudio23]

It's a dvc 4 wired parallel

 

[AndrewHD 10+ year member]

12 gauge? Please fix your electrical first or risk damage. IMO 2 gauge would be good 0 even better.

 

[DukeNut 10+ year member]

what is your sub's ohms for the vc, 2 or 4? next are the vc's wired parallel or series? how do you have the amp wired? i think your problem is you have one or more wired wrong. your amp is only 4 ohm stable when bridged. one last thing, your 12 ga power and ground wire is way too small for that amp.

Your sub is wired to 2 ohm and I'm guessing you have the amp bridged causing it to go into protect mode. See if it goes into protect wiring it to 1 channel. You won't get the full power but it will show if the amp is bad.