Hit bump, now I clip, no sound, PLEASE help

[Ricochet48]

After work I plan on picking up some more fuses. I bought all they had at radio shack (6), but now I need more. Going to swing by Ace and Depot if need be.

First I'm going to unplug the subwoofer speaker cable (and RCA) and see if it turns on & doesn't blow a fuse, etc.

Then if it still blows I'd assume it's the amp. I'll then swap out the amp and plug in the new one without the sub to see if it works. Then if that works, I'll try connecting the sub RCA and speaker cable. Hopefully that should work! If not, then I may have either blow both the amp and sub or have a wiring issue.

However, the other amp powers on fine I checked the power cable for the sub at the distribution block and it was sound (and of course I checked the grounds).

On a side note I ordered 12ft of 0 gauge to do the Big 3 after years of delay. Will attempt this next weekend as this weekend is homecoming for us University of Illinois alumni.

 

[Ricochet48]

I give up. I honestly do. I would give up my pinky to have this work.

I put a new amp in with just the power, ground and remote. It turned green a little bit.

Now I have REDIC whine that gets worse with my reving etc. It's unbearable. Now my sub amp won't turn on at all. Nothing, no matter what I do.

SO I'm basically stuck with components that turn on, but I can't hear because of alternator whine.

Oh and my subs are grounded with 0 gauge to the frame and my HU is also grounded to the frame.

What amazes me is that one bump ruined me. I am having a mental breakdown.

NAME YOUR PRICE, if you live in Chicagoland and can fix this. Seriously I am desperate.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Sounds to me that you have a hot wire grounding out somewhere..I would use another piece of power wire just to run exposed back to that amp not through the seats or??? but from battery back,and try that one,and see what happens????????

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

I would do the same with the ground wire also if it does it again/try a different ground location after checking the power.Just an Idea? I have done this before,and found that my ground wire was loose ,and had exposed/cut in the supply wire at the bench seat/grounding out on the bench bar under the carpet,and once i shot a screw threw the wire at the door pillars...OOOOPs! Well ..really a couple times to be honest..something to think about, but not hard to do to test hooked up??Just wire ,and patience