I need help trouble shooting, im lost...

[playa1 10+ year member]

My Viper 1200.1 keeps blowing the fuses on the amp, not thepower wire. I've checked all connections, checked the ground, took off more paint on the grounding spot, checked power wire to make sure there is no splits in it touching any metal. I dont think it could be the remote cause its a low current wire.. When i put new fuses in the amp it will go into protection then to power and back and forth and then blow the fuses. So please help me out cause im lost and i really dont have $$$ to buy a new **** amp, which i dont think it is.

Mike

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

my guess bad amp

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

What would make a amp do that tho? just burn out, it wasnt lke i was bumping and all of a sudden it went out, it did it when i started my truck up one mourning and was fine the day before....

 

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

check your gain settings? thats the only reason i would guess...too much power goin through it. thats what fuses are supposed to do am i right? keep a certain amount of power goin to it...if theres too much power going through the fuse, it will blow? other than that i dont know sorry bro.

like i said id take a dmm n check the gains, then double check everythign over......what are you runnin off this amp?

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

it does it when the sub is disconnected from the amp also, and im a running a magnum d2

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like the amp is toasted.

Only other possibility would be if the power wire is shorted somewhere. Check and see if the power wire is shorted out somewhere. If not, then the amp is fried.

 

[imaspaceguy90 10+ year member]

Yea, sounds like that amps shot, somethings not going right in the amp, obviosly it cant be the wiring if u checked that.

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

how do i go about fixing it? You think it would be cheaper to just buy a new amp or goto a shop and get it fixed?

 

[95Eclipse 10+ year member]

My Viper 1200.1 keeps blowing the fuses on the amp, not thepower wire. I've checked all connections, checked the ground, took off more paint on the grounding spot, checked power wire to make sure there is no splits in it touching any metal. I dont think it could be the remote cause its a low current wire.. When i put new amps in the amp it will go into protection then to power and back and forth and then blow the fuses. So please help me out cause im lost and i really dont have $$$ to buy a new **** amp, which i dont think it is.
Mike

you have blown the channel in the amplifier... repair it, don't buy a new one... something like that should be about 125 dollars or something close to that...

lemme know if I can help...

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

you have blown the channel in the amplifier... repair it, don't buy a new one... something like that should be about 125 dollars or something close to that...lemme know if I can help...

who do i send it to? You think i can goto a repair shop around here? My aim is playa86101 i would like to talk to you since you know whats going on.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Warranty? If not just buy a new amp.

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

he just said not to buy a new amp :-/

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

You n00b, you posted for repair help in the product review section.

And who is "he"?

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

your calling me a noob when we both signe dup around the same date,actually me earlier. I didnt notice it was in that section, thanks for telling me though. and he is 95eclipse.