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[mtxxx 10+ year member]

i have a clipping problem......if a deep bass note hits my amp goes into over current...i have to shut my radio off to reset it.....now i troubleshooted it and found my left rca imput is the problem....if i leave it out and only run the right rca everything is fine...now i wanted to know is this a easy fix? and is it ok if i only run my right rca...i am running my amp in mono and i wanted to know will it hurt the amp to run 1 rca or am i not getting full potential out of my amp by running 1 rca....thanks

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[mtxxx 10+ year member]

can anyone help?

 

[christiankills 10+ year member]

if no one helps, post it in car audio 101 installation section.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

maybe you should try some new rca's or if its the deck, have it checked out. if its the input on the amp, it can be repaired, but it might not be worth repairing depending on the amp. is everything still under warrenty.

 

[mtxxx 10+ year member]

no its a old u.s but thanks for the tips.........

 

[toaster 10+ year member]

check your speaker wiring, ohm out your speakers. your rca is not the problem, it just drives the amp hard enough to make it show up when it is plugged in. check all your wiring. you have something insufficient or loose. its not the rcas (sorry).

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

Make sure your sub is the right ohm

Make sure your amp is stable at that ohm

Make sure your power and ground wires are secure

Set your gains following the AMP tutorial

 

[mtxxx 10+ year member]

thanks guys....i'm wired @ 1.33333 ohms my amp is stable to 1 ohm.....and it only does it if i use the left rca jack i am running it on the right rca jack now and it sounds ok but would i need to use the left and the right simultainiously ?....will i damage my amp if i only use one?.....will it suffer the amps sound?...all my wires are tight......voltage is steady...what does over current mean on a amp...

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

What amp?

 

[mtxxx 10+ year member]

it's a us amps de1000

 

[toaster 10+ year member]

hello? read my reply. not going to type it again when its a few inches straight up with only using the right channel input, your only getting half the voltage@ preamp stage to drive your amp.

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

I felt like reiterating. Sue me. A step by step is easier to follow than a paragraph

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

if you can find the manual for the amp it may tell you that when runing on mono use only one of the rca inputs. since using both input channels the amp will actualy try to amplify both signals, it seeing double the voltage, is trying to put way to much power and clip clip clip the signal gets hacked by the lack of power from the power supply.

 

[mtxxx 10+ year member]

thanks guys....i figured it out....it was a over voltage problem i overseen....

 

[toaster 10+ year member]

I felt like reiterating. Sue me. A step by step is easier to follow than a paragraph

wasnt talking to you, bro.

i was talking to the mtxxx guy

sorry for the confusion.