Low Ohm light - Help!

[WhiteTrash 10+ year member]

well thanks for clarifying. i'll try to single out which speaker wire is shorted
..or if I disconnect all the wires and just power up the amp and the light is on, then that'd just mean the amp is screwed rather than a short?

brb.

i would think so

i doubt any thing is wrong with it though

probably just user error or faulty speakers

 

[Justin89T 10+ year member]

..or if I disconnect all the wires and just power up the amp and the light is on, then that'd just mean the amp is screwed rather than a short?

brb.

Try that first.

Disconnect all your speakers, then see if the low ohm light is still on.

I have seen that happen twice. Something internal to the amp.

 

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

thanks for the help, ran out of daylight outside by the time i had time

will it cause any damage to the speakers if i just let it keep playing for say the next week or so? or would it just be the amp that screws up if it is the amp that's screwed up.

 

[Ge0 10+ year member]

thanks for the help, ran out of daylight outside by the time i had time
will it cause any damage to the speakers if i just let it keep playing for say the next week or so? or would it just be the amp that screws up if it is the amp that's screwed up.

I don't recommend this. Find the short or determine if the amp is problematic. Let it go much longer and the amp could be damaged further. This in turn could fry your speakers.

Ge0

 

[spark plugs. 10+ year member]

grab a multimeter

set it to "ohms"

disconnect speakers from amp

connect and + and - leads to the wires and check their impedances (ohms)

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

grab a multimeterset it to "ohms"

disconnect speakers from amp

connect and + and - leads to the wires and check their impedances (ohms)

Brilliant!

FUCKING BRILLIANT!

Win.