My system isn't working anymore?

[xander37 10+ year member]

Last night I thought I had everything setup perfectly and was confused with why my subs weren't turning on, along with power not going to my amp. It turned out that I'd forgotten to plug the other end of my rcas into the back of my headunit. After doing so, I was pretty satisfied with the way it shoved, and knowing that I'd just completed the setup in my car for the first time.

Well this afternoon I go to take it out so I could hear its full power. That's when I heard nothing except music through the regular speakers. I was disappointed and confused with what could have happened since last night. Anybody have any ideas on what it might be and suggestions to fix it?

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

check the power and remote wire for voltage,also check the ground

 

[KTMrida4life 10+ year member]

Amp remote wire probably came out. Been there done that.

 

[myjaja 10+ year member]

check the remote wire and check the fuse underneath the hood and the ones on the amp

 

[xander37 10+ year member]

check the power and remote wire for voltage,also check the ground

Before I connected the ground I made sure the paint was all scraped off. Do I check the power on these wires with a multimeter? What happens if it ends up reading that I'm not getting any power? Would I check the connections? I know for a fact they are pretty ghetto, it's 0 gauge wire I had to shave down very thin so that my bolt could pass through it. I didn't use the crimps that were included in the stinger wiring kit on my battery terminals because the **** bolts were too thick and woudn't pass through the hole even though they are 8mm and the crimps are made for 8 mm. That was some of the most frustrating **** I've been through and after working on it for an hour I said **** it and went with the trashy way of doing it. I'm thinking it has to do with this reason, but I don't understand why it was working last night and now it isnt.

 

[xander37 10+ year member]

Amp remote wire probably came out. Been there done that.

Nah it's good, that was the first thing I checked along with the rcas.

 

[xander37 10+ year member]

check the remote wire and check the fuse underneath the hood and the ones on the amp

What fuse would I look for?

Unrelated but is the setup in your sig your actual setup? It made me lol. Esp your "neon lighting". //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

check the inline fuse for the amp,you could have drilled out the terminal bigger for the bolt too.sounds like some thing blew or shorted

 

[KTMrida4life 10+ year member]

All of them, but Im pretty sure he meant the fuse that is supposed to be on your amps power wire, as well as the fuses in your amp.

 

[xander37 10+ year member]

All of them, but Im pretty sure he meant the fuse that is supposed to be on your amps power wire, as well as the fuses in your amp.

Oh okay I thought he meant in the cars fuse box. I'm going to check now.

 

[myjaja 10+ year member]

Oh okay I thought he meant in the cars fuse box. I'm going to check now.

Yeah, I meant the fuse thats actually being used for your power wire and the fuse/fuses thats in your amp.

lmao, also thats not my actual system.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

What fuse would I look for?
Unrelated but is the setup in your sig your actual setup? It made me lol. Esp your "neon lighting". //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

lmao, also thats not my actual system.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

close to my real system though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

 

[xander37 10+ year member]

Yeah, I meant the fuse thats actually being used for your power wire and the fuse/fuses thats in your amp.
lmao, also thats not my actual system.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

There is no fuse coming from my amp. Do I have to take it apart? It's brand new.

Here is the model I have for reference.

http://www.amazon.com/Rockford-Fosgate-Prime-channel-Amplifier/dp/B004T0YAMG

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Some amps don't have built in fuses, it's perfectly normal. If it had a fuse it would be on the outside. Check the fuse under the hood in the fuse holder. Actually pull the fuse out and test it with a multi meter for continuity. Sometimes the fuses blow but they look fine.

 

[xander37 10+ year member]

Some amps don't have built in fuses, it's perfectly normal. If it had a fuse it would be on the outside. Check the fuse under the hood in the fuse holder. Actually pull the fuse out and test it with a multi meter for continuity. Sometimes the fuses blow but they look fine.

I have a regular old analog multimeter, would that suffice? I'm new to all of this stuff including electronics. I checked my remote wire by switching the multimeter to what looked like the symbol for ohms and measured it at x1k and it said it was good. Then I checked my power wire, it didn't register at x1k so I switched it to x10 and it read positive as well. Did I do this correctly? How would I measure whether or not the fuse is good? What setting do I dial it to? Sorry for all the questions I'm just lost and frustrated right now.

EDIT: Also do you know what the fuse I would be looking for is called? aux input fuse?