Only One Amp Working

[99durango5.9L 10+ year member]

whats the first thing i should check for first?....here the situation....

the power goes from the battery up front to the one in the back.....then to a distribution box and goes to both amps....the battery and both amps are grounded.....the remote wire is daisy chained....and the rca goes from the HU to one amp (the one thats working) then is connected to the other amp from it's output to the other amps input (the one thats not working)...the rca cables are pretty cheap...could that be the problem....

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[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

if you have any rca splitters around, bypass using the output from the first amp. could rule out, or confirm, an rca signal issue.

 

[99durango5.9L 10+ year member]

if you have any rca splitters around, bypass using the output from the first amp. could rule out, or confirm, an rca signal issue.

i just unplugged the nice rca cables from the hu to the ampt hat wasn't working and its still not working...the light doesn't even come on.....kinda like its not even getting power....

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

i just unplugged the nice rca cables from the hu to the ampt hat wasn't working and its still not working...the light doesn't even come on.....kinda like its not even getting power....

you don't have a multi-meter? they really make troubleshooting much easier.

 

[99durango5.9L 10+ year member]

you don't have a multi-meter? they really make troubleshooting much easier.

im sure my step dad does.....i had to squeeze a 0 gauge wire into a 2 gauge distribution block....could that be a reason....it sucks....i just hooked it up yesterday...and it was playing fine then it just stopped working two minutes ago

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

im sure my step dad does.....i had to squeeze a 0 gauge wire into a 2 gauge distribution block....could that be a reason....it sucks....i just hooked it up yesterday...and it was playing fine then it just stopped working two minutes ago

check all your wiring at the amp, distro and battery. check all fuses.

 

[GMCJimmyslt2000 10+ year member]

check the fuses on the amp itself, the on that isnt workin. If everything else is working correctly, its pry just the fuse.

 

[budget76 10+ year member]

try jumping the + to the remote, and see if it powers on. Sometimes the remote wire isn't strong enough to daisy chain to more than one thing.

good luck