Please tell me whats wrong with the amp cutting out

[Zelott 10+ year member]

Ok this is whats up. I checked all my wiring and everything is secure. When I am driving the music seems to start skipping beats, Im guessing the amp is cutting out and the sub stops working. This only happens when I turn the music above medium range, or whats really wierd is when I push my brake while driving it also seems to cut out. Im puzzled. I took it to good guys and asked the manager a few questions and he told me I may have to run my power wire directly to the battery instead of to the distributer by the foot panels(where it is now). What do you all think of that? BS or true? The system that I have at the moment is a 500/1 JL amp, 10w7, and a cap. All the necessary wiring too.

I hope some of you pros know what the problem is, or have any of you out there had the same problem? Any info at all is GREATLY apprietiated.

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[pavengmike6 10+ year member]

Well first off I would get a volt meter and measure you volts at your amp. It should be from 14.7 to 12 with the car running. Turn you radio up and see if the volts drop. My question is why did you not run it to the battery in the first place? I am not sure what you are talking about when you say DISTRIBUTER. But you power wire SHOULD run straight to your battery.

Next thing I would check is your ground. As you turn the volume up your amp wants more power. If you do not have a good ground the power cannot come in and the amp will start shutting down. Is you amp staying on, or turning off? Try moving your ground to a different spot. Or reclean the ground spot. I am not a big fan of amp kits only for one reason. The ground wire they give you is smaller than the power wire in most cases. I ALWAYS get a piece of wire that matches my power wire Guage or bigger. I am not an electrition, but if you need a 4 ga power wire in, why not a 4 ga out.

You can also check your gains. They should be set about 3/4.

 

[78nova 10+ year member]

i would connect the power wire straight to the battery, just make sure you fuse it right

 

[Zelott 10+ year member]

Thanks a lot guys, my power and ground is 4 guage, and all the guages on the amp are at the lowest settings. The amp stays on. I think I do have to run it straight to the battery. This was my first instal on my own so I assumed I would run into some sort of problem =).

Thanks guys