protect light on amp

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

also, check the remote turn on wire, make sure the wire insulation is not inside the amp terminal. You want to make sure the only thing underneath it is the bare copper from the wire.

i've had this problem and fixed it, it took me forever to identify it though.

 

[nathanshnoz 10+ year member]

trying wiring straight to batt now......................ok, hooked straight to battery no protect light pos and neg but remote to pos means protect light comes on.

 

[zack39648 10+ year member]

also, check the remote turn on wire, make sure the wire insulation is not inside the amp terminal. You want to make sure the only thing underneath it is the bare copper from the wire.
i've had this problem and fixed it, it took me forever to identify it though.

see what i mean completely useless ... ...

 

[nathanshnoz 10+ year member]

i had already checked all the fuses

nah im only touching the remote wire to the terminal, as the light comes straight on i know right away its still not working, so no, i dont have any wire insulation under the terminal aswell

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

i may not be an expert or anything just but dont take advice from endofdays ... im sure LOTS of people on here can confirm he is a complete dumb *** who doesn't know shit about troubleshooting any type of car audio problem

LMAO!

THIS!

Check your gains, unplug the RCA's (with the car off first) then turn the car on. If the amp boots up in protect, turn the car off, reconnect, and check the grounds... if none of these fix it, you have a broken amp, sir. Sorry.

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

Please list your whole setup down to the size wiring you are using.

 

[zack39648 10+ year member]

trying wiring straight to batt now......................ok, hooked straight to battery no protect light pos and neg but remote to pos means protect light comes on.

so did you jump a wire to the remote? like when you hooked it straight to the batter pos to pos neg to neg and a wire from the pos to the remote and it still went into protect ? if so that rules out your wiring and you have a amp that needs repiar ...

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

hi guys,
the protect light is on on my amp. i have tried everything i know to get it to go off but it wont. amp worked fine then just stopped working one day. i have tried everything i can find on the internet to help me but nothing has worked.

ground wire seems fine

its getting perfect power through power cable (i checked with my multimeter)

when ground and pos are attached as soon as you attach remote wire the protect light come on. i have to drive 2 hours soon and without music it will kill me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif my dash is in a million pieces trying to find a short i cant find anything.

PLEASE HELP ME //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

thanks

sound like a fvcked amp, how long have you had it?

 

[zack39648 10+ year member]

sound like a fvcked amp, how long have you had it?

irrelevant ! ... lol .. but yeah your amp is prolly dead ... i had one do the same thing ... was like new ... shit happens i guess

 

[nathanshnoz 10+ year member]

zack39648 - yes that is what happened

turdferfueson2-

sony explode head unit

sony explode 6x9 rear speakers

2 x sony explode 12inch subs

1 x 500wrms sony explode amp

1x 800wrms sony explode amp

pos and neg wires are 8 gauge

speaker wires to subs are 8 gauge too

speaker wires to 6x9's are just standard speaker wires

one rca cable which is split from 800wrms amp to 500wrms amp

i should point out im not bothering with subs right now or the 800wrms amp, just trying to get the 500wrms and speakers working so i can at least listen to music

 

[nathanshnoz 10+ year member]

p.s - all the shit came with the car

I AM WELL AWARE SONY EXPLODE SUCKS BALLS!!!

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

zack39648 - yes that is what happened
turdferfueson2-

sony explode head unit

sony explode 6x9 rear speakers

2 x sony explode 12inch subs

1 x 500wrms sony explode amp

1x 800wrms sony explode amp

pos and neg wires are 8 gauge

speaker wires to subs are 8 gauge too

speaker wires to 6x9's are just standard speaker wires

one rca cable which is split from 800wrms amp to 500wrms amp

i should point out im not bothering with subs right now or the 800wrms amp, just trying to get the 500wrms and speakers working so i can at least listen to music

you know why they call them Sony xplod's right?

 

[nathanshnoz 10+ year member]

hahaha beat you to it

but free is free....LOL

 

[zack39648 10+ year member]

well sounds like you have a dead amp/amps ... just run the speakers off of deck power ... so you can haz music

 

[nathanshnoz 10+ year member]

yeah im thinking about it, but means i have to run new wires.....gay....oh well better get to work then...not sure what colour wires out the back of h/unit are for rear speakers though!