I have an Alpine MRV-F545 that is bi-amping my Alpine SPX Pros, and I turned it on for the first time, and it played for a minute or so, then shut off, and the display screen is flashing on and off with the error code "CUR." I looked it up in the owner's manual, and it says the error is "amp shutting off due to excess current. Please find the source of the excess current and fix." I am not an electrical genius, but I know there is a difference between current and voltage. Right before it shuts off, the voltage goes from 12.6 to 11.xx then shuts off. The sub amp, however, stays on and hovers around 12.3V. This is with the truck running or not. It was at a pretty low volume, so I don't know if the amp still draws full load at low volume or not. The way it is wired (for now) is:
1/0 12" from battery to 200A circuit breaker
1/0 ~12' from circuit breaker to un-fused distribution block
4ga ~6" from distribution block to MRV-F545
4ga ~16" from distribution block to MRD-M1005
4ga ground ~12" from sanded chassis to each amp
Big 3 NOT DONE yet
Stock Alt/Battery; 200A DB Electrical Alt coming Thurs, along with Kinetik 1400
The circuit breaker was not thrown, as the sub amp stayed on the whole time. Any idea what my problem could be besides the battery/alternator? I mean A/C was off, truck was parked and I was holding the RPMs at about 2k, and it shut off. Does my dist block need to be individually fused? Does the power wire from the dist block to the F545 need to be a little longer for some reason? ANY input is appreciated! Thanks in advance.
Mike
