Remote wire killed amp???

[chargdbassbuick 10+ year member]

maybe i'll run my ground different when i get a new amp then. I never really thought about it like you explained it lol that would make sense. As far as I can tell it was a fine ground but all that makes sense. Its just strange to me that the remote wire started acting like that at the same time though. Thats why i thought it was the problem.

the worst the remote could ever do given its fused somewhere via cd player or something . the only thing i could see even possible of doing it just causeing your amp to turn on or off. the voltage is key when running a amplifier . amplifers love 14.4voltage and some even shine on 16v+ .when you drop11v-10v range.. lol spells ouchie for you! its like redline a engine for any given periods of time it might do the job but it wont last long . let me know how it goes for you and if i can help you out with any info i will

 

[motocross019]

ground could have been bad from the start , i assume there was contact at the bolt on the seat where you connected your ground . but the resistance was high enough to cause stress issues in your wire heat ,burnt ofc or cca whichever you use. bad ground would work but would not last long. due to high resistance . let me give a example. i bolted to a seat once and when car was started the trunk battery only read 13.1-12.8 . front battery was 14.4+ . my ground was nice and shiny 2 . but the resistance was so high it was struggling to get a good connection. i relocated my ground to a strut bolt which is connected directly to frame . back battery now reads 14.8+ . hope i could help . if i was you i would relocate ground.
p.s. people recommend ground to be no longer then 12inches or whatever . the reason for this is to reduce the chance of engine wine or rca interference . .ground can be rather long with no issues

Do you know what happens when you test a remote wire with a test light? When i do it with a test light it starts bright the goes out but i just tried it with a volt meter and it tested fine? And it only read 11 volts. So will a test light ground it out and make it act like that?

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

Do you know what happens when you test a remote wire with a test light? When i do it with a test light it starts bright the goes out but i just tried it with a volt meter and it tested fine? And it only read 11 volts. So will a test light ground it out and make it act like that?

11V is not good.

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

Too many questions need to be answered first here...

But for starters a remote wire can't kill an amp... Not enough current

Secondly what we're your gains set too... Bass boost on... Every thing cranked up? I I kno its only a 250 but u can still clip an amp to death

How were the subs wired

 

[motocross019]

the worst the remote could ever do given its fused somewhere via cd player or something . the only thing i could see even possible of doing it just causeing your amp to turn on or off. the voltage is key when running a amplifier . amplifers love 14.4voltage and some even shine on 16v+ .when you drop11v-10v range.. lol spells ouchie for you! its like redline a engine for any given periods of time it might do the job but it wont last long . let me know how it goes for you and if i can help you out with any info i will

okay, my main hot wire tested at 14 volts and the remote wire tested at 11 volts.