Remote Wire?

[Rosco 10+ year member]

Alright, sometimes my amp seems to switch on and off every so often. The power and ground cables to the amp are fine. Remote wire is fine hooked up and all. I have noticed that when the amp is occasionally off, there is absolutely no power going to it. Would this problem be with my Remote wire? or the Head Unit?

Rosco

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[Trixter 10+ year member]

All I can say is to double and triple check all connections. Make sure everything is solid, if you used wire connectors/terminals inspect them closely, And make sure you have a good solid paint/rust free ground.

Could the amp be over heating? Check the gains and make sure they are not set above 3/4. (I personally don't like going over 1/2.)

 

[Rosco 10+ year member]

ACtually...at one point I thought it was the amp overheating....But after starting my car a couple times the amp wouldn't even turn on. And i have checked every wire and connection about 20 times...lol. So that's why I'm kinda thinking that it has something to do with the remote wire, or the head unit.

Rosco

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

Can you try another amp?

 

[Rosco 10+ year member]

Well i have...but the only problem is...I can't really tell when it's going to do it. It just seems to happen sometimes.

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

You could try connecting the remote line from the amp to the battery. Use a different wire. If it works fine like this then you found your problem. The only this is you'll have to remember to manually turn it on and off.

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

What do you mean by "absolutely no power going to it"? Are you judging by the indicator light, or have you actually measured signals with a voltmeter?

Get a DVM and measure DC Volts right at the amp's terminals. From the negative terminal to positive you should have 12-14v and from negative terminal to remote you should have the same thing. If not, you need to track down the reason.

Don't assume that a wire is always good.. a poor crimp connection on a terminal or lug can look fine and be very decieving.

Good luck.

 

[Rosco 10+ year member]

Yeah, I found out what it was. It was the head unit. It's about 5 yrs old, and the remote seems to be going in it. Found it out by hooking the remote on the amp up to the battery. Right now i can't afford another deck, so I'm gonna put in a switch so i can turn the amp on and off manually.

 

[AR095 10+ year member]

get a relay. anyone running more than 1 amp could benifit from that.

hook it up so your decks remote turn on the relay and that should ease your troubles.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

he's only running one amp.....at least thats the impression i got....

 

[AR095 10+ year member]

yes but if its not enough juice to even turn one amp on then a relay is all the better.

 

[Rosco 10+ year member]

Yeah, I'm only running 1 amp. But i know for sure that it's the head unit now.

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

I would just connect it to the battery like you said with a switch. If the remote on the deck is not working, then don't even bother with it.