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<blockquote data-quote="SGSeeker" data-source="post: 5507112" data-attributes="member: 576198">Nope, that was the first thing I checked which is when I noticed the smell. I also probed it and got 12v (edit: actually 12.1v) grounding to the neg and checking both the + and remote. Very odd issue. Kinda hard to kill an amp by only trying to power it up unless you do indeed put the wires in the wrong places.I have the power being Kicker 1/0 to the back, starting from a Stinger dual 1/0 post battery terminal to a 150A fuse then in the back a T block puts 4 gauge to the two amps (4.150 and, well, an Eclipse right now). The ground is to a 1/2&quot; (thread width) bolt that holds it to a thick sheetmetal area (main support for the rear roof) that is ground down to the metal with two of those...washers that press into the material in a star pattern, under washers, under a nut on the opposite side of the bolt head. Anyways, the gain was turned down to nothing so if my 500w amp works great there, there is no reason the PDX shouldn&#039;t. I don&#039;t remember the resistance from the ground mounting point to the battery but it was quite good when I ran the wiring 2 years ago.I&#039;ll drop the amp off at a relatives and let them have a go at figuring it out - all that pro-studio electrical knowledge should fit right in here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SGSeeker, post: 5507112, member: 576198"] Nope, that was the first thing I checked which is when I noticed the smell. I also probed it and got 12v (edit: actually 12.1v) grounding to the neg and checking both the + and remote. Very odd issue. Kinda hard to kill an amp by only trying to power it up unless you do indeed put the wires in the wrong places. I have the power being Kicker 1/0 to the back, starting from a Stinger dual 1/0 post battery terminal to a 150A fuse then in the back a T block puts 4 gauge to the two amps (4.150 and, well, an Eclipse right now). The ground is to a 1/2" (thread width) bolt that holds it to a thick sheetmetal area (main support for the rear roof) that is ground down to the metal with two of those...washers that press into the material in a star pattern, under washers, under a nut on the opposite side of the bolt head. Anyways, the gain was turned down to nothing so if my 500w amp works great there, there is no reason the PDX shouldn't. I don't remember the resistance from the ground mounting point to the battery but it was quite good when I ran the wiring 2 years ago. I'll drop the amp off at a relatives and let them have a go at figuring it out - all that pro-studio electrical knowledge should fit right in here. [/QUOTE]

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