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<blockquote data-quote="psych0ticnemes1" data-source="post: 6013873" data-attributes="member: 560430"><p>Is the amp mono?</p><p></p><p>Make sure you're using one of the dedicated subwoofer rca outputs. If you're using a full range set of rca outputs, you won't get nearly the amount of juice you're expecting.</p><p></p><p>Next, check to make sure you're ground reads 0 by using a dmm. Set your dmm to ohms and put one lead on the amp ground terminal and another on a clean piece of the frame other than where it is currently grounded. If anything but 0 is returned, your ground isn't good.</p><p></p><p>Some amps are very fickle. Even if your ground worked for your last amp, it may not be good enough for this amp. Something as small as your head unit ground could cause an amp to act the way you're describing.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psych0ticnemes1, post: 6013873, member: 560430"] Is the amp mono? Make sure you're using one of the dedicated subwoofer rca outputs. If you're using a full range set of rca outputs, you won't get nearly the amount of juice you're expecting. Next, check to make sure you're ground reads 0 by using a dmm. Set your dmm to ohms and put one lead on the amp ground terminal and another on a clean piece of the frame other than where it is currently grounded. If anything but 0 is returned, your ground isn't good. Some amps are very fickle. Even if your ground worked for your last amp, it may not be good enough for this amp. Something as small as your head unit ground could cause an amp to act the way you're describing. I hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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