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<blockquote data-quote="scadiz" data-source="post: 8430012" data-attributes="member: 666275"><p>Sub: HDS300 15''</p><p></p><p>Amp: RE VLX 3DE</p><p></p><p>Last night we were thumping admittedly a little heavier than usual then suddenly my sub cut out. I immediately pulled over and checked everything out. Amp was cool to the touch, and all fuses were intact. I then noticed no lights were coming on on the amp. Neither power nor protect.</p><p></p><p>A few questions before I tackle this:</p><p></p><p>Could a bad speaker wire connection on the sub side cause this symptom (no light on amp)? Kind of half assed electrical taped it up because I was in a hurry, was planning on taking it back out and redoing everything with different wire later anyway.</p><p></p><p>Would the fuses pop/amp go into protect before frying? I'm assuming it isn't fried because it was cool and none of the fuses went... but could a surge somehow bypass everything and still fry it?</p><p></p><p>And lastly, where should I start looking? After work today planning on checking all the hot wires and continuity through the amp. Just hoping my amp isn't gone ... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif</p><p></p><p>Update:</p><p></p><p>Positive Wire to amp: Hot</p><p></p><p>Remote Wire to amp: Hot</p><p></p><p>Positive Speaker Wire out of amp: Nothing</p><p></p><p>Re wired the sub side, everything's 100 there. Double checked all wires for cuts, the amp is definitely seeing power and turn on. Took off the grounding bolt and sanded the surfaces again.</p><p></p><p>Amp light still won't turn on!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scadiz, post: 8430012, member: 666275"] Sub: HDS300 15'' Amp: RE VLX 3DE Last night we were thumping admittedly a little heavier than usual then suddenly my sub cut out. I immediately pulled over and checked everything out. Amp was cool to the touch, and all fuses were intact. I then noticed no lights were coming on on the amp. Neither power nor protect. A few questions before I tackle this: Could a bad speaker wire connection on the sub side cause this symptom (no light on amp)? Kind of half assed electrical taped it up because I was in a hurry, was planning on taking it back out and redoing everything with different wire later anyway. Would the fuses pop/amp go into protect before frying? I'm assuming it isn't fried because it was cool and none of the fuses went... but could a surge somehow bypass everything and still fry it? And lastly, where should I start looking? After work today planning on checking all the hot wires and continuity through the amp. Just hoping my amp isn't gone ... [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif[/IMG] Update: Positive Wire to amp: Hot Remote Wire to amp: Hot Positive Speaker Wire out of amp: Nothing Re wired the sub side, everything's 100 there. Double checked all wires for cuts, the amp is definitely seeing power and turn on. Took off the grounding bolt and sanded the surfaces again. Amp light still won't turn on! [/QUOTE]
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