Sundown Amp Not Working

[CrownMe 10+ year member]

hey, I'm having an issue with my sundown SAE1000D. It simply not turning on. When I test the power terminal with the volt meter its only showing 3.3 whereas if I pull the power wire out of the terminal and test it, its shows anywhere between 12 and 13. I really dont know what it could be, any ideas? ... blown amp? any possible solutions?

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[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

is it new? do you have the origional reciept?

 

[CrownMe 10+ year member]

no its not, i bought it used off here, it was working fine and then it turned off a while back, it was just waaayyy too cold to look at. So I left it, and every once in a while like every 2-3 weeks it would randomly turn on and then go out a few minutes later

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Loose wire?

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

blown fuses?

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

take the power wire and run a piece off to the remote wire.. see if it will turn on then

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

your fuse might not be Blown completely but cracked and so it might cut on and off when it bumps around and touches more and less

 

[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

check you wiring, and do as above

 

[CrownMe 10+ year member]

Thanks for the replies... fuses dont look blown, the wire is not loose either, but I will double check the remote wire again, and just replace the fuses just incase, anything else I should check while im at it

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Sundown amps don't break. Everyone knows this.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Sundown amps don't break. Everyone knows this.

Think about the Titanic.....

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

Thanks for the replies... fuses dont look blown, the wire is not loose either, but I will double check the remote wire again, and just replace the fuses just incase, anything else I should check while im at it

check your ground.. maybe it came loose and is vibrating.. causing the circuit to open/close..

 

[CrownMe 10+ year member]

^^ my othe amp is grounded at the same place, it doesnt seem to be an issue with the ground.

But would it make sense for it to be reading fine when I pull out the wire, but as soon as it touches terminal even if i touch the volt meter leads directly to the wire it drops down

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

^^ my othe amp is grounded at the same place, it doesnt seem to be an issue with the ground.
But would it make sense for it to be reading fine when I pull out the wire, but as soon as it touches terminal even if i touch the volt meter leads directly to the wire it drops down

Maybe a power wire is grounding out inside of your amp?

 

[CrownMe 10+ year member]

possibly, is there any way of checking that/fixing that?