testing amps?

[dont_smokerocks 10+ year member]

How would I test an amp to see if it works? Can i just hook up the ground and power or do i need to run remote wire as well? Reason I'm asking is my amp wont turn on. I installed my headunit the other day and it was simple. All the wires are hooked up right and I ran the power, ground, remote and RCA's today. My amp would not turn on. Ihave no clue whats wrong and I'm on the verge of taking it to Circuit City and letting them test all my wires. Please help

BTW this is with a 2000 jeep cherokee and a viper 1200.1.

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[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

um... if i were in your shoes, id make sure that your remote turn on lead is hooked up correctly to the head unit... ive had that happen to me before and almost chucked my amp cuz of it. My dad has always taught me that when it comes to electronics, "in order to get a good output, you need a good input, so before troubleshooting this and replacing that, make sure your signals are correct and start from there." works every time for me.... if your remote is hooked up right, make sure your power and ground leads are secure and take a voltmeter to check to see if you can get voltage between the wires. If not, then you have a bad connection. After that, theres tons of things to go through, but i would say the easiest way to test it is to get your buddy's car, which has a system already, and swap your amp into his car for a minute to see if it will turn on in his car... hopethis helps.. good luck bro

 

[dont_smokerocks 10+ year member]

How would I test an amp to see if it works? Can i just hook up the ground and power or do i need to run remote wire as well?
BTW this is with a 2000 jeep cherokee and a viper 1200.1.

can someone answer this for me please?

 

[dont_smokerocks 10+ year member]

^^^

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Hook up the 12V source, hook up the ground, put in a jumper from the remote terminal to the 12V terminal.

The amp should turn on.

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

yeah.. but what i said works too...

 

[dont_smokerocks 10+ year member]

problem solved. Thankyou.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

yeah.. but what i said works too...

Yeah, but you said alot and he apparently didn't like your answer.... so I gave him the simple short answer he was looking for.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, your way is easier, but in the event that it tests bad, he can refer to my post to help troubleshoot where he went wrong, or if the amp even works