Trying to set up my sub with stock hu but cant get it goin...

[LimPerT 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif Alright so i have a self amplified subwoofer on my rear dash that i unplugged and i wanted to use the positive and negative wires from its input to run to a low level converter http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5760830417&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1) and then run those rca's to my amp. Everytime the music bumps my amp's light will flash brighter but no sound out of the sub. I have this amp: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=64572&item=5761746576&tc=photo At first i had a little EXTREMELY distorted vibration that sounded like something was messed up with the sub but then i was going to ground my low level converter (while the ground was already attached to the converter) and accidentally hit the positive on my amp instead of the negative and it made a sizzling sound. Now i have no sound at all from my sub. I have checked the fuses on the amp and they seem to be alright. I even tried going into my rear speakers instead of the output for that little sub on the dash and nothing worked. How can i tell if my amp is fried? What can i do to troubleshoot this and see what is broken (if anything)?

would really appreciate it. Thanks - David //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

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[LimPerT 10+ year member]

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[slicks5150 10+ year member]

dude it sounds like you fried it try running the amp alone for power if there is power then hook up a speaker if no sound you may have burnt the channels . . .outside of that you need to go throough the entire system to look for faults . . good luck bro hope you get your beats back . . //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

 

[LimPerT 10+ year member]

Do you think that i could have possibly burn out my low level converter accidentally touching the 12v source when i meant to touch the ground? Ill check on that amp tomarrow. Although I think it probably is the amp like you said

 

[LimPerT 10+ year member]

it has to be the amp... i measured the speaker outs and there is no voltage and the low level converter has to be hooked up correctly.

 

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

if you touched the 12v on the LOC ground you could have very well fried it. try testing to see if its got output with a DMM

 

[LimPerT 10+ year member]

i had to find a digital meter and tested the preamp on the LLC and it had no power at all coming out. I hope its the LLC cause i dont want to have to replace an amp.