Ugh! WTF is wrong with amp!

[NJTStang11 10+ year member]

Ok so this morning Im driving and bass suddenly stops. Pull over immediately, check for smoke, none. Amp light is just OFF. No red light, no green, no power.

-I check in-line fuse under hood (OK)

-I check fuses on distro block (OK)

-I check I check fuses on amp (OK)

-I check ground (Re-ground it even tighter)

-I check power wire (Re-adjust into inline fuse, tighten on battery)

-I get super pissed off and start punching car (OK)

-I pull out headunit to check remote wire (OK)

Now I figure, ok, amp is busted.

-Pull brothers amp and hook it up (No Power)

-Put back in brothers car (Power)

I'm obviously missing something as amp isnt blown, but what? I've never run into this deep of an issue. What the **** else could it be?

Any help would be appreciated because Im not stop unless this shit works and I dont wanna blow a whole saturday.

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[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Start checking voltage.

 

[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

check for power at the terminals and if so try jumping a wire from positive to remote nd see what happens..

 

[NJTStang11 10+ year member]

check for power at the terminals and if so try jumping a wire from positive to remote nd see what happens..

Im not getting the little "bzz" zapp when I plug power into the amp, nor was I getting it when I did it into brothers.

Jumping a wire?

You mean like running a small remote wire from REM input to 12v input?

What would that do?

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

more like using a jumper from the 12v to the remote

 

[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

it test to see if the remote is working you wont always get the bzz zap when plugging up an amp..it test to make sure the remote is good if you test with dmm and have 12+volts at the terms then your remote wire failed you..use a small piece of wire and jump it like triger said..

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Also, just because the fuses LOOK good doesn't mean they ARE good.

I got a few AGU's in the garage that look perfect but don't pass any voltage/current.

As stated, get a DMM and start checking voltages at the amps termainals

 

[Villeza1 10+ year member]

Also, just because the fuses LOOK good doesn't mean they ARE good.
I got a few AGU's in the garage that look perfect but don't pass any voltage/current.

As stated, get a DMM and start checking voltages at the amps termainals

X2

 

[30hrtz 10+ year member]

ya try getting a cheap test light and see where your 12 v stops in the "chain"of fuses you have. Probably a blown fuse on your main power line from batt, try temporarily jumping each fuse out to see if you get power across each distro block until you find the problem fuse.

 

[lincolntc690 10+ year member]

tommyk knows his s h i t //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[NJTStang11 10+ year member]

Also, just because the fuses LOOK good doesn't mean they ARE good.
I got a few AGU's in the garage that look perfect but don't pass any voltage/current.

As stated, get a DMM and start checking voltages at the amps termainals

Thanks again Tommy. I'll look into this tomorrow. You actually helped me solve a wiring issue like 3 years ago //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

x3 on the fuse thing.. my fuse blew one time and when i first checked it i thought it was fine.. i thought to just replace it since its cheap anyways.. fixed //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif