WTF is happening?!

[DjDan101 10+ year member]

I didn't know where to post this cause I don't know what the problem is! So my ground wire came off and when I touched it back it sparked, obviously, and my amp started smoking. So i replaced the amp with one I saw playing on a sub in a different car and it worked fine so I hooked it in my car and the subs barely hit. So I hooked it back to the sub I saw it on in the other car but in my car and it still barely hits. WTF?! I have a capacitor and I thought that may be the problem so I connected the wires directly but it's still weak. Can anyone help me?

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[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

What DC voltage is your amp seeing when it's hooked up? Your fuse may be partly blown.

 

[DjDan101 10+ year member]

According to the Capacitor I think it was at like 13 but I didn't even think to look. I got another hotwire with a fuse in it should I switch them?

 

[itsblown 10+ year member]

blown fuse, poor ground, or dead car battery

 

[DjDan101 10+ year member]

Battery just got replaced like 2 weeks ago, ground is the same as it was when it was working, and wouldn't a blown fuse make it stop completely?

 

[itsblown 10+ year member]

No fuses can be partialy blown or just come completely out even though they are in their holder and look to be in I would pop the fuse check it and put it back in.

 

[DjDan101 10+ year member]

I looked at the one on the hotwire and it seems to be in tact and like I said I put in a new amp and nothing has happened to it. If it's partially popped would it still look normal?

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

A partially blown fuse could potentially look completely normal. If you have a spare around, swap it and see if that fixes it.

 

[audio_guy 10+ year member]

seeing as how you aren't very thorough on this I assume you just thought you could throw the amp in your car and it would play the same. It's called tuning your amp. You need to set the gains to your input voltage. Also make sure the sub is wired in the same load.

 

[Ninesvnsicks 10+ year member]

I didn't know where to post this cause I don't know what the problem is! So my ground wire came off and when I touched it back it sparked, obviously, and my amp started smoking. So i replaced the amp with one I saw playing on a sub in a different car and it worked fine so I hooked it in my car and the subs barely hit. So I hooked it back to the sub I saw it on in the other car but in my car and it still barely hits. WTF?! I have a capacitor and I thought that may be the problem so I connected the wires directly but it's still weak. Can anyone help me?

Is the amp you threw in the same model amp as the first one? Maybe it's a weaker amp?

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

The gain on the new amp isnt adjusted properly, your wiring configuration is wrong for that amp, or that amp dosnt put out ****....

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

What amp is it that u swapped in

 

[DjDan101 10+ year member]

I swapped it for a Pioneer that puts out I believe a little over 300 watts wired parallel. But like I said I heard the sub in the other guys car then just put it in mine but now it's alot quieter. Even with the volume up. I switched the fuses but it still isn't working right. And I know pioneer is not a great brand and whatnot but I know it should be louder cause I've seen it.

 

[TnT_Sounds 10+ year member]

do you even know what "gain" is on an amp?

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

this is looking like a troll thread but it seems legit