Wtf Is Wrong!!

[Kicker4Life 10+ year member]

i just bought a brand new kicker zr360 amp. i hooked it up in my car and everytime i turn it up the protection goes off. the gains are down and it still goes off. could the problem be my 10 power and ground wires. im hoping it is. what is it?

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[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

what gauge wire are u running. Make sure ur Subs ohm load is wired correctly. Make sure everything is connected properly and make sure ur inline fuse isnt blown or any other fuses on the amp.

 

[Kicker4Life 10+ year member]

the power wire is 10 gauge. all the fuses are ok. the amp is 1 ohm stable so im sure thats not the problem.

 

[djjdnap 10+ year member]

when in doubt check ur ground

 

[crhye250r 10+ year member]

Check your ground, and you power wire is too small. I would upgrade to 8 gauge, actually possibly even four. ZRs are some pretty mean amps.

 

[B&R Innovation2 10+ year member]

Genearlly an amp will not go into protection with a to high gauge of wire. 10 Gauge is enough to turn it on and keep it on.

MY main feeling is that your subs are not wired correctly.

I would wire it up to 4 ohms. Test, then down to 2 and test.

 

[Matador 10+ year member]

Genearlly an amp will not go into protection with a to high gauge of wire. 10 Gauge is enough to turn it on and keep it on.MY main feeling is that your subs are not wired correctly.

I would wire it up to 4 ohms. Test, then down to 2 and test.

i agree. power wire wouldn't make an amp go into protection mode i believe. it might make the amp produce less power than expected but not in protection mode.

check how you wired ur subs again, and check your ground, make sure it's a nice clean connection.

 

[djjdnap 10+ year member]

man u guys dont understand i fuxed up my amp cua the power wire was to small..

so it might not go into protection, but could still mess it up..

cuz mine neva did..