zx2500 going into protect! Im pissed!

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

Well I was driving around my area full tilt today no problems. But when i took my 20 min drive to work after about 15 min of playing full tilt it starts going into protect. Only when its loud though. Anyone know what could be the problem? I double checked all my wiring im pretty sure its all right the fact that it only goes into protect at the loudest volume. Also when i left work i had it full tilt for about 10 min until it started going into protect My thinkings are though

Could my rca's put out a bad signal?

I am only running 4g to my ground could that not be effecient enough?

I dont have my wired fused coming off the second battery but the distance is very short could that be the problem?

Also earlier i did accidently put the power wire into the ground input slot.

Could my voltage be dropping to much?

I cant figure out whys its doing this. If my wiring was bad wouldnt mess up at low volumes to? It only goes into protect whens its up just about all the way. But not full on protect just the green kinda fades into the red then back to green then fades into red

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[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

4 gauge ground is bad first off.

Secondly, whats your electrical system consist of?

Third, you COULD have possibly damaged the amp by putting the positive lead in the negative terminal, but only if you had the negative wire in the positive terminal.

Since it only cuts out at high volumes, I think it is one of two things. Either your electrical isn't strong enough or you have a bad ground. If the amp is pulling too much current through a crappy ground, it will shut off.

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

Drawing more current than your electrical setup can supply it.

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

4 gauge ground is bad first off.
Secondly, whats your electrical system consist of?

Third, you COULD have possibly damaged the amp by putting the positive lead in the negative terminal, but only if you had the negative wire in the positive terminal.

Edit: **** YOU TOMMY!

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

imo 4 guage is kinda small for 2500+ rms

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Edit: **** YOU TOMMY!

I win!

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

I have a kinetik hc1400 up front and a 2400 in the rear. Ya 4 gague ground is all i could find for now. When i put the positive into the neg lead wouldnt that just make the amp mess up at any volume not just high? Like when i left work i could play it for about 10 min before it started going into protect

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

4 gauge ground is bad first off.
Secondly, whats your electrical system consist of?

Third, you COULD have possibly damaged the amp by putting the positive lead in the negative terminal, but only if you had the negative wire in the positive terminal.

Since it only cuts out at high volumes, I think it is one of two things. Either your electrical isn't strong enough or you have a bad ground. If the amp is pulling too much current through a crappy ground, it will shut off.

just curious if you did switch that and put the pos in the neg and neg in the pos and the fuses blew on the amp would the amp still be fine since the fuses blew bc i seen that happen b4 and the amp was fine

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

When i left work today to i had it full tilt for about 10 min then it started going into protect

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

When i left work today to i had it full tilt for about 10 min then it started going into protect

Is your alt up to par? You can have all the batteries in the world, but they are worthless if they aren't getting a charge

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

just curious if you did switch that and put the pos in the neg and neg in the pos and the fuses blew on the amp would the amp still be fine since the fuses blew bc i seen that happen b4 and the amp was fine

But wouldnt that happen automatically? Why would it happen after 10 minutes of playing full tilt

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

My stock alt is 130 amps but less also not forget the zx2500 is at 2ohm so thats also better

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

My stock alt is 130 amps but less also not forget the zx2500 is at 2ohm so thats also better

You do realize that the 2500.1 makes its power @ 2 ohms correct?

http://ampguts.realmofexcursion.com/Kicker_ZX2500.1/

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

I know that lol i was stating since its 2ohm its there is less strain on the electrical anyways

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

I think the main thing to look at is that it only goes into protect at high volumes just about its full tilt.