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Rockford P6200 .. positive outs dead?

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Old 05-09-2007, 05:00 PM
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Default Rockford P6200 .. positive outs dead?

Short post, but, my subs are dead. The amp gets power, the capacitor gets power. I have good grounds and they test with the light, but we used the test light on the amp positive outs and its not lighting up. Is it safe to assume the amp is shot? Im so confused because everything else tests good..



Edit, P6002, not 6200.

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Old 05-09-2007, 09:12 PM
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check your RCAs, they might be shot, i got 2 of those bad boys in my car
Old 05-09-2007, 09:18 PM
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Ill check them in the morning, but what would those have anything to do with? The physical positive outs arent lighting.. so wouldnt that mean there is not power coming out?
Old 05-09-2007, 10:54 PM
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What do you mean by positive outs?

The + connections to the speakers, or the 12+ input?
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Test light + Car Audio = Junk.

Go down to Sears and grab a 20-30 dollar auto range Digital Multi Meter and use that in diagnosing. Pull the RCAs out of the amp and turn your meter to AC current. Take the neg lead from the meter to the outer shield of the RCA, and the positive lead to the prong sticking out from the middle of the RCA. Now with the music low, turn up the volume and you should see the AC current rise. If it has no effect then your problem is either in the cables, head unit, or hi-low converter.

If RCAs are good then take your meter and test the output of the amp....again neg. to neg, and pos. to pos. Again volume low, then turn it up to see if the AC voltage rises.

Next test your Subs....turn the meter to the Ohms setting and test.
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Originally Posted by b00gers
What do you mean by positive outs?

The + connections to the speakers, or the 12+ input?
The outputs from the amp itself. Ill take a picture and post it tomorrow, I wont be home all day today.

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Test light + Car Audio = Junk.

Go down to Sears and grab a 20-30 dollar auto range Digital Multi Meter and use that in diagnosing. Pull the RCAs out of the amp and turn your meter to AC current. Take the neg lead from the meter to the outer shield of the RCA, and the positive lead to the prong sticking out from the middle of the RCA. Now with the music low, turn up the volume and you should see the AC current rise. If it has no effect then your problem is either in the cables, head unit, or hi-low converter.

If RCAs are good then take your meter and test the output of the amp....again neg. to neg, and pos. to pos. Again volume low, then turn it up to see if the AC voltage rises.

Next test your Subs....turn the meter to the Ohms setting and test.
Thanks! Ill get to that tomorrow as well, I really would prefer my amp not be shot so Im up for testing anything..
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I attached a picture and the two arrows are what was not lighting up, but I took the multimeter to the those and they had current, as did the RCA's. To test the subs do I test the jacks on the rear of the sub box where the speaker wire runs through?
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The subs tested fine
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Hooked it up unbridged and w/o cap.. works better than ever??? That confuses the crap out of me but whatever, it works, Im happy!




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