Is my amp dead ?
03-13-2006, 04:40 PM
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Is my amp dead ?
I have 2 amps in my car. The first one is for the 2 subs and the 2nd is a 4 channel amp for the speakers. Recently while listening to my radio the other day my speakers goes off all of a sudden, but I can still hear the bass from my subs (all i could hear are the subs). After a few minutes i hear a single poping sound then the music came back from my speakers. Then a few minutes later it stopped, then on, then off...you get the idea. Each on and off intervals last about 15-30 minutes.
What I think is wrong is that the amp for the speakers has insufficient power. But I don't think that makes sense because when I listen to my radio at moderate/low volume the same thing happens. If this is the case then I think a 1 or 2 farad capacitor will do the trick.
The 2nd thing that could be wrong with my 2nd amp (speakers)is that it's broken. But if it's broken then why does it work here and there. If it's broken then it should stop working all together.
My 3rd guess is that the wires are loose. But I rechecked all the wires and they seemed fine and holds up very well.
Here's a pic of the 2nd amp and the rear of subs box if that helps. Please give me some advice on the problems with my amp.
What I think is wrong is that the amp for the speakers has insufficient power. But I don't think that makes sense because when I listen to my radio at moderate/low volume the same thing happens. If this is the case then I think a 1 or 2 farad capacitor will do the trick.
The 2nd thing that could be wrong with my 2nd amp (speakers)is that it's broken. But if it's broken then why does it work here and there. If it's broken then it should stop working all together.
My 3rd guess is that the wires are loose. But I rechecked all the wires and they seemed fine and holds up very well.
Here's a pic of the 2nd amp and the rear of subs box if that helps. Please give me some advice on the problems with my amp.
03-13-2006, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by totalimmortal
I'd say it's overheating. And once it cools down it will turn on again, but over heat again in a few minutes.
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03-15-2006, 04:58 PM
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What you can do, if it is overheating is one of two ways you can go to sounddomain.com. They make a fan that will run over the cooling fins, and or what I did was take a couple of CPU fans (very cheap )mount one to the side that pushes air and one on the opposing side drawing air. You will need a power inverter and a relay for the CPU fans. My amps never over heat.
03-22-2006, 09:19 PM
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There are 2 lights on the amp green is power and red is diagnostic. When it plays it's green. When it stops it's red. I believe this amp is broken and has seen its' last days. I will replace this amp soon. thanks for the help guys