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amp problem
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:17 am
by boostinss
So my amp has been working fine for the past 6 months but for about a week now when i power on the amp a red light shows and then after about 6sec the light turns off and the amp shuts down. Whats suposed to happen is the red light turns to a green light. but now it just shuts off..i checked all the wiring and even regrounded it but nothing helped..what could be wrong?
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:30 am
by Anonymous User
sounds likes ou blew the amp....the red light mostly means its in protect mode. what could have caused it is pushing your amp too hard, or not setting the gain up correctly.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:36 am
by boostinss
that cannot be right because i have my amp set all the way on low....
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:43 am
by Anonymous User
05neonsxt wrote:that cannot be right because i have my amp set all the way on low....
well than what amp model and sub model are you using? and what did you wire the subs down to what ohm?
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:51 am
by drjeffreys
check all wiring.. again.. and again.. my amp jus did same thing tonight.. every once in a while a ground pops out or something :S.. so much folding seat up and down
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:59 am
by boostinss
well im just remebering that my amp holds 4 Fuses and i lent one fuse to my friend about 4 months ago so now it only has 3 fuses....so maybe that could be it or maybye i popped a fuse..i never checked that...im going to buy some new fuses and re check all the wiring and see if that will help.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:47 am
by boostinss
damnt nothing worked....it makes like a hissing sound when the light changes from red to off...
goddamnt looks like i need a new amp.
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:01 am
by boostinss
Anonymous User wrote:well than what amp model and sub model are you using? and what did you wire the subs down to what ohm?
power acoustic amp (2 channel)
Duel Subs
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:51 am
by Anonymous User
05neonsxt wrote:power acoustic amp (2 channel)
Duel Subs
well it looks like since your were only running the amp with only 3 of the 4 fuses it need. its most likely that you need a new amp.
did you try replacing all the fuses? and put in all 4 of them?
what model number is the amp?
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:07 am
by boostinss
Model: LT980/2
CH: 2
4ohm RMS: 220X2
2ohm RMS: 280X2
Mono RMS: 560
Bridged Max: 980
http://www.poweracoustik.com/pa2006/pro ... amp_LT.htm
(middle amp)
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:47 pm
by drivebuy
sounds like a fired sub!
and if your amp was running with a fuze missing sounds like thats goosed as well
check your resisitances on your subs
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:05 pm
by Craz1000
simple disconnect the sups and see if it still dose it, if it dose disconect the RCA's see if it still dose it, if so then the amp is bad
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:04 pm
by boostinss
what are the RCA's?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:38 pm
by Craz1000
teh RCA's is what connects to the low-level inputs on the amp, if you using the high-level then try that. when you disconect the input and the amp works fine 99% of the time this happens at work is the RCA's are grounding out eg/ a screw going though them
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:35 am
by NiteHawk
your amp is fried
trust me
i have an amp here that does the exact same thing...turns on.....makes a buzzing sound.....thats it
sorry man
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:42 am
by boostinss
is there any way bestbuy could fix it if i took it back to them?
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:32 pm
by NiteHawk
no. bestbuy doesnt fix amps, they only replace. if you amp has a warantee, you can get it replaced for likely, no cost...
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:32 pm
by Craz1000
yea if you got the 4 year plan or its within 30-days theyll replace it, we dont fix amps we actually have a seperate part of the company that we ship things to if an item is considerd "service" like alpine amps and fosgate