amp has power but no sound coming out of sub

XJHEAD

theoblivious;253583 wrote:
yes when i turn on the my HU, there is a blue light that turns on from the amp. Do i still need to jump the two wires?

No it is working correctly

theoblivious;253583 wrote:
I will get another speaker tomorrow from a friend and will test out if the sub is the problem.

If im understanding everything correctly:

If another speaker works, then its an issue with the sub

Sub or the wires feeding it

theoblivious;253583 wrote:
2. if it doesnt work, then its an issue with the amp. Is there any way to determine what is wrong with the amp exactly? Sorry if i am being redundant.

Thanks for all your help

You don't know if you have a audio signal reaching the amp yet. Try the new speaker with wire first.

Chuck is there a easy way to see if a signal is getting to the amp without putting a new amp in?

MisterCMK

XJHEAD;253585 wrote:
No it is working correctly

Sub or the wires feeding it

You don't know if you have a audio signal reaching the amp yet. Try the new speaker with wire first.

Chuck is there a easy way to see if a signal is getting to the amp without putting a new amp in?

Take a known good source and hook it up to the amplifier.

BlueSRT0483

Does your factory HU have RCA preouts? How is the amp knowing how to play the music? Is there a function that turns off your preouts, or whatever is used to to turn off the amp? I know on my deck, I can turn my subwoofer off, but I don't believe it turns off the amp itself.. Just stops sending the singal to power the subwoofers.

Have you checked the wires on the inside of the speaker box, did any of them come loose?

Trafik Jamz

BlueSRT0483;253590 wrote:
Does your factory HU have RCA preouts?

No

How is the amp knowing how to play the music?

Turns on w/ ignition...receives signal through speaker level inputs or line output converter

Is there a function that turns off your preouts, or whatever is used to to turn off the amp?

No....except maybe the fader being set wrong

I know on my deck, I can turn my subwoofer off, but I don't believe it turns off the amp itself.. Just stops sending the singal to power the subwoofers.

Not applicable

Have you checked the wires on the inside of the speaker box, did any of them come loose?

Isn't that what 3 or 4 of us already suggested in some way shape or form? (though it is still good advice)

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theoblivious

thanks for all the help, ill give this a shot when i can find another speaker. As for the amp, i believe i bought it from you 2 summers ago :(.

Trafik Jamz

Was it that long ago? Dang, thought it was last year sometime.

LMK if I can be of any further help

701.541.3484

theoblivious

actually it was last summer. i keep getting my summers confused.

BlueSRT0483

Trafik Jamz;253601 wrote:
No

Turns on w/ ignition...receives signal through speaker level inputs or line output converter

No....except maybe the fader being set wrong

Not applicable

Isn't that what 3 or 4 of us already suggested in some way shape or form? (though it is still good advice)

--Not familiar with his deck, or didn't know of many with preouts.
--Figured he was using a line out converter, and I'm not a big fan of them. Better off with a deck w/ preouts.
--I should of expanded on what I was trying to get at with the wires. What I meant was for him to check not only the wires, but look over the terminals too. You have the terminals on the box, that may have a lose wire, or a lose terminal on the sub itself.

theoblivious

so i rewired everything on the audio side. (took out the wires from inside the sub, took out the wires connecting to the amp and the sub). I got the sub to turn on and play. however, when i turn up the volume up more than halfway, the sub cuts out and the amp goes into protection mode (red light turns on the amp).

theoblivious

bump

weshole

Blown sub. 99% sure. Youll need to either measure the impedance of the sub or try another one to be sure.

Trafik Jamz

blown sub or shorted wire (wires touching).

theoblivious

fixed the problem...my rcas were kind of bent out of shape, so i got a newer one. Seems to fix the problem nicely. Also, is a capacitor necessary when running an aftermarket amp? Will the sound quality be significantly improved?

Thanks again for all your help.

weshole

Unless its a big capacitor, It does no good. A 2nd battery is a better option. But neither one will help in actual sound quality. It's more for making sure the amp(s) never run too low on power.

BlueSRT0483

theoblivious;253895 wrote:
fixed the problem...my rcas were kind of bent out of shape, so i got a newer one. Seems to fix the problem nicely. Also, is a capacitor necessary when running an aftermarket amp? Will the sound quality be significantly improved?

Thanks again for all your help.

Your amp was pretty small right? Watt-age wise? I think you should be fine w/o one.

Trafik Jamz

theoblivious;253895 wrote:
fixed the problem...my rcas were kind of bent out of shape, so i got a newer one. Seems to fix the problem nicely. Also, is a capacitor necessary when running an aftermarket amp? Will the sound quality be significantly improved?

Thanks again for all your help.

Glad this was resolved.

As for the cap.....waste of money in every system on the planet....1000000% snake oil.

(and yes, i'm being serious when I say that)

weshole

What I cant figure out is if the rca's were bad connection wise, how did that put the amp into protect mode? Not typically something that you would see as a result of bad rca's.

MisterCMK

Chuck is a liar. I will sell you a 100 farad capacitor for the smoking deal of $100. jk, Chuck actually is right.

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amp has power but no sound coming out of sub