amp has power but no sound coming out of sub
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XJHEAD;253585 wrote:
No it is working correctlySub 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.
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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?
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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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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 :(.
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Was it that long ago? Dang, thought it was last year sometime.
LMK if I can be of any further help
701.541.3484
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actually it was last summer. i keep getting my summers confused.
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Trafik Jamz;253601 wrote:
NoTurns 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. -
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).
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bump
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blown sub or shorted wire (wires touching).
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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.
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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.
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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)
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