amp has power but no sound coming out of sub

[i_like_eggs]

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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.