amp has power but no sound coming out of sub

[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.