my amp keeps on going on and off. it makes noise to the speakers.. im only powering the 2 front speakers.. do you guys know why its going on and off and making weird noises??? is it maybe because my power cable is too small?? could that be the problem???

 

What size is your power cable? Also check your grounds as well as the other connections.

 

maybe it's overheating and shutting off. where is the amp located and what kind of amp is it? does it only happen when you turn up your music loud or on a hot day... be more specific

 

loose remote turn-on??

loose power line??

loose ground??

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power too close to rcas/speaker will make noise not turn the amp on/off

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also give us FULL specs of what ur running...

Head Make&Model
Amp M&M
Wire sizes, power/ground/speaker
rcas: custom or off-the-shelf

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to do ur own diagonistics.. get a digital mulitmeter to test all ur wires :-)
they run u about 20 bucks for a decent one that does the job well.. 10bucks will get you a POS...

unless ur lucky and sears have their $20 DMM on sale for 10.99.. but that was a few months ago...

 

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its pretty damm small maybe its that.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95civicdx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">maybe it's overheating and shutting off. where is the amp located and what kind of amp is it? does it only happen when you turn up your music loud or on a hot day... be more specific</TD></TR></TABLE>
umm it a 300 watt amp. it was working a while ago. then i started up my car to go somewhere and it wasnt working right. it kept on going on and off.. you couldnt really hear the music cause of the amp going on and off.. its under the passanger side[QUOTE=bpr0422]loose remote turn-on??
i checked the ground and grounded somewhere different. and i reconnected the power and remote turn on and it was still doing the problem...
loose power line??

 

It could be a short somewhere. Check speaker wires, speakers, or defective amp.

 

it was the speaker.. wouldnt just the speakers have a problem?? not the amp going on and off??

 

If a speaker causes a short, the amp sees that short and will go into "protection". That feature is there to protect the amp, rather than having it burn up...

 

i think its the amp cause i changed amps and it work perfectly fine. but with the 300 watt amp it was going on and off..