I've had this amp for a few months already and never had a problem. The other day I accidentally detached one of the wires connected to it and I had to reconnect it. When i get the amp connected again, exactly how it was before, my battery dies. So I replace the battery with a new one. About 16 hours later the new battery is completely drained. I disconnect the fuse from the amp and I replace the battery again and now I've been running on this battery for the past month. I take the car to the guy that put the amp in the car and he says theres a "leak" in my system. I take the car to the shop and they say its the amp. What do I do? Is there anything I can do to find out whats really going on?

Car: 2000 honda civic lx 4dr
Amp: "Blackmaxx Ground Pounder", amplified tube, 150 watts

Where could I get the manual for this amp/subwoofer?

Thanks for all of your help!

 

You probably blew a diode in the amp when you " accidentally detached one of the wires connected to it" depending on the wire you disconnected.

Obviously if you do not have a batt. drain problem when pull the amps power cable fuse, the problem is in the amp, or you wired the amp incorrectly.
Does the amp/sub work when connected? 94

 

i had this prob with a soundstream amp, where the power connection is soldered to the circuit board it busted off and eventually friend the plastic board, intermittently connecting and dis connecting, killed my battery. all in all, open the amp and take a quick look and make sure theres no broken/loose connections

 

When the amp is plugged in it works fine. I asked the guy at circuit city and he said I might need something called a capacitator or something like that. Would that solve my problems if I get it installed in the car?

 

LOL... Sounds like he was trying to make a sale, and didn't give two ***** that you had an actual problem with the amp...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18C_EJ8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">LOL... Sounds like he was trying to make a sale, and didn't give two ***** that you had an actual problem with the amp...</TD></TR></TABLE>DITTO THAT!^^^

If he had said a capacitor in the amp yea, maybe, but adding a "stiffening cap" is not going to solve your problem.

Because the amp still works properly, kind of, confirms to me that the problem is a blown diode and the amp is staying on.

The other issue could be a "leaking" cap in the amp.

Either way you will have to have it repaired or pull the power lead fuse any time you leave the car. 94

 

First things first you need to check something for me. This is something that happens that people to look for or ask. When your car is off, is the amp still on. What wire came out? If it was power and you reconnected it and a few small strands are making contact to the remote terminal as well this will cause the amp to be on at all time hence causing a drain. If this is not the case and everything is ok, get a meter that does current draw. Disconnet the possitive terminal from the battery, but the meters leads one on battery's poss. terminal and the other on the lead that was connected to the battery. You meter will tell you how many amps of current are being drawn. This will tell you true draw and not voltage. Good luck, let me know how you made out.
cory