Amp And Subs

[gordster1122]

Last week I got my amp and subs installed and today I was going to the gym to workout and all of a sudden the subs shut off and would come back on a few mintues later and keep repeating that and red light flashes on the amp when it happens anyone know what could be the problem

AMP - Kicker CX600.1
Subs - Kicker DCWS102

[J57ltr]

Check to see if there is a strand of wire between the +and - for the speakers. Also check to see that the fuse is tight and ground. But if you just had it installed take it back and have them look at it.

Jeff

[BillBoost37]

Check to see if there is a strand of wire between the +and - for the speakers. Also check to see that the fuse is tight and ground. But if you just had it installed take it back and have them look at it.

Jeff

Seems you've had problems before...lol

[J57ltr]

I started installing in 87' to about 05', and I own amplifiers older than most of the people on this board. Lol

Jeff

[gordster1122]

I have 2 amps running in the car 1 for the subs and 1 for the speakers

[gordster1122]

update on the problem when the subs would cut out i was looking at the big fuse by the battery and moved it around when the subs would stop i would move the fuse and wire around bass would come right back on just zip tied in place till it goes back to the shop

[J57ltr]

Well if the sub amp is the only amp cutting out then the fault in the wiring for the sub amp or the amp itself.

Does it play for short times? does it get hot?

Probable causes if the sub amp drops out but comes back on on it's own could be:

Short between speaker terminals or even loose wiring in the sub enclosure. I have seen dual voice coil wiring come loose and short the amp sending it into protection mode.

In systems using AGU fuses (the glass fuses about the size of a pinky) I have seen people push them so hard that the contacts spread out and only one end is actually holding the fuse the other one either has intermittent contact or is floating entirely away from the contact and the amp has no power, Systems using Maxi style fuses are usually not tight enough to hold the fuse properly or heats the contacts to the point that it causes issues. So look at these points.

Also look under the hood where the amp power is connected for anything obvious.

Look for grounds that are loose and make and break contact. Look for a loose remote turn on wire (it's the small gauge wire next to the large black and Red (or blue or whatever they used)

The amp could have a failure.

If the amp gets hot but plays a while then shuts off then takes a while to turn back on chances are there is either not sufficient ventilation, or the amp is driving a load lower than the recommended, which will cause it to overheat.

Jeff

[J57ltr]

Guess I was a little late on that one.