Amplifier Problem

YamzinHa

New Member
Ive got an annoying problem with my amp. It keeps cutting off on me when i up the volume. Like itll be fine until i pass about 16 on my volume.
Idk what specifically caused the problem, but it happened like this.
One day i was driving and i was blasting my stereo, had the volume up to about 30 or so. I turned the volume down when i pulled into my school parking lot to talk to some people. Then when i left the parking lot and tried to turn my volume back up, my amp would trip out each time. Id turn off the radio then turn it back on to get my sound working again. Anyways, anyone have a slight idea whats up?
SN: Checked my ground already.
 

jcrabb13

Registered Abuser
when this happened to me i had blown a capacitor INSIDE the amp. depending on the connection it can still carry some charge but when you increase demand (up the volume) the capacitor can no longer handle the load. If you really want to know, crack open the amp. Be careful taking it apart, look for warranty stickers and what not if you are still under warranty. If not, then there is typically just a few screws holding a plate on the amp that you can remove to see the internals.
 

TegSox

Super Duper Moderator
I had the exact same problem with an Alpine head unit, it turned out to be an internal problem, nothing with the way it was wired. Some component inside went bad.
Or maybe your amp is getting too hot and going into protecting mode. Are you running the amp at an impedance it's made to run at? Is the amp mounted in a good spot to have adequate ventilation for it to get rid of heat?
 

DustinXIX

New Member
i have the same problem haha so ill keep an eyeon tis thread.if it happens to be an "internal" capacitor, is there a way to relace it or does that mean just gt a new amp.im running two twelve ince sony xplod 1200 watts a piece subs with a kicker KX450.2 amp (900 watts) and i have it bridged., also using a 2 fahrad capacitor. sorry to thread jack, just dont see apoint in making the same thread when the solution will most likely be the same answer. thanks.
 

jcrabb13

Registered Abuser
DustinXIX said:
i have the same problem haha so ill keep an eyeon tis thread.if it happens to be an "internal" capacitor, is there a way to relace it or does that mean just gt a new amp.im running two twelve ince sony xplod 1200 watts a piece subs with a kicker KX450.2 amp (900 watts) and i have it bridged., also using a 2 fahrad capacitor. sorry to thread jack, just dont see apoint in making the same thread when the solution will most likely be the same answer. thanks.
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if you can solder well then yes you can probably replace the capacitor, but if not then itll prob be time for a new one. sonicelectronix.com has good prices.
 


tenshi_R

luxury integra driver
damaged speaker would cause an amp to overheat as well.

are you talking about a 4 channel or a sub amp?
 

00tegls

New Member
my old amp did that. it was over heating and would go into protective mode and would only let the subs hit once or twice. my fix? sold it for 50 bucks and bought a new precision power 850 watt :D
 

YamzinHa

New Member
jcrabb13 said:
porque? was it blown inside?
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I couldnt tell lol. Honestly didnt kno where the capacitor was but i opened it up and did nothing. But then i tried to even out the gain levels and i got a nice little set up to get a great amount of bass along with mids and hi's so, for now ill just run on this bootlegged set up lol
 
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