When I turn the radio loud , the amp shut off and I have to turn off the radio and turn it back on, then the amp work fine but with the volume not to high. I'll appreciate your help if you know the solution. Heeeelp!
2007-08-25 15:10:34 · 6 answers · asked by yisarizoe 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
Your amp is going into "Safe Mode". This happens when you start pushing your amp past it's limits.
There are a few reasons this could happen.
1. Your subs are hooked up in a way that the amplifier is seeing an ohm load that it cannot consistently feed power too. For instance, if you have (2) Subs with a 2ohm rating and have them wired parallel so that the amp reads a one ohm rating. Most amps cannot run safely at 1ohm.
2. Your gains are simply set too high. If you are cranking your volume up at max simply turn your amplifier gains down. You might have to sacrifice a small amount of bass output but it should save you the hassle of your amplifier failing.....
Hope this helps....
2007-08-25 16:45:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most common reasons.. 1. Your impedence is too low. When you turn up the volume the amp detects too high a current flow and protects. 2. Faulty wiring gets shaken loose causing shorts. 3. Gains set too high, and/or bassboost too high causing over current protect mode. It can very easily be a fuse issue. The fuse is soldered to the ends. The soldering can melt/come loose and then no more power, but the fuse looks OK.
2016-05-17 23:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have em wired parallel, dont you? 1 ohm, and the amp isnt one ohm stable. it's most likely 2 ohm, which is why it shuts off when you turn it up really high. if you have a pair of subs, you can wire it to 2 ohms, or if it's a single sub, you'll have to wire it to 4 ohms
2007-08-25 17:42:30 · answer #3 · answered by ct_thebull 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The speakers on many (most?) amps have circuit breakers to protect them. There is probably a reset button (spring loaded, momentary type) in the back somewhere.
2007-08-25 15:20:50 · answer #4 · answered by Bacse 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You may have a speaker impedience mismatch and the amp is drawing too much current and is overheating and tripping an overload. That is a guess, but it could happen.
2007-08-25 15:15:21 · answer #5 · answered by Fordman 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
ok if its an amp for speakers then one of your speakers or the wire is touching the chassis check you wires cuz one of them isn't right and if it's an amp for subs then check if you polorized them right (-,-) (+,+) have fun
2007-08-25 15:19:12 · answer #6 · answered by altima 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋