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 Post subject: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:16 pm 
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Hi guys,
I'm new here and I'm not too sure if my situation is supposed to be here, so could the moderators please move this to the correct place if need be.

I like my bass and I have 2 amps and neither of them work as of yet.

What I have done is:
HEAD UNIT
I have connected the remote wire from the back of my head unit via twisting and taping them together and have plugged in RCA's to their correct spots on the unit.

POWER
I have run the power wire from the battery with an inline fuse (intact) through to my boot and have fixed that into the B+ port on the amp.

REMOTE
I have fixed the remote wire to the REM/ACC port on the amp.

GROUND
I have sanded down a section in my boot (bare metal now) and have fixed an O-ring connected ground wire to that and connected the other end to GND on the amp.

Problem for both is that none of them power on?
Could someone help me please, much appreciated!

THANKS :D
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 Post subject: Re: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:31 pm 
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should be working then..
check you have 12v at the amp end of your power cable,if you havent check your said power cable fuse and battery connection.
check you have the right wire for the remote and not the power antenna or somthing(usually blue ),check you have 12v on the remote wire (amp end)when head unit is turned on .
check amp fuses?
twisting wires wll work but aint the best way !
get a cheap soldering iron and solder then tape all twist joins .

just to test that your remote is the culprit you can bridge the 12v+ with the remote temporarily and amp should fire up :wink:
hope it helps Mystro
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 Post subject: Re: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:55 pm 
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Thanks mate, I'll check out all the wires tomorrow!
I'm a little confused as to what you mean by bridging the 12v and remote wire together, could you please explain this if you have the time?


Cheers
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 Post subject: Re: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:58 pm 
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get an extra bit of wire and put it on the bat termanel and acc one
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 Post subject: Re: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:00 pm 
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also check to see if your headunit has an amp on/off in the settings
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 Post subject: Re: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:31 pm 
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Thanks for the quick replies guys. I appreciate it tremendously !!
I'll check it now and will post back
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 Post subject: Re: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:48 pm 
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Hey spinner,

I see you have an EL and I was wondering where abouts did you ground yours in the boot if you did it there?

Thanks!
P.S Nothing works still :cry:
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 Post subject: Re: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:54 pm 
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mate i have 2 kenwood 1000watt d class amps screwed to the back of my back seat earthed to the seat brackets sorry for the late reply
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 Post subject: Re: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:45 pm 
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amp isnt in protection mode? is there a red light on the amp near a word saying "protection"?
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 Post subject: Re: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:06 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
amp isnt in protection mode? is there a red light on the amp near a word saying "protection"?



hey mate sorry for the late reply, i've been busy working :(
there isnt any protection mode or red light saying protection on both amps
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 Post subject: Re: *NEW HERE* Need help with amplifier please!
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:19 pm 
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sick amps man got any mate with an amp to test in ya car or your amp in there car that will tell you wether your amps are fu-cked thats im thinking that anyway.
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