C92hatchX Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 i put my system in my new whip and everything was working good then the sub would out of no where cut in and out, i would have to turn the head unit off and back on to get it to work, no it just wont work, i rechecked everything and its all hooked up right and the amp is getting power just no sound from the sub, the sub is bran f*ckin new and the amp is old i guess (got it for free), wtf is wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 what gauge wiring are you using. are you sure the amp is getting continuous power? check your ground wire. make sure if you grounded it to a bolt, there is no paint in that area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 i think i was told a 4 gauge, and the ground is good and the power always stays on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 did you take the sub out of the box and check the wires to the sub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 yessir all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducttape2334 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 my friends car had this same issue, we disconnected everything from the amp itself and then put it back together and it never had that issue again. i still dont understand what it did but it worked. is the amp maybe overheating and shutting itself off? oh we also disconnected the power wire from the battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 try unplugging one of the RCA cables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 i just replaced them yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 no dont replace them, just unplug one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 oh, what should i be looking for when i do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRF4i Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 a few things. . throw a volt meter on the amp and verify that you are getting proper voltage recheck the subs wiring. the amp has to be capable of running stable with the ohm load of the sub. If you drop the ohms too low, you could be pushing the amp into thermal protect. What make/model amp are you running, and whats the make/model sub??? and how is the sub wired to the amp? lastly, try swapping the RCA's to a different set of RCA outputs on the head unit (if you have more then 1). You could have a bad output to the amp on the headunit or visa versa (amp could have bad outputs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djm4rshm2llow Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 my sub did that for a while, but my amp power was dimming out... maybe you arnt noticing the light go out? But I got a 2nd battery and never had the problem again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrIaN EG2 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 possibly a loose sub wire.. or one of your wires could be grounding itslef out.. i had that issue when a audio shop installed my 4 6.5's.. one speaker was grounding out all of the 6.5's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 boss 300 watt amp and 600 watt pioneer ill get the model numbers in a min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrIaN EG2 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 300 watt amp? thats a little small i have a sosche 500/1 and love it.. turn it on full and the speakers distort, turn the car off and then back on and the amp adjusts itself to the speakers and wont distort them anymore.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbith Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Check the fuse running on the power wire? Had one that had got a bit of water in it and the sub would randomly cut out. Replaced the fuse and all was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 well if the fuse blew in the power wire, then that would stop the connection so there would be no power running to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbith Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Didnt say blown.. The fuse that was in my power wire was perfectly fine, aside from the moisture that was collecting in it. The moisture would cause it to fail randomly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 yep i fail at reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrIaN EG2 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 ^yup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 so did you figure this out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 Check the fuse running on the power wire? Had one that had got a bit of water in it and the sub would randomly cut out. Replaced the fuse and all was good. but would that cause it to have no sound?, and no i hooked the sub up to a friends amp and it works fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djm4rshm2llow Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 did you buy the amp used? boss is piece of sh!t brand and if its old, its possible to be screwed up. They dont have long life spands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 try testing your amp in your friends car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 i got the amp free and im sure its the amp, so i just gave up haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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