i recently had my subs stop working for some reason, the fuse in the engine bay was blown because i think i grounded something out by accident.

anyway, i replaced the fuses and the subs dont work now. the amp turns on, but the subs just instantly go to max travel and stick there...

any idea whats up? im not all that into sound systems, and just like it when it works....wires arent my friends

throw me a bone

Explain what you mean by max travel? and what kind of headunit do you have. I know some headunits you have to turn the subs on through the controls. Like my Pioneer for example.. default it keeps the subs turned off until I go into the controls and turn them on.

max travel, as in they just push up in the box to their max and then stay there. kinda like someone is pushing on the sub from the bottom.

the headunit is fine though i dont need to turn the subs on

Amp's dead.

Originally posted by a_miller_76
Amp's dead.

if it was dead, why would it still turn on?


blah

couldnt be a bad ground or something?

Most likely when you arc'd your shit and blew that fuse you fried the circuits in the amp. Just because something will "turn on" doesn't mean it will work.

Originally posted by a_miller_76
Amp's dead.

test other speakers with the amp if you've got some crappy ones laying around. same happened to me once...opened it up and capacitors were blown inside amp

What kind of amp is it turby? I know rockford will flat rate fix an amp for $150 and warranty it after the fact.

your pretty screwed josh. amps dont deliver a d/c signal if there isnt something messed up internally.

on a side note...it is VERY bad for your subs if you leave the amp on for too long. subs rely on thier travel back-and-forth to adquitly cool, and if they are stuck at either end of travel, they have a hard time dissipating heat.

dammit joshy lol

aye do that voltage drop test i told ya about...theres still a possiblity that the amps ok.

if u cant figure it out... ill be working on my car all night tonight... and most of the weekend... bring it over sunday and ill look at it for ya you lazy ass


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