when i go to turn on my amp it has a red light then nothing the red light goes out...is this a bad conection or what..

 

Well first does that red light have a name under it? I bet its the protect light. Is it the kicker 750.1? check power fuses

 

yea its that and already chcked and they looked good

 

Remote wire connected right? Was this installed today or did it suddenly go out?

 

suddenly went out....it comes on and off when i drivr it sometimes too

 

It sounds like a bad connection. Be sure to check your remote wire, because if its touching metal it will put your amp into a safe mode and work. Well some amps are like that. Its definitely a connection issue. Even check your RCA cables.

 

hmm ill go look now

nothing i dunno whats going on

 

did you check behind the head unit?

 

Sounds like a bad ground make sure its bolted/screwed tightly

 

all checked the ground is directly to the battery...i dont drive the car in winter do u think i should change the ground to the car

 

I never grounded my amp to the battery i always used a bolt next to the battery but not on the battery.

 

well when its warmer out ill prolly redo it but maybe the amp is shot

 

Sometimes the connection can get gunk or corrosion but since you have it hooked to the battery in the trunk I highly doubt that I would just go over the whole thing tightening down everything because your getting power to the amp otherwise the light wouldnt be on its just not grounding right or connecting to the head unit properly

 

well it does this b4 and when i was drving one day all of a sudden it came on and scared the **** out of me...i think it just needs to be redone and everything will be ok

 

up plug the speaker wires and then see if it stays on

 

i did that and still didnt work

 

it sounds like a ground even if it is tight, I have had this before. I wouldnt ground it straight to the battey, its not bad to but the car is just as good

 

kaboom goes the amp

 

Your sure none of the wires are pinched anywhere, mainly the remote wire if so then... I think its the amp.


Grounding strait to the battery is the best thing to do no electrical resistance there for no voltage drop.

 

you mean less resistance for less voltage drop. you will always get some kind of voltage drop

 

true that

 

To me i personally think it could be an issue with the amp...Look at the variables here...

1.) worked and now all the sudden doesnt, So if nothing was touched and suddenly went out, nothing could be pinched
2.) all fuses and says all done properly(i dont know your work so not sure)
3.) i would get a DVOM and check every connection and then get back to us

 

yea there will always be some drop, could be very small but some.

What kinda fuses are they? They might look good and still be blown.

 

haha i had the same problem, i baught a new amp and still nothing so i got froggy and hooked my amp *the one with the red light* to new speakers and it went off and played, turns out my speakers were blown, so idk may be your speakers if at all possible try using your same connections hook up a friends amp or something and check if nothing try using different speakers, im sure youll find its in that if your saying all your connections are ok.

just my .02...you could also check resitance from your amp to where you grounded it out at...just set your DVOM to ohms and place one lead at your ground on amp and where its actually grounded it it should read no more than .01OHMS...if so look for corrosion or a break in your ground cable...you can also check for voltage drop but some people find that confusing (not sure why) but i always just check for resitance when it comes to grounds

hope this helps....

 

well the amp worked when i put my car away and then i turned it on the other day and now nothing im about to take the **** out and get rid of it

well its not the just took it out and took it to a local audio shop...must my connections some where