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Thread: Problem with amp |
    
Bronze Member Username: Deserteagle50cal
Post Number: 39
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 12:18 pm: |
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My amp will not cut off unless I pull the remote wire out. I put the wire in and it comes on. The radio is off the whole time. Isn't that backwards from what the remote wire should do? I have had the amp hooked up for about 5 months and never had a problem til 3 days ago when it started draining my battery. The amp is an Earthquake PHD5000. Please help if anyone knows what it could be. |
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Silver Member Username: Mmaudioconcepts
Post Number: 466
Registered: Jan-07
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| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 12:46 pm: |
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what is powering your remote wire? is it ocnnected to the head unit or a fuse? if its the head unit, make sure its the right wire(usually blue w/white stripe. If its a fuse then make sure its a a fuse that sees 12v only when the key is turned. |
Silver Member Username: Mmaudioconcepts
Post Number: 467
Registered: Jan-07
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| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 12:47 pm: |
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also if any of the strands from the power wire are touching the input for the remote on the amp, you would get this problem. |
Gold Member Username: Juliob
Santo Domingo
Dominican Re...
Post Number: 5279
Registered: Dec-05
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| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 01:56 pm: |
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your remote is getting 12V when your car is off. |
Bronze Member Username: Deserteagle50cal
Post Number: 40
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 03:20 pm: |
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The headunit is powering the remote wire. It is definately blue with white stripe. I will double check to make sure the power wire is not touching the input for the remote. Thanks guys. Anymore ideas let me know. |
Silver Member Username: Mmaudioconcepts
Post Number: 468
Registered: Jan-07
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| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 03:47 pm: |
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if you mounted the amp on the sub box, it could have rattled components on the inside of the amp to touch that shouldn't be touching |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 7336
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 04:31 pm: |
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Earthquake amps are not good quality at all so in this case I would not be surprised if it is an internal failure.
Check your remote wire with DMM first though. |
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