pyaarawala
Well-Known Member
First off, my setup:
2 Pioneer subs
1 Sony Xplod 1200W amp
1 1.5 Farad Capacitor
1 Sony Head unit
On the way back from class today, I turned my radio on, and the subs were working fine in my car. Then, a good song came on, and I wanted to blast my subs. The sub level ranges from -10 to +10 on my head unit. I was on -4 before and I put it on +4. I've done this many times in the past with no problem (never went past +5 though.) All of a sudden my subs just stop working. No sound or anything of anything blowing (or maybe I didn't hear it, my windows were rolled down and my exhaust is loud, plus the music was still running). I restarted my head unit and it still wasn't working.
So I finally make it to my garage and immediately noticed that my capacitor wasn't displaying a voltage as it always does. It was off. I pulled my sub out to see my amp. I made sure that the ground and 12V connections were still on on my amp, and they were all on. I tightened them just to make sure. Everything was set up properly. I turned my headunit on again and I went to the back and noticed that my amp was working. Normally there's a huge blue LED light that lights up when the amp is on but it wasn't on. I checked both fuses on the amp (there's only two) and they're both fine.
Does this mean my amp is toast? I don't have another amp to test my wiring or subs, but I'm pretty sure it's the amp because my capacitor is directly connected to the ground and 12V slots of my amp, and the capacitor isn't working either. One way I have yet to try is to plug my cap to my battery, to make sure that it isn't the cap that's broken. If the cap gives a voltage reading when I connect it to the battery, but not the amp, then it's definitely the amp that's dead. Do amps just die like that? Can anyone recommend a good replacement amp that's cheap and will do the job? I got it from Best Buy but I don't have a receipt, and the box doesn't have any warranty cards or anything in it.
2 Pioneer subs
1 Sony Xplod 1200W amp
1 1.5 Farad Capacitor
1 Sony Head unit
On the way back from class today, I turned my radio on, and the subs were working fine in my car. Then, a good song came on, and I wanted to blast my subs. The sub level ranges from -10 to +10 on my head unit. I was on -4 before and I put it on +4. I've done this many times in the past with no problem (never went past +5 though.) All of a sudden my subs just stop working. No sound or anything of anything blowing (or maybe I didn't hear it, my windows were rolled down and my exhaust is loud, plus the music was still running). I restarted my head unit and it still wasn't working.
So I finally make it to my garage and immediately noticed that my capacitor wasn't displaying a voltage as it always does. It was off. I pulled my sub out to see my amp. I made sure that the ground and 12V connections were still on on my amp, and they were all on. I tightened them just to make sure. Everything was set up properly. I turned my headunit on again and I went to the back and noticed that my amp was working. Normally there's a huge blue LED light that lights up when the amp is on but it wasn't on. I checked both fuses on the amp (there's only two) and they're both fine.
Does this mean my amp is toast? I don't have another amp to test my wiring or subs, but I'm pretty sure it's the amp because my capacitor is directly connected to the ground and 12V slots of my amp, and the capacitor isn't working either. One way I have yet to try is to plug my cap to my battery, to make sure that it isn't the cap that's broken. If the cap gives a voltage reading when I connect it to the battery, but not the amp, then it's definitely the amp that's dead. Do amps just die like that? Can anyone recommend a good replacement amp that's cheap and will do the job? I got it from Best Buy but I don't have a receipt, and the box doesn't have any warranty cards or anything in it.
