Amp and sub

[Smitty7861]

Hey i have a Phoenix Gold 500 watt 2 channel amp powering a 10" W3 JBL sub, but its not working... any ideas?

 

[botang47]

Hmmm, double check all the connections?

 

[Smitty7861]

Yes everything thing is connected correct.

 

[eggs]

check the fuses?

 

[Smitty7861]

The amp is brand new, and this is the second one just like it that did this! That is what is pissing me off.

 

[ls/low'n'slow]

you might want to run your wires to the amp first










lol sorry i had to

 

[kn0x47]

so it never worked or it went out? is the preamp output turned on? can you return this one? could it be the speaker? wires come disconnected inside the box?

I've got 2 amps go out before. the power lights come on the amp but there's no sound. i was told it sounds like the power supply died

 

[Namboyz]

check the grounds and make sure thier good. kinda wierd but smell the amp. if you smell a weird burning smell it might be bad. but in your case since its brand new you just have to make sure everythin is connected right really and that the sub control on your deck is on. ive been pretty dumb about that sometimes. does it even turn on?>???

 

[ryan s]

well i'll get the technicalities out the way...such as the amp having wires not hooked to it and that its not 500 watts, either.

stuff to check, in rough order:
is the sub hooked up right? what voice coil config does the sub have?
ground it at a different spot. make sure it's the best ground you've ever done in your life.
the power LED come on? is the protection LED on?
check every single connection...even the turn on lead behind the headunit
REPLACE amp fuse
REPLACE inline fuse on power wire. just because a fuse looks good, doesn't mean it is.

start there...

 

[FunnyVictor86]

make sure your "remote" wire is hooked up correctly