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Anonymous Posted on Jul 11, 2013

Amp going into protect mode

Everytime I turn my music up the amp cuts off

  • Anonymous Jul 11, 2013

    once the subs go off if power the radio off n yhen turn it bavk on the amp comes on again im lost can anybody help?

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The first thing I would check is how your speakers are wired to the amp. Multiple speakers wired in series or parallel will change the overall impedance that the amplifier "sees". If your impedance is too low (let's say 1 ohm) and your amp is only stable to 2 ohms, the amp will shut off to prevent over heating and damage. Hope this helps.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 27, 2008

SOURCE: protection mode?

What guage of wire are you using to power the amp? Should be 6 guage or larger. Do you have a good ground to the frame of the car (metal inside trunk area)

Is the amp new or used?

Also your speakers could be shorted inside. Use an ohm meter to check them. They should be about 4 ohms useually. Test them UNHOOKED from the system.

Try different spakers. If you cant solve the problem, the amp might be damaged.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 25, 2008

SOURCE: my amp wont go past protect mode

I had the same problem. be sure to change all transistors cause once one goes the rest useally goes right along with it... replaceing one or two transistors will not do the trick, cause once you power up again the rest of them will go, & you will have to repeat the prosses

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 27, 2009

SOURCE: the amp turns on but goes to protection mode

Have you checked the REM wire, if it is the wiring may have gotten fried.

Or you may need to get new parts replaced within the amp.

Both issues happened to me.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 27, 2009

SOURCE: sony xplod amp(XM-1652Z ) power/protect light

if your amp is overheating your sub is needing to much power that the amp doesnt have.
if its cutting out and the red light comes on you need to check the wiring. nothing not even the tinyest speaker wires can be touching.
proper wiring would be your best bet.
but i would upgrade amps.
cheap bang isnt reliable.

Gil Shultz

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  • Posted on Nov 30, 2009

SOURCE: my amp keeps going in and out of protect mode

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Good Luck,
Gilshultz

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