Is my amp dead?
Is my amp dead? I just got in a brand new Visonik sub/amp combo (cheap i know i know) and tried installing it.. this was my first time ever installing an amp. I believe I did everything right, but the damn thing just won't turn on! Using a voltmeter, I'm getting the proper voltage from the power, ground, and remote wires, but when I hook them up to the terminals on the amp, the ground and power wires do not get any voltage. So this leads me to believe the amp itself is defective... any ideas?
I'm getting the voltage by putting the negative terminal on the ground wire and positive on the power wire... isn't that the correct way to do it? Either way, all the readings were at least 12v, which is why I ran out of things to rule out and suspect the amp to be defective... all fuses are good too.
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The amp turn on isnt a certain signal, it just needs to get power. It doesnt have to get it from the radio so its not the radio's signal. I assume you checked the fuse in the amp, because if its getting power thats the only fuse it could be. Does the amp have any power indicators like LEDs? Are they coming on?
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Fixed. Put in a new fuse in the power line even though the one I already used seemed to be okay... and took off the ground wire, scratched the paint of even deeper and attached it back on, bam, everything is okay. Now all I have to do is figure out a way to hide or organize these wires as neatly as possible.
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