Amp HELP

[Serrin]

I'm hooking up my (I know, not that great of a system) Sony Xplode 50X4 to an Orion Xtreme 400 amp. Whenever my head unit comes on, the fuses in the amp blow. What is going on?

[PaulD]

you got a short circuit in your wiring somewhere, your subs are bad or miswired, or the amp is just defective

first take all the speaker wires off of the amp and see if it still blows fuses, if it doesn't - check your speakers. If it does, recheck all your wiring, you probably have one strand of wire touching something it shouldn't.

[Serrin]

Thanks for the response. I have unplugged everything except the 12v, the ground, and the remote start. As soon as it comes on, the fuses pop. I just had the amp tested at a car audio place, and they said it was good so I think it's my wiring. Any tips?

[PaulD]

are you 100% sure all the right wires are going to all the right places and absolutely no stray wires are touching each other, or a terminal it's not supposed to

[{SOMEONE}Freaky]

hi I need some help with my 760 watt sony xplode amp I was running it all summer with no probs, now there's a red warning light that say's " over current" I havent moved anything or unplugged anything I dont know why all of a sudden it would give me this light after working perfectly all year, I dont know much about car audio as I'm just getting into it.. plz help I miss my pounding tunes

[Haibane]

check the fuses...

[{SOMEONE}Freaky]

I have checked all fuses, they are fine what else could I look for?

[Haibane]

checked remote fuse in deck, etc? check fuse buy battery?

[ponchonutty]

Originally Posted by {SOMEONE}Freaky

hi I need some help with my 760 watt sony xplode amp I was running it all summer with no probs, now there's a red warning light that say's " over current" I havent moved anything or unplugged anything I dont know why all of a sudden it would give me this light after working perfectly all year, I dont know much about car audio as I'm just getting into it.. plz help I miss my pounding tunes

Those amps are pretty wimpy. Sony has lacked in quality over the last few years. I stopped carrying them because of it. Then, Sony wonders why they had to lay off so many workers

Anyway, I'd unhook the subs, check all the fuses, then check the power and grounds with a voltmeter. If that all checks out, your amp is toasted. Unfortunately, it is very common with these amps.

[PaulD]

I can only think of things that might cause problems ...... it's really hard to troubleshoot over the internet