System keeps on shutting off! need help plz!

[diuneilomo2]

hey guys, i just bought a whole brand new system for my TL. and it keeps on shutting off on me when the volume hits 25.. everytime it hits 25.. my bass just dies.... i didnt have a cap. and the guy told me that ill be needing a cap.. so about 2 days later when i buy and it. installed by them the very same thing is happening on the spot! so then the next thign they tell me is that i need a better battery! so i borrow some more money and get the optima battery! and its still not gettign any better then befor... if someone can help me on this problem ill be very thankful! i dont wanna go back to them and spend more money cuz im am officially broke and in debt cuz of this!

1.JL 1000 amp
2.JL 430 4ch. amp
3.1 cap 1.2
4.JL w7 12"
5.optima battery yellow top
6.4 gauge wires
7.JL component front
8.JL coaxile back
9.panasonic in dash t.v.

[sr20de4evr]

stop listening to the retards at audio shops, they don't care about you or your car, all they care about is your wallet. That's why they kept recommending crap that you don't need and won't help your problem, if you went back they would probably tell you some lie about how you need a bigger cap, or you need more expensive rcas, etc.

Now, when it shuts off on you, is everything turning off or just the sub? Do the protection lights on any of the amps come on? Do you have a multimeter? What do you have to do to get the system to come back on, just wait a couple seconds, wait a couple minutes, turn it off and back on....?

[tblake]

my friends kept doing that, turned out being the inline battery fuse, (agu type) It didnt blow, it just couldnt handle that much current being forced throught all at once, or something, maybe the wires were too small, get a smalle guage wire from the batt to the amp, and make sure your ground is very very tight.

[diuneilomo2]

when it dies at volume 25, the jl 1000 amp "LOW V" light goes on. but i changed the battery to an optima which i heard gives it more power to the amp... when i lower the volume it comes back on...

[sr20de4evr]

check out the amp's ground, and check the amp's gain setting

[diuneilomo2]

ok ill do that thanx "sr20de4evr"

[tblake]

I stand by my post, you can get the biggest best battery ever, but the wires you are using might not be able to handle that much current. I would get a smaller guage amp wiring kit. Smaller guage = Thicker wire. What guage are you using now? My friend is using 4 guage to hit an 800W amp. It works great. If your amp is 1000 watts, you might want to consider 4 guage, I wouldn't go any smaller than 6 guage though, 6 guage might work, but not as good as 4 guage. Make sense?

[sr20de4evr]

read the first post, he already has 4 gauge

[diuneilomo2]

i found out wat was the problem... i need a cap that is 10F! damn!!!!! another 300

[sr20de4evr]

wtf?

who the hell told you that and why do you think that will work when a 1.2F cap didn't?

STOP LISTENING TO THESE PEOPLE

[tblake]

yeah, no shit, dont waste 300 bux, capacitors arent worth the metal they are made out of. you dont need that shit. Disconnect all your wiring, and make sure your connections arent corroded, and make sure they are tight. There may be a spot in the power wire between the amp and battery where the coating is stripped, and it is in contact with ground. This would cause a little amount of current to flow through there, instead of through the amp. Please check all your wiring before you waste some more money on a shitty ass cap.

[tblake]

If all else fails, bring your amp in and have it checked out, it must still be under warrenty, I really doubt that you need a fuckin 3 farad capacitor. when the bass hits, do your headlights dim, b/c if they do, then maybe you do need a cap, but if not, then it might be a bad amp or bad connection. Please take our advice before you stick all your money into nothing (capacitors).