Need Amp Help

greenone08 · #1 02-10-2006, 03:15 PM

I recently bought 2 12" sony Xplods and a box with a 1200 watt amp and i installed it and everything except now i keep having problems with it it turns on when i turn my car on and i turn up my radio but whenever it gets to loud it turns off and wont turn back on for a couple of days.... I NEED SOME HELP plz help me asap

saturnspeed_12 · #2 02-10-2006, 03:26 PM

well where did you wire the trigger wire(remote) from the amp too? if its do an acc wire then thats why it kicks on when you turn the key on. if its wired to a remote output on an aftermarket head unit, then it only kicks on when the radio is on. and the reason for the amp shutting down is it probably has some kind of internal cut off. im not sure exactly on anything since i dont know exactly how everything was wired.

greenone08 · #3 02-10-2006, 03:33 PM

I ahve it wired to an aftermarket radio its wired to the remote wire on it and it comes on with the car its just it worked fine for a week now it keeps cutting me off when i barely turn it up

saturnspeed_12 · #4 02-10-2006, 03:35 PM

bad connection, bad wire, bad ground, bad amp. ill see what this guy i know has to stay, if i can get ahold of him. he knows car audio like no other. what kind of amp is it, so he will know.

greenone08 · #5 02-10-2006, 03:37 PM

It is a Sony Xplod 1200 Watt amp ill try and replace the ground and stuff ill keep checking this site THANX a lot for the help

saturnspeed_12 · #6 02-10-2006, 10:14 PM

ok from the guys, they say the gain is set too high. the amp volume. the amp is shutting down because its set too high. you need to drop the settings down on it. make sure its on low pass filter, running very low frequency (so it doesnt distort), and dont use bass boost if it has it. but they said turn the gain down on the amp, because thats most likely the issue. other then that, its going to be a bad amp. they told me ever since sony made the xplod series, its been junk.

greenone08 · #7 02-11-2006, 12:33 PM

thanx for the help im gonna try it out ill get back to u if it doesnt work thanx ALOT

lonelywolf8588 · #8 02-17-2006, 09:15 PM

Check the ground connection. If you screwed it into the sheet metal make sure that all the paint is cleared away from the ground point to get a good connection. You may also want to get a capacitor if you don't have one. It will save your battery and alternator and it won't cause you interior lights to dim on hard hits.

sickcallawayc12 · #9 02-21-2006, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by saturnspeed_12

ok from the guys, they say the gain is set too high. the amp volume. the amp is shutting down because its set too high. you need to drop the settings down on it. make sure its on low pass filter, running very low frequency (so it doesnt distort), and dont use bass boost if it has it. but they said turn the gain down on the amp, because thats most likely the issue. other then that, its going to be a bad amp. they told me ever since sony made the xplod series, its been junk.

I totally agree here, even with the sony junk. Your gain is way high most likely. you should list the current settings you have your amp at as well as the type of head you have. if you ask me, sony car electronics are the worst you can put in a car (worse than wal-mart even). I've seen too many instances of sony subs and amps blowing in a month or two after purchase to consider them good products. Decks don't read CD's too well either.

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