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Old Nov 18, 2010, 11:40 AM
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Audio system shorting out

I have one 12in Kicker Klassic wired at 4ohms, hooked up to a german made amp (name unknown) putting out 650watts rms bridged at 4 ohms. The power cable and ground are TSUNAMI 4 gauge with TSUNAMI RCA's. Finally, I have a pioneer DEH-P5200HD headunit.

For some reason, my fuses on my amp (40amp x2) and/or my 60amp fuse right after the battery blow when I start my car and my amp goes into protect mode (Also, for some reason my amp stays in protect mode even after I turn my car off). Therefore, I went to walmart and bought some POS Sony amp that had alittle less watts just to see if it was my amp. When I hooked that up, it wasnt recieving power for some reason, so I took it back. After that test I reliezed that my wiring might be shorting out, so I replaced the old 8 gauge wire for the new TSUNAMI wiring I mentioned above. The only wire I didn't replace was the remote wire. However, the problem still continued after the swap. Therefore, I went to autozone and had them test my alternator, I thought it might have been overcharging my battery. Well I found out that my alternator was fine, but my battery was at only 35%. So, I replaced that with a duralast gold top. Once agin, after I replaced all of my fuses, they blow again. I have offically ran out of ideas. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Old Nov 19, 2010, 01:00 AM
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I'd get a multi meter and test out that remote wire, see if it reads 12v when you turn your car on. I'd also get another amp and test it. Seeing that you've gone through all that trouble already, my guess would be your German made amp may be bad and you had a bad Sony amp or a bad remote connection.
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