Amps Not Getting Power

[r32woohoo]

Just got 2 amps installed today but one of em isnt turning on?

its all wired in correctly, all of the fuses are in tact, everything was professionally installed.

any ideas?

[mass_iv]

hey mate if they deff have power and fuses are ok, id check the remote wire to see if it is connected and make sure it is connected all the way back to deck if not that have it checked out to see if it is faulty, that is if u are sure there is power getting to it

[r32woohoo]

All the wires have power/signal, i went at it with a test lamp n everything seemed fine.

so im kinda stumped

[mass_iv]

then id take it back to the place that installed it.. it doesnt sound right

[danielr34]

Just got 2 amps installed today but one of em isnt turning on?

its all wired in correctly, all of the fuses are in tact, everything was professionally installed.

any ideas?

Join a wire between the 12V and the REMOTE wire at the terminals on the amp and see if it turns on, if not check the earth on the body from the amp. If you have 12V at mains and remote and earth and it still doesnt turn on check the fuse on the side of the amp, if still no go take the amp back under warranty.

P.S Best to check with a test light.

[daisu]

P.S Best to check with a test light.

I'd say it's better to check with a multimeter as it shows polarity. Also the test lamp will light up at voltages under 12V, whereas the multimeter will tell you the voltage.

I had a very similar problem.

First (as said before) test voltage between negative wire and positive wire (should be 12V), then test between negative wire and remote wire (should be 12V). If that looks okay, connect the wires to the amp terminals. Amp still not turning on... Now test the voltage at the terminals of the amp with the wires connected. I ended up with only 7Volts between the negative terminal and positive terminal/remote terminal.

The problem was a bad connection between the negative wire and the car body, fixed by using a different position and making sure i cleaned the surfaces properly.