aargh! have i killed my amp? Options

[hardcoreproducer]

ok so i installed a 1 farad power cap when i joined the ground up there was a small spark, now when i turn my head unit on, the amp power light comes on then goes off quickly and theres no sound into my sub

i bypass the power cap in case its that and it does the same

is my amp fried or is it just protecting itself? none of the overload or phase warning leds come on just the green power light albeit for half a second

it was working fine previously

all the speakers that come from the head unit work fine, just the amp/sub not working now

This post has been edited by hardcoreproducer: Jul 24, 2008 - 3:50 PM

[hardcoreproducer]

yay, all fixed

disconnected everything, took the fuse out the amp

re-grounded the capacitor and re-charged it using the supplied resistor

then reconnected the amp, ground then live then remote then the speaker/rca's

then replaced the fuse and all was good

it seems you can't connect the cap to the same ground as the amp, they need seperate grounds or the amp trips out due to the load

thanks for all your help people, it was much appreciated

now time to fit the infinity reference components......

[GotToyota]

yay, all fixed

disconnected everything, took the fuse out the amp

re-grounded the capacitor and re-charged it using the supplied resistor

then reconnected the amp, ground then live then remote then the speaker/rca's

then replaced the fuse and all was good

it seems you can't connect the cap to the same ground as the amp, they need seperate grounds or the amp trips out due to the load

thanks for all your help people, it was much appreciated

now time to fit the infinity reference components......

That's weird, I used the same ground location for my amp and cap, and it worked just fine.

-Matt

[hardcoreproducer]

yay, all fixed

disconnected everything, took the fuse out the amp

re-grounded the capacitor and re-charged it using the supplied resistor

then reconnected the amp, ground then live then remote then the speaker/rca's

then replaced the fuse and all was good

it seems you can't connect the cap to the same ground as the amp, they need seperate grounds or the amp trips out due to the load

thanks for all your help people, it was much appreciated

now time to fit the infinity reference components......

That's weird, I used the same ground location for my amp and cap, and it worked just fine.

-Matt

by same connection i meant i joined it the same way as the positive rather than running seperate wires off the cap = amp

i always thought sony were a good brand, better than the low budget stuff anyway.

[DEATH]

always thought sony were a good brand, better than the low budget stuff anyway.

It is - best bang for the buck. Just don't get them from Walmart - somehow the quality isn't the same I've noticed.