My amp ( I believe is the problem ) seems to be cutting off randomly. Sometimes when Im driving my subs will just cut off. It often seems to happen if I turn the volume up really loud. Im not sure if the amp is overheating or what. Does anyone know what this is caused from?

 

how's your ground? thats what i would check first... then try turning the gains down on your amp... your amp my be clipping and going into protect mode.. wheres the amp mounted? is it really hot to the touch when it starts cutting out?

 

My money's on it going into protect mode...clipping/over heating.

 

I have my amp mounted behind the rear seat...which is a pain in the *** to remove...like most peoples....I haven't touched it but I will check the ground wire and turn the gain down some....I will let you know what happens

 

yeah its the clip. all the amps have this they go into protect mode. just dont leave it in clip for a long time cuz youll burn it out.

 

what clip are you referring to?

 

How long has it been between the time the system was installed and when it started meesing up.

I would check the subs ohm load, RCA connections, amplifier power/ground connections and voltage, remote wire voltage and connections, and the subs connections to the amp(if you have a prefab box, check connections inside from the sub to the china plug).

Ok ok, I call it the "china plug" because it is a dead giveaway of a cheap box, but it is the speaker wire terminal.

 

SHould ground(mounted) read a certain number with DVM?