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What makes an amplifier go into protect


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I searched around the forum and couldnt find a list of what causes this (just some troubleshooting points) so i thought it would be good to set up a list of issues that made your amplifiers go into protect.

List:

1. Bad Ground

2. Gain too high

3. Voltage issues

4.too low of an ohm load

5.your amp just finally said F*** YOU and died

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Bad ground, gain too high, voltage issues.. list goes on.

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too low of an ohm load.. your amp just finally said F*** YOU and died..

This isn't teeball. YOU DO NOT GET A TROPHY JUST BECAUSE YOU SHOW UP. Put the work in and then maybe get the respect when it has been earned

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Clip city bitch, clip clip city bitch. 10's, 12's, 15's, goin up in flames bitch.

TaylorFade, on 02 Jul 2013 - 9:38 PM, said:

Go back to that place, ask to speak to that dude again, look him dead in the eye and then.... pop him in the snot box.

Tell him T-Fade sent you.

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stupidity/lack of knowledge = protect or sometimes it's just the car audio gods letting u know who's in charge.

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Just trying to come up with a generic list of things that could help out with all of the recent posts about whats wrong with my amp (ive seen 7 in the last two days on various forums).

Trying to make this an informative post so any helpful comments will be added to the first post.

Headunit: Pioneer avh-1400dvd

Subs: DC Audio lvl 4 18 with carbon fibre dustcaps

Sub amp: Rockford T2500-1bdcp

Mids & Highs: RF Prime 5.25's + Focal Polyglass 6.5s

Highs Amp: RF T600-4

Batts: XS Power D975, XS Power D925

Alt: Mechman 270a

Wires: Shok Industries 1/0, RF RCA's and Shok 12/8 gauge speaker wires

Deadening: Second Skin

TEAM DC

TEAM SHOK

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sometimes it's just the car audio gods letting u know who's in charge.

Lol at this one

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Amp goes into protect when the input/output electrical is outside of its designed parameters. Therefore the troubleshooting can be extensive. The most common are bad ground or speakers are wired wrong. If you have had it hooked up for awhile and now it just all of a sudden started, you should be looking at components of the amp itself.

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thermal/dc short/low ohm load are the most commonly used circuits, and also the most likely reason an amp is in protect

an amp will fry before it protects from turning gain up to high and most amps will stay on til 9-10v if it doesnt fry first from the massive current draw the amp was never designed to dissipate. also, amps wont turn on without a proper ground, I can't say i've seen a "poor ground" circuit ever

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