JerryLZ Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 I just hooked up my new Sundown sae50.4 and I have some really bad static and then my headunit will stay on but sound will cut at 14-18/40 volume and not come back unless I turn the key off and back on again. Amp doesn't go into protect mode but stays green lighted. I unhooked power from my amp and still had the static even with the amp off. I then unplugged each lead into the amp and the static went away and I can blast away with my speakers powered only off the head unit. I also disabled my subwoofer amp via my headunit option and still nothing. This shouldn't matter but it was part of my troubleshooting. Does this sound like a problem with the amp or what? I Don't even know where to look for whats causing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryLZ Posted August 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Would RCA's cause this? I feel like that is the culprit. I'm just not sure what this is a symptom of though for sure but I'll find out on monday if its bad RCA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSkippyJ Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 How is there static with the amp off? What all does your system consist of? F150: Stock 2019 Harley Road Glide: Amp: TM400Xad - 4 channel 400 watt Processor: DSR1 Fairing (Front) 6.5s -MMats PA601cx Lid (Rear) 6x9s - TMS69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullz Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 So your powering your speakers with both the H/U and the amp? 01 Ford focus ZX3 Pioneer AVH-X491BHS PPI PC 4800.2 Morel Maximo 6.5" x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryLZ Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 I used one of those 'speed cables' where it's all 8 speaker wires and a remote wire In a 25 foot cable that you just have to hook up on the back up the head unit. My system consists of a pioneer avh170 head unit, scv2000 for subs and the sae50.4 that I'm trying to add for my RF punch 6x8s. The directions for the speed cable just said to match the colors to the back of the head unit the way you would with a aftermarket harness so that's what I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullz Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 It sounds like your trying to power your speakers with both the h/u power and amplifier power at the same time, run a new remote wire to just the amps and disconnect the speed plug and see how it goes. IDK, this just doesn't make any sense with how your trying to wire this up. Did you run new wire to the speakers from the amp? 01 Ford focus ZX3 Pioneer AVH-X491BHS PPI PC 4800.2 Morel Maximo 6.5" x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryLZ Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 It sounds like your trying to power your speakers with both the h/u power and amplifier power at the same time, run a new remote wire to just the amps and disconnect the speed plug and see how it goes. IDK, this just doesn't make any sense with how your trying to wire this up. Did you run new wire to the speakers from the amp? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ODEZ1G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Thats the speedwire I used. It's supposed to be the easier way to amp your speakers if your not going for 100+rms per speaker. So basically I matched it on the amp and then I soldered it into my harness behind my radio which is what the directions said to do. So its supposed to use all of my factory wiring since I'm only going for 50 rms to each speaker. Aside from that, what if the RCA's were bad? I won't be able to test until tuesday when my new RCA's get here but I think that might be what it is just based off of my own research. Possibly its not getting a signal from the preamp output so thats why its trying to run off of the normal headunit signal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullz Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Question, do you have both the h/u and amp hooked up at the same time? 01 Ford focus ZX3 Pioneer AVH-X491BHS PPI PC 4800.2 Morel Maximo 6.5" x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryLZ Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Question, do you have both the h/u and amp hooked up at the same time? You know, the more I think about it I feel like I may have screwed up there as well. I think out of habbit I may have all of the wires joined at the harness instead of just the red/yellow/illumination wire and the rest of the wires ran separately. First 4 channel amp install, fuck me right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3vil Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 If that's the case it would definitely explain the problem you're seeing. Double check wiring and make you're only powering the speakers from the 4ch outputs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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