Ryan1994Wright Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Hey guys okay so I have a planet Audio PX3200D Amplifier I have had for a long time finally got something to use it in. I am putting into my 1998 Chevy S-10... So I installed it into my Truck and it just stays in Protect... So I thought maybe It's just that 12V is not enough and it needs the full Charging Voltage, so I started the truck to see if it will power up with the Full 14V... Nope still just in Protect. I checked the Engine Charging Voltage and While Running it's 14V AT THE AMP and 12.5 V with the engine off AT THE AMP... YES All ALL GROUNDS ARE GOOD TRUST ME and YES ALL CONNECTIONS ARE GOOD AND TIGHT. I'm running 0 gauge Power Wire from Stinger so I know that cannot be the issue, all fuses on the Amplifier are good and the Inline 150A Fuse is good.... SO I connected the Charger on 40/12V directly to the battery and the amp will not turn on. So I had another idea by disconnecting the Amplifier all together and hooking it Directly to the charger and the Amp Turns on just fine with ONLY the charger connected at 12V/40A... But with a battery inline it wont! I took a reading off of the Charger and the Charger puts out 19 Volts which I assume is normal with out it being loaded to a battery... Long Story Short! Amplifier will only turn on with 19 Volts connected Directly to the Charger... But Will not turn on for its normal 12 to 14V voltage.... When it is connected to its normal Voltage the Blue Power Light just flickers every 5 seconds as if a Capacitor inside is not able to charge up and trigger a mosfet to turn on? I Am Running This Set Up In case You Need To Know 0 Gauge Stinger power Wire & Ground. Planet Audio PX3200D Amplifier Pioneer DEH-2800BT Head unit 2 12" Kicker Comp R wired at 4 ohms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkarredSierra Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Try a different amp to see if it powers on correctly in your truck. If that planet audio wasnt the prob u could have messed it up running 19v to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicks Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 What is your load to the amp in all these tests? Not connected? If it is, what does the load measure? Agree, connecting to an open charger at 19V might have caused more damage. This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathcards Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 check voice coil resistance see if you have an issue there as well also check 14v with no subs hooked up btw don't forget to unhook rcas before unhooking grounds skar sk2500.1 0 gauge power and ground kunukonceptz alpine HUvxi65 components on BA gt-275new build log -> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/150642-project-d-kon-deathcards-build-log/#entry2148821 2 x-15 sundowns singer alt, odyssey bat, and maxwell ultra caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1994Wright Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Yeah the Amp is just Garbage. I took it out and installed my PX4000D and it works fine. I just like the PX3200D better because it has clearer lower basse then he 4000 does. Sounds cleaner then my 4000. Anyways thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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