sstalder5 Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Ok, so on friday I switched from using a .5 farad capacitor (which seemed pointless) to a direct 4 gauge to my amp (see sig for specifics) It worked fine until yesterday afternoon when I turned on the car and only the subs were working. All of the wiring to the head unit and the Alpine power pack thing looked fine, and the head unit seemed to be working fine besides not sending output to my door speakers. Then I left the car overnight to go camping, and when I got home just now I tried to start it and the battery was dead. I jumped it and I'm recharging the battery right now, but I have no idea what the problem could be. Help? Quote 2002 Subaru Outback Alpine CDM-9821 Alpine KTP-445 4 x Alpine Type R 6.5s 2 x Polk Audio MM 12's Quantum Audio qsa1500D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman1575 Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 How long has the system been in your car? Perhaps your alternator or battery is going bad, if you haven't added an extra battery. Quote POTATO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slawsen Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Was your battery disconnected while working with the capacitor, or any live wires for that matter? Quote 00' Nissan Xterra Always under construction :] HU: Pioneer DEH3100-UB Mids & Highs: Kicker DS Component Set & Crescendo tweeters Mids & Highs Amp: Rockford 150.2 Subwoofer: 2 DC Audio LV 4 18"s Subwoofer Amp: Hifonics Brutus 2005d you been hanging out with jeff and dustin with that green paint? its yellow so it has to be loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55437Audio Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Do you think it could be your amp's rem switch inside not workin. Have you tryed other amps since then? This happened to me once Quote My First Build on SMD (Blow Through) 2004 Ford F-350 SD Lariat Pioneer 3200BT DVD Deck Infinity Reference Components not powered Bully Dog Gauge Cluster Pyro, Turbo, Trans SF3 SCT Tuner W/Customs If you can't Join em' Crush em' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slawsen Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Also do you have inline fuses? if not and wires touched, coulda fried radio and everything Quote 00' Nissan Xterra Always under construction :] HU: Pioneer DEH3100-UB Mids & Highs: Kicker DS Component Set & Crescendo tweeters Mids & Highs Amp: Rockford 150.2 Subwoofer: 2 DC Audio LV 4 18"s Subwoofer Amp: Hifonics Brutus 2005d you been hanging out with jeff and dustin with that green paint? its yellow so it has to be loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55437Audio Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 That would be nasty had that happened slawsen. That wouldn't necessarily run the battery dead Unless some how it blew the battery. I could be wrong but its my thought Quote My First Build on SMD (Blow Through) 2004 Ford F-350 SD Lariat Pioneer 3200BT DVD Deck Infinity Reference Components not powered Bully Dog Gauge Cluster Pyro, Turbo, Trans SF3 SCT Tuner W/Customs If you can't Join em' Crush em' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watch the bass Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 And the only thing what a capacitator in a caraudiosystem can do, is to strain your battery. Quote "in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty" Bob Marley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji0687 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Did you unplug the RCAs and remote wire before messing with the cap wires? Did you double check the connection at the battery and the ground for the amp? Are you running an inline fuse? I have a feeling I know whats wrong, but I need more information before I can help you. Quote 1989 Chevy Caprice Classic350ci V8 High Performance JVC Arsenal HU JL XR series components Infinity Reference 6x9s Pioneer Premier 4-Channel Clarion 2-Channel Rockford Fosgate Series 1 2-Channel Fusion 2000.1D MTX Crossover RF, Knu, Kicker, and Monster wiring NVX VCW 12in. Sub **Won on here from the Sonic contest!** *Build log coming soon!* Starting all over pretty much which the gear listed...lost almost everything I had, including my life. Never take life and what's in it for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstalder5 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Did you unplug the RCAs and remote wire before messing with the cap wires? Did you double check the connection at the battery and the ground for the amp? Are you running an inline fuse? I have a feeling I know whats wrong, but I need more information before I can help you. Yes to all of those things. I generally know what I'm doing when it comes to car audio, but I'm completely stumped right now. I just went out and checked the battery and it's dropped down to 9.5v. It was at 12.5v last night when I got home around 11. I'm about to charge the battery, then pull out the fuse and see if it still drains power. Quote 2002 Subaru Outback Alpine CDM-9821 Alpine KTP-445 4 x Alpine Type R 6.5s 2 x Polk Audio MM 12's Quantum Audio qsa1500D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 And the only thing what a capacitator in a caraudiosystem can do, is to strain your battery. in this case, yes. but if you have no voltage drop, how is it a strain on the alternator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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