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VetteC5RFrEak · 03-17-2008, 03:49 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by durwood

Are you kidding me? Where did you pick up this idea up from? This is completely untrue.

To the OP,

If the popping sound followed your wiring, I.E. you swapped the speakers leads that now the popping is coming from the other side, it could be a couple of things:

1) Bad RCA cable or porr connection of the RCA signal/plugs. Check all connections and try other RCA cables to make sure.
2) Loose power connection. Grounds, battery, fuse, etc etc. Check everything to make sure it's tight. Test with the voltage with DMM at the amp.
3) Could be a bad amp, but more likely I'd look through your install very throughly.

I will definitely re-check the installation. However, with the RCA cables unplugged, the amp still makes the noise. So wouldn't that eliminate the fact that it could be bad RCA's? That it is something internally, or possibly the power/ground to the amp?

Sorry if I sound like a 'tard here, but I just want to be clear on what you are saying. By DMM, you mean Digital Multi-meter? And check the voltage at the power and ground connection of the amp to see if they are reading close to the same voltage as the battery (it won't be exact due to the wires and resistance, but should be close), right? Thanks.

03-17-2008, 03:49 PM	#5
VetteC5RFrEak Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4	Quote: Originally Posted by durwood Are you kidding me? Where did you pick up this idea up from? This is completely untrue. To the OP, If the popping sound followed your wiring, I.E. you swapped the speakers leads that now the popping is coming from the other side, it could be a couple of things: 1) Bad RCA cable or porr connection of the RCA signal/plugs. Check all connections and try other RCA cables to make sure. 2) Loose power connection. Grounds, battery, fuse, etc etc. Check everything to make sure it's tight. Test with the voltage with DMM at the amp. 3) Could be a bad amp, but more likely I'd look through your install very throughly. I will definitely re-check the installation. However, with the RCA cables unplugged, the amp still makes the noise. So wouldn't that eliminate the fact that it could be bad RCA's? That it is something internally, or possibly the power/ground to the amp? Sorry if I sound like a 'tard here, but I just want to be clear on what you are saying. By DMM, you mean Digital Multi-meter? And check the voltage at the power and ground connection of the amp to see if they are reading close to the same voltage as the battery (it won't be exact due to the wires and resistance, but should be close), right? Thanks.