Murphy3603

i ran the wire through my firewall and everything is fine.. and then i hook my ground and remote wire up.. then i go to go my power wire and i hook it up fine i go to check if i have power to the amp... NO.. i then redid the ground remote and power wires to my amp check it again NOTHING.. then i think maybe the power light is burnt out.. so i hook up my speaker wire adn then hook it up to my sub.. NOTHING.. got anything for me guys..?

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migel628

Is your grounding point a straight metal contact w/ no paint in the way? That's a good place to start. Is the power wire secure on the positive battery terminal? Have you checked to make sure the power wire is actually transferring electricity w/ a DMM? Just a few ideas too look into...

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IamMBS

Are you sure you have 12volts on your remote wire? I know a few radios (not many) have the remote wire fused, check that. Or better yet, jump the remote input to your main power wire and see if it turns on.

Murphy3603

Or better yet, jump the remote input to your main power wire and see if it turns on.[/quote]
is that safe to do.. or will something blow

fantomas

use a different ground. i was helping a friend install his amp...they couldnt figure out whats wrong, so i came over with my DMM and measured 3 volts. he grounded it to the back seat which really has no good contact to the car chassis. just found a better ground and everything worked perfectly.

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fantomas

something will blow if you connect the remote wire to the + contact on the amp. you'll be fine though if you connect the power wire to both the + and REM contact on the amp though

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Matthew230

Get a mulitmeter, it will save your hours of testing different problems.

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