Amp mystery (HELP)

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heidenrich
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Amp mystery (HELP)

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Hi guys

I have a 06 citi 1.4i with a system consisting of a:
Pioneer GM-D9605 5 channel 2000w, Rockford R16-S 160 Watt splits,
Rockford R169X3 Prime 6 x 9 3-Way, Rockford P2D4-8 Punch 8" P2 4-Ohm DVC sub,
Pioneer AVH-200EX double din.

Now the mystery is after a month or so the power/protect light would turn red and the subwoofer stops playing while the speakers continued to play. We then checked everything we could think of including grounding, rca's, all the wiring, altenator and the battery. Now the sound to the sub is completely gone. Sub was tested and also fine.

Any help or advice will be appreciated

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Hi more than likely the channel for the amp is blown, I recommend taking it to a Rockford agent, they will send it into Rockford to get it repaired. I had the same problem and it cost me R450 with tranport

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Sorry only saw now it's a pioneer amp

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heidenrich wrote:Hi guys

I have a 06 citi 1.4i with a system consisting of a:
Pioneer GM-D9605 5 channel 2000w, Rockford R16-S 160 Watt splits,
Rockford R169X3 Prime 6 x 9 3-Way, Rockford P2D4-8 Punch 8" P2 4-Ohm DVC sub,
Pioneer AVH-200EX double din.

Now the mystery is after a month or so the power/protect light would turn red and the subwoofer stops playing while the speakers continued to play. We then checked everything we could think of including grounding, rca's, all the wiring, altenator and the battery. Now the sound to the sub is completely gone. Sub was tested and also fine.

Any help or advice will be appreciatedImage

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I forgot to say that it played for about 2min before the sub would stop playing and the power/protect light would turn red.

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I still think get the channel on the amp tested its probable blown

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Where can i get it checked?

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Where are you?

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How did you wire the sub, in series or parallel? If it’s a dual 4 then you are either running it 8ohm or 2 ohm. Make sure the amp can handle the impedance you are using.




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Post by Ashveer03 »

Agree with jaredm.

I think the p2 is a dual 2ohm. How is it wired up?

U are probably overloading the amp. Can the amp not be bridged?

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I live in Mosselbaai WC, the sub is wired in parallel.

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Wire it in series and see if that makes a difference.
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Will check that out and let you guys know

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