Hey guys, I'm having a problem with my Audiobahn amp.
When I turn the volume up to mid/high the amp shuts off. I looked this up in the troubleshooting in the manual and it says:
'Check speaker load impedance'
-Be sure proper speaker load impedance recommendations are observed-
What does this mean? I've had the system for over a year and haven't had a problem until now.
Your speaker has a voice coil which presents a load on the amp. The resistance through the coil is rated in Ohms, which is the impedance of the speakers. Most speakers are 4 ohms, but some 2 or even 1 or less ohms. Less ohms will allow the amplifier to put out more power, but if the ohms are too low of a load for the amp, it will overheat and fail. What kind of speakers are you running off your amplifier, maybe we can help you further. My old amp used to do that...Hows your ground on the amp, to the bare metal on the car? That may be a problem, but if you've had it for a while and haven't changed anything maybe your amp is crapping out.
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Yeah man, I've had it for a while. I'm only running some stock speakers on it so I'm guessing it's the amp crapping out?? =[
What's your gains set to?
Do you been like the Bass Boost on the amp? Sorry for the stupidity. If so, I had it turned up almost all the way because everything was working fine for over a year like I said. I turned it back down and still have the same issue. Thanks I appreciate it, you guys are such a big help.
This may sound stupid, but check the speaker connection terminals. I had this problem, and it was a loose connection at the speaker.
Gotta keep on livin', L-I-V-I-N
another cause can be a voice coil on a speaker going out, causing a momentary short and shutdown. most higher dollar amps will have lights to indicate clipping( which could very well be causing it too), thermal and impedence related shut downs. take your wires off of your amp one at a time, and check the impedence through each individual line, and reconnect it. that may very well show you which channel and where your problem lies.ideally, you should see 4-ish ohms... but some amps can handle lower impedences, but may overheat and or just not like the load at higher volumes. if you beat the bejeezus out of it on a regular basis , have changed nothing, and this just started, i'd bet on a smoked midrange... good luck!!!
I'm having a friend that helped me hook it up take a look. I did notice something today though.
I popped the hood and the little fuse tube that is screwed onto the fuse box was melted. The fuse is fine, but the end where the side that the wire is closest to the interior of the car got melted. The wire also shows a little black on the end too where its melted.
