need help music keeps cutting out

[gsr22]

ok so i installed my system and everything went pretty smooth and then i decided to change the amp location from attached to the back seats to the spare tire well. wired everything up right and now the music cuts out every couple of seconds.

I faded the deck all the way right and every thing was fine no cutting then the same to the left and noticed the problem
reversed the wiring switched channels and no problem but the other side this time

It has to be one of the channels on my amp right?

I just dont understand i havent even used the amp it wa sitting in my room for 2 years was working now all of a sudden this

could it be something else or should i take it to a local service station
thnx

[a$$hole]

sell the amp and get another one.

[89grand]

Originally Posted by a$$hole

sell the amp and get another one.

Well, at least link to this thread before selling it here.

Anyway, it may not be the amp, if you switched everything else, it could be an RCA cable too. Did you just switch cables or everything including the speaker wire?

[gsr22]

Originally Posted by 89grand

Well, at least link to this thread before selling it here.

Anyway, it may not be the amp, if you switched everything else, it could be an RCA cable too. Did you just switch cables or everything including the speaker wire?

i did switch the speaker cables but not the rcas.

[gsr22]

tried switching the rcas flopped front and rear and now the music doesnt cut out but the mids dont work at all checked the x over points still no luck any ideas

[gsr22]

not sure if its the rcas or the amp

[BEAVER]

It sure sounds like RCA's to me. Try reversing them at the head unit instead of the amp to rule out potential problems farther up the signal chain, as well.

[a$$hole]

Originally Posted by gsr22

tried switching the rcas flopped front and rear and now the music doesnt cut out but the mids dont work at all checked the x over points still no luck any ideas

Your amp can't handle the load

[gsr22]

Originally Posted by a$$hole

Your amp can't handle the load

?

my amp is rated at 123.5@4ohms
the tweets are 6 ohms
and the mids are 8 ohms
can you elaborate

[a$$hole]

Originally Posted by gsr22

ok so i installed my system and everything went pretty smooth and then i decided to change the amp location from attached to the back seats to the spare tire well. wired everything up right and now the music cuts out every couple of seconds.

On the back seats [ vertical , lots O air ], in the tire well horizontal [ no air unless your fan you added is cutting out ?]

Feel the amp, hot ?

[gsr22]

Originally Posted by BEAVER

It sure sounds like RCA's to me. Try reversing them at the head unit instead of the amp to rule out potential problems farther up the signal chain, as well.

just tried that same thing happens

[BEAVER]

So 2ch of your RCA's will power either the tweeters or the mids fine, but the other 2ch won't power either without problems, correct?

You've reversed the RCA's at the head unit and the "known" good set is still good and the "bad" set is still bad, right?

If I'm following you correctly, it has to be the RCA's.

[gsr22]

Originally Posted by a$$hole

On the back seats [ vertical , lots O air ], in the tire well horizontal [ no air unless your fan you added is cutting out ?]

Feel the amp, hot ?

the amp is not hot
it is not even covered with a false floor
there is no fan yet
and it is horizontal

[gsr22]

Originally Posted by BEAVER

So 2ch of your RCA's will power either the tweeters or the mids fine, but the other 2ch won't power either without problems, correct?

You've reversed the RCA's at the head unit and the "known" good set is still good and the "bad" set is still bad, right?

If I'm following you correctly, it has to be the RCA's.

yes except when they are wired normally they cut out but the mids and tweets are still playing. when i fade the speakers all the way to the right there is no cut out when they are inthe middle and to the left it cuts out

when i switch the rcas so i switch the 2 mid rcas with the 2 tweet rcas there is no cut out but the mids dont play

i hope that makes sence

[gsr22]

and now i just switched the left and right rca to the front 2channels (tweets)and still when ifade to the right noproblem fade middle and to the left it cuts out

it has to be the one channel the front left right?

[BEAVER]

Does your amp have an input selector(ie. one set of rca's will allow you to power all 4ch if activated)?

If so, make sure this is selrcted off. I know it sounds too simple, but I had a simliar problem and finally traced it to this very simple mistake.

Also... try using the good set along with your subs rca's to see if the problem is just the rca's.

[gsr22]

Originally Posted by BEAVER

Does your amp have an input selector(ie. one set of rca's will allow you to power all 4ch if activated)?

If so, make sure this is selrcted off. I know it sounds too simple, but I had a simliar problem and finally traced it to this very simple mistake.

Also... try using the good set along with your subs rca's to see if the problem is just the rca's.

dont think so

and tried out using my sub rcas as my fronts same problems

[BEAVER]

Recheck your speaker connections, specifically everything on the left side. It only takes one strand of copper wire to accidentally ground a speaker. I'd check at the amp first since this is where you made your new connections.

Is it possible you pierced a speaker wire with a screw somewhere by mistake?

[gsr22]

Originally Posted by BEAVER

Recheck your speaker connections, specifically everything on the left side. It only takes one strand of copper wire to accidentally ground a speaker. I'd check at the amp first since this is where you made your new connections.

Is it possible you pierced a speaker wire with a screw somewhere by mistake?

triple checked everything

i also want to emphasize that all 4 speakers stop playing kind of like a skip when i say they are cutting out

[BEAVER]

I'm at a loss. I guess at this point I'd conclude it may be the amp.

In a last ditch effort to prove otherwise, I'd unhook everything and start over leaving all wiring exposed for trouble shooting purposes... but that's me.

If you've triple checked everything and are sure you've made no mistakes, it must be the amp...