This has Got to mean my amp is Dead. - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Speshull Droo · 09-15-2004, 03:23 PM

sorry for the repeat, but i didn't want to hijack another thread.

If I can make one amp work, that proves the wiring is good, right?
If another amp, with the same wiring doesn't work, that means it's dead, right?

so if that's the case, i guess i have a dead amp.

eddiem67 · 09-15-2004, 03:27 PM

you are correct...sorry for you loss

R.I.P

Speshull Droo · 09-15-2004, 03:40 PM

'tis okay. was only a 30 dollar cheapo amp anyway.

i just wanted to make sure i was thinking right so i didn't waste more time trying to make it work. besides, now that it's broken, i get to buy a new (better) one, right?

***Silver Streak*** · 09-15-2004, 10:49 PM

Hey just for fun...take off the cover of the amp and check out the capacitors and resistors and stuff. See if they looked burnt out. Take a pic if you see anything interesting. I've never had an amp bust on me and I just wanna see what happens inside.

Tommy · 09-15-2004, 11:10 PM

mine "died" a few weeks ago. it started cutting out a lot, then one day it just didnt work. wiring was good, amp powered up, no fault lights, it just wouldnt put out any sound.

while waiting for the warrenty reply:

Driving home one day, i hear a loud BOOM from my trunk, almost crapped my pants, then all the sudden the the amp started working again, havent had a single problem since. sounds the same, looks the same. so im pretending it never happened.

Speshull Droo · 09-16-2004, 06:58 AM

wish i could be so lucky steve. mine plugs in and just sits on the "protect" light. so i took it out, and my other one's working just fine.

Tommy · 09-16-2004, 09:57 PM

well, that would have been the second time that amp has died, last year one of the MOSEFET transistors blew, had to do the warrenty claim on it.

What type of amp is it? if its an expensive amp, there are plenty of places that can fix them, mine was quoted at $70 to get it fixed.

DrewsCam · 09-16-2004, 10:31 PM

mine died and is dead

i had the other thread

im currently loiking for a new amp under 200, not going for a cheap amp again

Tommy · 09-16-2004, 10:35 PM

thats what pissed me off, mine was a $400 Kicker Amp.

Found out recently that kicker amps tend to do this, there for, im not going to buy kicker amps again

Speshull Droo · 09-16-2004, 11:14 PM

.....mine was just a 30 dollar 250w Road Gear amp, haha. no big loss.