Amp in Protect mode - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Delo · 06-02-2005, 11:13 PM

My friend had a mishap when he tried to install his bass tube into his car. We troubleshooted a few things and we tried to see if he had ruined his sub. So i drove my car close to his and connected my RCA's to his sub b/c his installation wasant done.

In the end the sub was fine and i helped finish the install but now my shit isnt working. When i turn the car on, my green LED (always green before this) is red. It is in protection mode. Itll be red for a few seconds when i turn on the car and then it goes to green, but i get no action from my subs.

Ive pretty much narrowed it to an RCA problem, what would cause it to do that, unplugging and replugging RCAs is what i did...

Anshu · 06-02-2005, 11:17 PM

check the ground, you could have knocked out a connection when you were unplugging or replugging

userlain · 06-02-2005, 11:32 PM

get a "headphone jack to RCA" adapter and use a portable CD player to test it out. If the problem goes away, its the headunit or RCA lines.

Delo · 06-02-2005, 11:36 PM

What are some other causes of an amp to go into protection mode, so i can check everything?

klaymen333 · 06-03-2005, 08:57 AM

too low of an ohm load or a short in the speaker wires

slidegirl · 06-04-2005, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by klaymen333

too low of an ohm load or a short in the speaker wires

That is exactly what happened to me , I was trying to run at 2 ohms but my amp wasn't stable at 2 ohms. So it didnt hit at all.