Ive got some problems,please help?

Question

ok so let me start off by telling you a little about my system

alpine flip out deck

clarion eq

small alpine 4 channel amp 22w rms x 4

5.0 power cap

2 kenwood excelon 1600w max amps

2 kicker 12'' L7s

factory amp

so ive been installing all of this piece by piece and once i finished i ran in to a problem, after a few minutes of listing to music the eq and all the amps turn off. and not untill i turn the deck on and off does it turn back on. i was thinking that there may be too many components for my one remote wire from the back of the deck to turn on and keep everything on. i was thinking of using the acc. wire to turn on some of the amps if anybody has any ideas of what might be wrong i appretiate any contribution.

Answer 1

does it only happen when you turn it up loud? if so then it could be your amps going into protect mode. Or you are drawing too much power from the car's electrical system. if you're lucky it could just be a wiring problem.

I suggest losing the cap. its not helping you any if your whole audio system cuts out.

Answer 2

hmm...well i havent heard of it from alpine but it could be over heating. and also does it do it with the car on and also when its off??

Answer 3

check if the subs impedances are correct in correlation with the amp you are using for the inside speakers and the subs

but i think that you have a grounding/power issue or you need to reset your gain (or input sensitivity settings, its not power/volume) its to maximize clean signal strength from your amp so that you dont play distorted music (the main cause of sub damage)

Set the input sensitivity controls of your amplifier to their minimum level (counter clockwise).

Put in a CD and turn the receiver's volume control up (you might have to raise the amp's gain just a bit to hear the music).

When you hear distortion, stop. Turn the volume down until it disappears. As much signal as possible is passing from the receiver to the amp. This maximizes the signal-to-noise ratio, and leaves your system less prone to engine noise problems. Keep the volume setting here.

Now turn the gain controls on the amplifier up until it's as loud as you'll play it. If you hear distortion, slightly decrease the gain settings.

Now you've optimized the amp's output with the receiver's volume set near maximum. You can turn the volume almost all the way up and not damage your speakers or amplify distortion. If you're hooking up a subwoofer, a test disc (or bass-heavy CD) is helpful for making final adjustments.

are your power/ground wires thick enough (is your ground grounded good enough)

do you have enough room around the amps for proper ventilation

Answer 4

It sounds like you have a 'grounding' issue.

Answer 5

before you do anything i would check your power wire with a multimeter at the amps terminal when everything cuts out, check the remote wire make sure you ground the meter at the amps negative terminal. if you have power at your amps positive then you probably need a relay for your remote turn on.

if you have no power do you have a circuit breaker at the battery? the breaker may be rated to low for the amps