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Earthquake mobile amplifier- fan overruns

The built in fan continues to run long after car has been turned off and amp is cool, any thoughts? I cant seem to find any info on this

  • smelly808 Jan 06, 2008

    Yeah so it seems it is running in protection mode. Its brand new though, so i guess i have to check my earthing. Any other ideas, anyone?

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As far as I know, no amplifier runs the fan after the remote turn-on voltage is switched off. If the protection light it lit, the amplifier is probably damaged. If it's brand new, you should return it for repair or replacement.

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