hey bowdown.. i see that you were trying to help someone fix an amp .. it looks like you would be the right person to help me (pleasee) well i have a kac 7202 and when i installed it ... lyke an idiot i decided to put the sensitivity to blast and put the bass boost on all.. it was bumping hard.. i also bridged it .. sooner or later the amp gave out.. now the amp just turns on very quickly for about a second den turns off.. power runs thru it but not all the time ... i opened it up and couldn't tell wat was burned im able to send pictures and i can follow your directions :D thanks man
I have the same problem. I aquired the amp second hand because it would not power up. I could really use the amp, but it wont work. What do the output transistors look like? Where are they located? and where can I get new ones to solder in?
Since you haven't received a response, I'll try to help you through the troubleshooting. The amp probably has shorted output transistors but before you start checking components, you need to 'confirm' that you have no bad connections in the power line.
With your multimeter set to DC volts, the black meter lead on the ground terminal of the amp (not on the point where the ground wire connected to the vehicle) and the head unit on (so the amp will have remote voltage applied), touch the red lead alternately to the B+ and remote terminals of the amp. If the voltage goes below ~11 volts when the amp shuts off, you need to check the wiring feeding whichever line is too low.
If the voltage remains near or above 12v, disconnect all speaker wires from the speaker terminals of the amp and disconnect signal cables from the amp. If it powers up normally, the wiring needs to be checked. If it still shuts down, the amp likely has blown output transistors.
Let me know what you find.
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