I have a rockford fosgate 2400 watt amp 801s it has two power line hooke ups as does the ground is this for a seconde amp or does it need two power wires and two ground wires.the reason i ask is its tends to run hot and cut off but will come back on when i cut the radio off then back on.

dual voice coil subs hook up mono on amp, from amp - from right side + from left side of amp run to sub n then jumper wires from one side of sub to the other side goes negative jumps on positive and positive jumps on negative

what are the numbers on the cap.

Disconnect all speaker connections and rca cables. Leave power, ground and remote wires intact. Try turning on again. If you still have a protection light your amp is faulty. Hopefully you have warranty. Your amp is clipping. A thumbs up would be greatly appreciated if this answer is helpful to you. GOD BLESS YOU.

how did you wire it?

• There is no fuse on the Rockford Fosgate Punch 801s. You should install an 80amp incline fuse within 6" off the positive battery terminal.
• I got you a schematic though if you need to dig inside the amp itself sometime. http://www.eserviceinfo.com/downloadsm/44100/rockford%20fosgate_801s.html just click "download" and it will drop into your PC.

Regards, Tony

It's more than likely melted to the frame of the amp. Since it's melted, you really need to send it in to be fixed or pickup a new amp. It's VERY dangerous to not have it correctly grounded. It could potentially cause a fire.

Hello dreww1005,

If your alternator and battery are in good condition, you probably don't need a capacitor. At maximum output, the 801S will need to draw a little over 30 amps at 12.8V. The specifications call for 8-gauge power and ground wiring and a 40A primary fuse. The Vibe's electrical system should be able to handle it OK.

Hope this helps.

the components inside of an amp are only rated for so much power to run through them and u probably turned the pots up to far and did some serious internal damage

First reinspect your power and ground connections, vibration may have loosened them.

Then be sure that amp location has proper ventilation, (overheating will cause shout down)
A 2400 in a closed space will definitely need exhaust fans to help circulate cool air around the amp.

The cap should be mounted close to the amp and properly charged before use. It is connected in-line with the main power lead paying close attention to the power in and power out terminals.

Power in = from the battery
Power out = to the amp

Good luck
Aduz

Check the gauge on the wiring. For that size amp you would need to use 0 AWG wire for the power, the speaker wire is just signal wire so you want to use regular speaker wire. (I have 12 AWG setup for speaker wires) What the two power ports (Neg and Pos) do is increase the amount of flow. Two power wires to distribute the flow of the current so you don't burn up your wires if your pumping too much juice. I started off with this exact amp running a single 8 AWG and split it into two and it burned up and blew a fuse after a couple of huge bass hits. So proper setup would be....
BAT(+)---FUSE HOLDER(60AMP+)---DISTRIBUTION BOX(30AMP+)====AMP
GND(-)===AMP
-- would be 1 wire pref 0 AWG splitting into more 0-4 AWG
== would be the 2 wires (Yes two ground points in separate locations would be better)
Thus finalizing you have a proper setup.
Be careful you don't burn out your alternator, this bad boy can cause some serious problems with a lower amp alternator. Let me know how it works out.