20 Most Recent Rockford Fosgate Prime R500-1 Subwoofer Amplifier - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Here is a wiring diagram. Second from right is positive and third is ground

It can't be done unless you choose to include some power resistors in your circuit for impedance matching. The problem with that would be some of your power will be lost in the form of heat across the resistors without the benefit of contributing any sound. Also, the amplifier's damping factor will be compromised, so you may notice a loss in sound clarity. It's possible that you might not easily tell with subwoofers, depending on the enclosures they're mounted in, and whether they're isolated in a trunk vs being in the same airspace with you (hatchback, SUV, or pickup truck). If you need further help, I’m available over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/reginald_bec291de192ca44f

You have shorted outputs that are causing this. The amp will have to be repaired. I can repair it for you.

Yes run it in parallel for a 2 ohm load.

Schematic are provided on their web site in the technical library.

The internal disc reader and or drive motor is bad. What model?

There are no internal fuses on this amplifier.

Could have shorted an op-amps on one of the cards.

Watch ebay as they are not available anymore.

You will have to check the schematics. Some amps are but some are not.

It is a low voltage warning beep. They will beep even with the slightest voltage dip. Very annoying. You may be able to go into the set up menu and turn it off or lower the volume of the beep.

Do you have the blue remote wire properly hooked up on both ends?

Question: what starts to smoke, the speaker or the amp? I'm assuming it's the amp. It cant be a fuse because that's what fuses are for to cut the power on an overload or surge. I would have a look at you circuit board for the amp My guess is what you;ll find is a burnt spot on the board and that will tell you what component is bad and needs replacing. Good Luck

if is there a warped CD in the tray pull the unit apart or a major fail .. easiest fix is source a used Rockford Fosgate 6 CD player that works plug that in ebay / inline or wrecker 2006 Nissan Xterra Rockford Fosgate AM FM Radio 6 Disc CD Player PN...

If you can tell that it is about to hit and the amp goes into protect mode, the amp is being over driven on the input.

Internal or external? Those are protected externally as close to the battery as possible. Check the wire size and color at the amp and then go look for it at the battery under the hood. You should be able to see the installers additions. Inside the unit is another matter.

assuming all 3 subs are 3-4 ohms, running all 3 in parallel (the 3 positive leads all attach to the amp positive terminal, and all 3 speaker negative leads connect to the amp negative terminal) will bring you at or above 1 ohm, which the amp is capable of handling. With 1500 watts, you will want to use 8 gague power leads for the amp, 12 gague speaker cables, and an inline 120 amp fuse between the amp and the battery, within 1 foot of the battery.

Ive had a similar problem with my sundowns try wiring your remote start wire to a blue wire behind your stereo