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My amp wont go past protect mode

My lanzar 218 vibe wont go past protect mode wat do i do

Anonymous Mar 24, 2014

My Amp keeps going into protect mode when starting up Dont know why wires are all connected correctly What can I do to take it off protect mode

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I had the same problem. be sure to change all transistors cause once one goes the rest useally goes right along with it... replaceing one or two transistors will not do the trick, cause once you power up again the rest of them will go, & you will have to repeat the prosses

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Disconnect all speaker wires and signal cables from the amp. If it powers up (no protect light), the wiring needs to be checked. If it still shuts down (goes into protect), the amp likely has blown output transistors.

Posted on Oct 09, 2007

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