I have a kenwood kac-729s 600 watt amp. i've hooked everything up right and my amp will not so much as power on. what may the problem be besides it's no good

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Check the fuses-should be a pair of 30 amps on the side. use a paper clip and jump power from the power+ to the remote+ and see if that lights it up-if it does than your remote lead isnt giving it juice-

Frank Fulton

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• Posted on Jun 24, 2009

SOURCE: I have the kenwood kac-8104d amp and it lights up

Check your RCA's from the amp to the deck, make sure it's on an output not an input on an aftermarket deck,and the input, not the pass thru on the amp. If you have it hooked up to a factory deck, you've opened a whole new can of worms! If its a factory Deck; Post the make and model of the unit if you can find it, as well as the vehicle year make and model. I get as much info as I can on it and walk you thru the details. If it's aftermarket and you've checked the above, post the make and model of the deck and I'll do the same. Hope this helps

SOURCE: Kenwood KAC-729S keeps blowing fuses.

Hello opey_69a,

Here are the troubleshooting steps for fuses blowing.
1) Remove all wiring except ground, power and remote and see if the amp powers up without blowing the fuses. If it does, the problem is in the input cables or speaker wiring.
2) The use of loudspeaker impedances below the recommended minimums will cause the amp to draw excessive current - check.
3) A shorted or grounded RCA cable may cause the fuses to blow - check.
4) If an amplifier fuse blows continually, with only +12 volt, ground and remote leads connected, the amplifier is probably defective, most likely shorted output MOSFET's. In this case the amp needs professional repair or replacement.

Hope this helps.

SOURCE: i have a kenwood 600 watt kac-7285 hooked up 2 my highs

use bass blockers or use a crossover.