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Felipe Posted on Jun 02, 2013

Ok so i have a soundsystem in my chevy s10 its a 1000 watt 5 channel vr3 amp and i have a 110rms, 10 inch max pentivent sub im using 4 gauge power wire n ground so recently in the morning when i go to school it will work fine then at lunch when i start my truck it will go into protection mode what could this be ? All my wiring is hooked up correctly my rca and remote are on one side and my power on the other with my fuse by the battery also i ran my ground to the back metal panel of the cab under the rear window its weird so like my system works fine then as soo as i shut it off and turn it back on bam red light what can it be

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  • Posted on Mar 07, 2007

SOURCE: amp not working correctly goes into protection

Disconnect the speaker wires from the amplifier and see if it still goes into protection mode. If it still goes into protect with the speakers disconnected, there's a problem with the amp; if not, you may have a blown speaker or a shorted speaker wire.

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  • Posted on Oct 19, 2007

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Hi jimmyjames,

 

How do you have the wires hooked from the sony reciever to the inputs on the mtx? 

 Sounds like your Remote wire is way too big. it should be 14 guage.  It only sends a low voltage low amp signal.

 

Another thing that could be messing up the sounds is the routing of the wires.  you should have the power supply wires separate from the Audiop signal wiring.  Power should run down the Driver side and Audio down the passenger side.

 

When you answer I may be able to tell you more.

 

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  • Posted on Aug 01, 2008

SOURCE: amp trouble

The ohm load may be too low. What make/model amp is it?

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  • Posted on Sep 21, 2008

SOURCE: Amp Not working!

If the amp goes into protect mode, it's likely due to shorted output transistors. To eliminate other possible problems, read through the following page:

Amp in Protect Mode - Troubleshooting

If the problems are not with the wiring, follow the link at the bottom of the page to the Amplifier Repair Primer page.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

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