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LIghtning Audio B300.4 Protect Light

Had a power surge in my truck causing my amp to go into protect mode, can this be reset, or is it in need of servicing? Thanks.
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  • Anonymous Jul 12, 2008




    my protection light keep flaching


  • bigman_4life Jul 12, 2008




    my protectonn light keep flashing i change the amp location but it still keep doing it.


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Protect mode should be reset if the negative of your amp is disconnected then reconnectewd. if it doesnt help, move your ground to a different location. if THIS doesnt help, consider a repair or a new amplifier.

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When and How Should a Surge Protector Be Used on a Fixed Switch?

Common Causes of Lightning Strikes
  • Outdoor network cables or power cables are routed overhead.
  • A switch is deployed outdoors but is not properly grounded.

Damages of Lightning Strikes
  • If power cables of a switch are routed overhead in an outdoor environment, lightning strikes may burn the power supplies.
  • If network cables of a switch are routed overhead in an outdoor environment, lightning strikes may burn interfaces of the switch.
When a switch undergoes lightning strikes, overvoltage is induced by lightning on network cables and transmitted to interior of the chassis. The surge protection measures, such as lightning rod and chassis grounding cannot prevent the damage. Therefore, surge protectors or surge protection circuits are recommended.

Surge Protector Use Precautions Take the following precautions to protect a switch from lightning:
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  • Avoid routing cables overhead in an outdoor environment. Bury cables underground or route them in steel tubes.
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  • When installing a network interface surge protector, connect the IN end to terminals and the OUT end to network interfaces of the switch.
If a fixed switch is installed in a network box, follow these instructions:
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  • An installation issue. Check the Power, Ground and Remote wires. Make sure non are shorting from one terminal to the other.
  • It is still overheated and has not had time to cool down from being in thermal protect mode.
  • The amp itself is touching metal. You always want something non conductive between the amp and where it is mounted, this includes the screws being used to anchor the amp. They should never touch the metal in the car either.
  • The final thing that can cause an amp to go into protect mode while only hooked to the battery is the amp itself is malfunctioning and or defective. You can try opening the amp and look for any black spots on the circuit board where an electrical component might have smoked up or blown and replace that part.

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