amp not powered? need help plz

hi, my name is mike and this is my first post

anyway down to business...

i just bought a new 12" Alpine Type-R and a box,

I hooked it up to my amp and the amp does not turn on, i used a voltmeter and there was no power going to the amp, i checked and it turned out the inline fuse had blown.  I replaced it and it still doesn't work, i checked the ground power and remote wires, and they all seem good.  so i got a new amp and hooked it up and surprise, it still doesnt work, i have no clue why not and am starting to get frustrated, knowing me ill eventually punch a hole in the sub with a screwdriver,  any suggestions are welcome

1. CALM DOWN.

2. You said you got power from the main line? what about the remote line? any voltage on that?

3 if step 2 doesnt solve it then start reinstall again. Dont get frustrated. self-install is fun. If things don't work right now...go get some rest..come back out later and you'll be supprise =)

Let us know...

well i failed to mention that i did check the remote and it did have power going to it,  i checked the back of the receiver and it looked good too me, i'm pretty sure the ground is good, because i used the same ground when my old amp used to work. yes it is getting power now that i changed the fuse.

Never rely on things "working" from previous installations.  Double check your grounds (bare metal and grounded to the chassie/frame).  Make sure your power and ground wires match in size (4 gauge power gets a 4 gauge ground, 8 gauge power gets an 8 gauge ground, etc...)  If you blowing the inline power wire fuse, check the entire wire for gashes/bare wire.  You could be shorting out under the dash or at the firewall, thus causing the fuse to blow.  Trace the entire wire to be safe.

If you want to check the amp, run a seperate power wire outside the car to the amp. Basically running the entire system outside the car (power, ground, speakers, remote line, HU connections, etc.  Keep it exposed until you know its working.  I've done this many times, and it helps avoiding tearing the entire car apart for no reason.  All you need is a little extra wire and patientce

How many volts/amps is the remote providing to the amp?  Many times, when the remote does not provide enough to turn on your device(s), you can use a relay.  You hook the remote wire to the grounded relay.  Then, you provide a constant positive (such as from your positive feeding into the amp already) and have that switched by the relay.  The switched wire is your new 'remote'.  Boom, enough power to turn on the amp.

Hope this helps!

should be 12 volts. maybe cold solder joint or bad crimp (always solder). try the relay.

Check the remote wire for 12 volts at the back of the head unit.  If you get 12 volts there but only 2 volts at the other end of the remote wire, you know something is wrong with the wire itself.  But before you go and run a new wire in the vehicle, do what wvsquirrel said and run a temporary one outside the car first, just to verify that this new line will turn on the amp.