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luism21 
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Posted: June 20, 2016 at 7:42 PM / IP Logged Link to Post Post Reply Quote luism21
I have a 4 channel pioneer amp that keeps cutting off on the customer. I ran all ne wiring to the speakers running on 4ohms 6x8 and 6 1/2. Any suggestion on what it could be?
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1 speaker per channel? Or did you bridge the amplifier?
When it shuts off is it so hot you can not keep your hand on it?
Have you used a volt meter to verify it is getting adequate power when under a load?
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Yea i did one speaker per channel bc bridged the amp is not 2 ohm stable. I checked voltage under load at about 50 percent and gave me a little over 13 volts. The amp does get hot but not unbearable
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When does it cut out? At high volumes? When they hit a bump?
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Yes at high volume.
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Balance to left and see if it still shuts off. Then balance right and see if it shuts off. If it shuts off on one or the other, fade that channel front to rear and see if it is a speaker or a problem with a channel of the amp. Once you figure out which channel has the problem, move that speaker to one of the other channels. See if that speaker is shutting it off. If not, connect another speaker to the channel in question and see if it still cuts out.
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Posted: June 20, 2016 at 10:38 PM / IP Logged Link to Post Post Reply Quote luism21
So you think its only the speakers? Bc i have been messing with this car 3 times already. I really dont want it to come back. Its the first time this has happened to me
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you could be running the amp to hard and the speaker or speakers may be clipping and showing a short at the lamp causing the amp to go into protect. try turning the gain down a bit and see if that helps.
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Posted: June 21, 2016 at 12:48 PM / IP Logged Link to Post Post Reply Quote luism21
Ok ill try that hopefully it helps. Thank you.

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