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I have a sony 1200 watt class d amp and it quit working. I disconnected the amp and tested the amp with a DMM. What I found was a shock. The (+) still had 13 volts with everything disconnected. Why is this doing this? Any suggestions will help on the problem solving. What does this mean and should I check it some other ways? I hooked up some other speakers to it to see if it was my speakers and still nothing. Please help. Thanks in advance!
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Which + still had 13 volts, the power or a speaker terminal?  If a speaker terminal, the amp is toast.  If a power connection, it's probably just a capacitor discharging.
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It is on the power connection. How can I fix this problem? or is it fixable? Thanks in advance!
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What you are seeing may or may not have anything to do with the fact that the amp is not working.  Some amps will hold a voltage charge in the power supply for a few minutes after power is removed and this is perfectly normal.  If the amp is blown, the voltage you are seeing on the input is probably not a symptom.

You'll need to take it in to a service center for testing.

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It has been two day and the amp still reads 13 volts. The amp still doesn't work tried hooking it up to another car amd no sounds. Any other ideals?
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Posted: September 07, 2003 at 2:16 PM / IP Logged  
The amp has been sitting with power off for two days and it still reads +13 volts on the input terminals?  This is very close to impossible... but if so, even more reason you need to take it to a Sony service center.
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I took my truck to a local chevy dealership to have some work done to the hood and I guess someone had some fun with my stuff. When I got it back, no subs! So the dealership offered to replace it. So I was wanting to know what the problem might be and maybe fix it and keep the difference. $$$$$$ Just wondering.

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