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JustDoIt2

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Posted: April 13, 2004 at 11:59 AM / IP Logged

HI, I have a bazooka ELA500.1 which every time i turn the amp first a red light turn on then a yellow light and then a green light, but It was working fine,, but the only this it does is the red light and the the light just turn off..... what could be the problem...

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Posted: April 13, 2004 at 12:10 PM / IP Logged

Ok so the amp was working fine...correct? and now the amp light turns red and then shuts off? If it's doing that... you have most likely blown the amp.

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Posted: April 13, 2004 at 1:34 PM / IP Logged

Are you saying the red light comes on when you power it up but then goes off and the amp runs fine? There is no problem if this is the case. It is doing a self test on startup.

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JustDoIt2

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Posted: April 13, 2004 at 2:25 PM / IP Logged

it was working fine, but now the Red light turn on and then off but the amp does not work.. Only the lights turn on and then turn off...

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Posted: April 13, 2004 at 2:54 PM / IP Logged

SOunds like you may have too low an impedence load on teh amp, or your system voltage is dipping dangerously low. What's hooked tot he amp, and do your lights dim?

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Posted: April 13, 2004 at 2:58 PM / IP Logged

Disconnect all the speaker and rca cables. Turn the amp back on again, if the amp still goes into protection, chances are the amp has succumbed to the dreaded sas. (smelly amplifier syndrome). If it is good, next turn the amp off and plug in the rca cables. Turn the system on again, does the light stay off. If no then the rca cables are suspect for a bad rca connection or an rca cable shorting out. If the light stays off, next connect the subs one at a time. Have you checked the subs to see if one or the other is blown yet?

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JustDoIt2

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Posted: April 14, 2004 at 9:27 AM / IP Logged

i did it. I disconnect all the wires, and not the green light turns on but not as bright as my other amp, same model ... but as soon as i connect the speaker wires the light goes off and the amp does not work?

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Posted: April 14, 2004 at 9:33 AM / IP Logged

Either you have blown a speaker, or you have too low an impedence load, or the amp output stage is gone.

What speakers do you have on this amp and how are they connected?

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JustDoIt2

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Posted: April 14, 2004 at 10:32 AM / IP Logged

OK, I have the Pioneer premier the SPL series, they are dual 4 ohms, so im wiring it at 2 ohms, my amp is 2 ohms stable i already check with the other amp with that sub but it works fine....

JustDoIt2

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Posted: April 15, 2004 at 7:28 PM / IP Logged

SO, do you guys think i blow the amp....

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