directed d1200 amp problem?
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Topic: directed d1200 amp problem?
Posted By: bumpinexploder
Subject: directed d1200 amp problem?
Date Posted: June 30, 2008 at 8:07 PM
i bought the amp the other day and got it in today. well i hooked it up and it played fine for about an hour but then went into protection mode a couple times and then the third time it went completly off. i have went out to my car twice and when i turn the car on it comes on for about a sec and then goes right back off. not even in protect just off. what could be the problem?
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Pioneer DEH-400UB
Kicker 150.2 mids/highs amp
MB Quart fsa 216 front stage
AudioPipe gd-6001 mono amp
AUDIOQUE SD 15S PREFAB BOX!
C&D Technologies Battery, 1500 CCA, 134 amp storage
149.5 DB's
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: June 30, 2008 at 8:19 PM
What type of fuse do you have on your power wire at the battery? Not the amperage of it, AGU ANL Maxi-Fuse? A volt meter is a very useful tool, if there is a Harbor Freight store near you, they have a digital meter for 3 dollars. It would make it much easier to troubleshoot your system with one.
Posted By: bumpinexploder
Date Posted: June 30, 2008 at 8:44 PM
i have a maxi fuse at the battery and a AGU fuse in the distro at the back of the car. i dont have a volt meter either, or know what that store is lol. can i take it to the shop? if so what will that volt meter tell me?
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Pioneer DEH-400UB
Kicker 150.2 mids/highs amp
MB Quart fsa 216 front stage
AudioPipe gd-6001 mono amp
AUDIOQUE SD 15S PREFAB BOX!
C&D Technologies Battery, 1500 CCA, 134 amp storage
149.5 DB's
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: June 30, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Replace the AGU fuse. Find a Buss brand fuse, do not use a pretty gold one. I know it does not look blown, just make me happy and replace it.
Posted By: bumpinexploder
Date Posted: June 30, 2008 at 9:38 PM
lol ok then. will that help in any way? or is that just you bein a perfectionast bout my stuff? lol jk.
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Pioneer DEH-400UB
Kicker 150.2 mids/highs amp
MB Quart fsa 216 front stage
AudioPipe gd-6001 mono amp
AUDIOQUE SD 15S PREFAB BOX!
C&D Technologies Battery, 1500 CCA, 134 amp storage
149.5 DB's
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: June 30, 2008 at 9:44 PM
I can tell by your screenname that you are probably playing that amp a little hard. An AGU fuse is not the best engineered fuse out there. They have a problem with heat dissapation. The solder melts off of the fuse element. The fuses sometimes melt and do not make a good connection anymore. When this happens they display the exact symptoms you are experiencing. The Gold fuses are by far much worse than the silver ones. A Buss brand fuse is just a better built fuse and has less problems than the others. They do still have the problem, just not as bad. If you had a volt meter you could use it to figure out if you had a power distribution problem or a problem with your amp.
Posted By: bumpinexploder
Date Posted: June 30, 2008 at 9:54 PM
well "iam" i am in aw of your knowledge. i swapped fuses, (same one for now) and it played at low volume perfect! it is the fuse!!! your awesome! im going out to buy a buss fuse TOMMOROW! now i do have a kinda cheap distro. GOLDQUEST brand. do i need to upgrade that too or just the fuse?
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Pioneer DEH-400UB
Kicker 150.2 mids/highs amp
MB Quart fsa 216 front stage
AudioPipe gd-6001 mono amp
AUDIOQUE SD 15S PREFAB BOX!
C&D Technologies Battery, 1500 CCA, 134 amp storage
149.5 DB's
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: June 30, 2008 at 10:57 PM
That is up to you, just make note every time you have a problem with an AGU fuse, and you will have to make that call. I just put a system back in my car and I am using a Mini-ANL type distribution block. I really like it. As long as you are not having trouble with the AGUs, oh wait you are having trouble.
Posted By: bumpinexploder
Date Posted: June 30, 2008 at 11:03 PM
lol yea well i cant find any buss round fuses. any other brand you can throw at me?
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Pioneer DEH-400UB
Kicker 150.2 mids/highs amp
MB Quart fsa 216 front stage
AudioPipe gd-6001 mono amp
AUDIOQUE SD 15S PREFAB BOX!
C&D Technologies Battery, 1500 CCA, 134 amp storage
149.5 DB's
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: June 30, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Littlefuse but now that you know what the problem is just keep some spares with you.
Posted By: bumpinexploder
Date Posted: July 01, 2008 at 7:04 AM
will do. thanks again
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Pioneer DEH-400UB
Kicker 150.2 mids/highs amp
MB Quart fsa 216 front stage
AudioPipe gd-6001 mono amp
AUDIOQUE SD 15S PREFAB BOX!
C&D Technologies Battery, 1500 CCA, 134 amp storage
149.5 DB's
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