Odd System Cut-Out Problem

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Printed Date: August 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM

Topic: Odd System Cut-Out Problem

Posted By: ih8u37
Subject: Odd System Cut-Out Problem
Date Posted: October 17, 2002 at 7:38 PM

Alright, my three amps combined (2 Rockford & 1 Visonik) are pushing 1850 watts RMS. I have no electrical system upgrades, stock battery & alternater, except for a 1 farad cap. The issue is...

Due to faulty engineering, I have to manually turn my head unit on & off. What I turn it on, it plays fine. When I start the car, it plays fine. But when I put the car in reverse to back out, the entire system pretty much cuts out for a split second. It doesn't cut out completely, but acts as if the volume was suddenly turned down to one, then directly back up to its previous state. This doesn't happen any other time, only when I initially put her into reverse.

Any suggestions? I'm at a loss.

Thanx in advance.

Replies:

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: October 17, 2002 at 8:24 PM

Do you have all three amps running off the one remote wire ( without a relay ) ?? If so, you may need a relay for the remote connections of the amplifiers. Also, where did you mount the ground for the HU ?

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: ih8u37
Date Posted: October 18, 2002 at 1:21 PM

Relay for the remote wire...duh...i'm an idiot.

Thanx again Jeff, I have no clue why I forgot that.

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: October 18, 2002 at 6:04 PM

No problemo... let me know if this is actually the problem... you never know ??

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA