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Kicker kx600.1 Wont power on

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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: July 05, 2025 at 5:17 AM


Topic: Kicker kx600.1 Wont power on

Posted By: sup2jzgte
Subject: Kicker kx600.1 Wont power on
Date Posted: May 05, 2006 at 5:22 AM

Ok so for the past few months I have been having a little issue with my Kicker KX600.1 amp. A few months ago I noticed that the amp would click off after a a few minutes of use, then it would turn back on and be fine a few weeks, then it would do it again. So I figured that maybe the setting were set to high, so I adjusted them, but still the samething. My next thought was maybe it is over heating because it is summer, so I put a fan on it , and still nothing. Well flash forward to yesterday morning. I get in my car start driving, amp is fine, then out of the clear blue my sub stops working. I figured it would come back on in a few seconds, but to my surprise it didnt turn back on at all.

I get home to see if maybe there is a loose wire somewhere, but nothing still dead . Next I unplug the sub and remote wire to see if maybe the wires were bad, nothing, but I did notice something odd. On the side of the amp there is 2 LEDS one green and one red that light up when the amp is hooked up, on, and powered properly. I noticed that if I unhook the sub and hook the remote wire up, the Red LED lights up faintly then goes out. I have no clue what could have happened. Today Im going to take it all apart to check all my wires and test the amp, but before I do that I was wondering if anyone could chime in and help me out with what could possibly be wrong? Oh this amp was made in 2002 and has a12" Eclipse 8122DVC Aluminum hooked up to it and has 0 gauge wire. I already checked all the fuses on the amp and the main lead fuse and they are fine.



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Posted By: tritippin24s
Date Posted: May 05, 2006 at 2:50 PM
If the red led is lighting up on your amp, that means that there is a fualt in the end panel fuses therefore you should replace them, even if they look fine.




Posted By: sup2jzgte
Date Posted: May 05, 2006 at 3:38 PM
That is what I thought, but now nothing powers on at all.




Posted By: tritippin24s
Date Posted: May 05, 2006 at 4:17 PM
judging by the model number of your amp, i am guessing that it is a 2004 model, which may still be under warranty.

if not, take the actual amp apart ( i dont think thats what you did as described above) and check to see if there are any burnt i.c.s, capacitors, or loose/broken/missing wires.
Sometimes, amplifiers even have a fuse inside of the chassis, (generally glass tube fuse 10a or so)




Posted By: boug0752
Date Posted: May 06, 2006 at 7:42 AM
Ok, this actually happened to me with my 800.2 about 6 months ago. Went through the same greif  always thinking it was my wiring. The I pulled the amp apart and it actually blew one of the bigger caps inside all over the board. Replaced the cap and I've got the amp working like brand new again. Worth checking for those caps as the kicker amps are known to blow them occasionally. Especially in the summer when there getting so hot....

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