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k. So I have double checked absolutely every connection and everything was installed clean neat and perfect. I still have no sound from my woofer. I am including images

I am thinking it's an issue with the pre outs? Can anyone point me in the right direction.

Everything is tight and perfect. I know the cap is crap. I am waiting for a new kinetic battery.

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and behind my pioneer

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Does the light on the amp come on?

You can use a rca to 3.5mm adapter and hook up the rcas to an ipod and then you'd know if it's the signal.

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Does the light on the amp come on?

You can use a rca to 3.5mm adapter and hook up the rcas to an ipod and then you'd know if it's the signal.

The amp light up perfectly. I tried the ipod and yes it worked.

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Then some setting needs to be changed on the headunit or the rcas are plugged in wrong inputs, or the rca inputs on the headunit are bad.

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Then some setting needs to be changed on the headunit or the rcas are plugged in wrong inputs, or the rca inputs on the headunit are bad.

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Then some setting needs to be changed on the headunit or the rcas are plugged in wrong inputs, or the rca inputs on the headunit are bad.

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did you charge the cap?

What would that have to do with him not getting signal from his headunit, the amp plays when hooked up to his mp3 player.

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switch out the RCA wires if you can.. see if it makes a difference... did you plug the RCAs into front or rear to see if it omitted a sound?

lastly what head unit?

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If you have your RCA's are hooked to your sub output on your headunit which doesn't put out the whole bandwidth, and trying to amplify a frequency that isn't there is impossible. Basically, you can't run your sub output to your mid/high amp because that output doesn't produce those frequencies.

Also, some amps have a switch to select the input voltage, and if you have it on the wrong one, the amp won't play. Example, one might be .2volts-2volts and other option is 2.1v-8v, and say if u have 3volt preouts, you need to have it set on 2.1v-8v. *Example only.

Try switching to a different set on preouts on the back of the headunit. And or make sure the amp doesn't have the selectable input voltage, and set at the right voltage to match.

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Check to see if there is also a subwoofer on/off setting on the H/U, that will get people all the time also. And also make sure the RCA's are installed in the correct locations on the back of the H/U.

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Check to see if there is also a subwoofer on/off setting on the H/U, that will get people all the time also. And also make sure the RCA's are installed in the correct locations on the back of the H/U.

Make sure it's turned up, mine goes from 0-12, got me confused for a whole afternoon lol

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Slightly better results. I turned up the bass setttings on the H/U

I never touched anything from the amp. I am assuming I should tweak that next.

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