Posted February 6, 201015 yr well i was driving all of a sudden the bass stopped i looked back to see all 4 subs "sucked" in so i shut down the power. (switched) remote The amp stayed on with subs still sucked in so i ripped out the speaker leads and the subs released, i then disconnected all power after i let the amp cool down reconnected power and tested with a dmm. results show 0 ac voltage and so i tried dc and got -93 volts wtf! any thoughts as to whats going on as the protection hasn't even tripped yet the fan doesn't fully engage now either. and there is definitely power coming from speaker terminals as it arced when testing(high power).
February 8, 201015 yr Im assuming you are testing at the amp with the car on, right? What kind of amp is it also?
February 8, 201015 yr Author Im assuming you are testing at the amp with the car on, right? What kind of amp is it also?yes, clarion dpx 11500
February 8, 201015 yr First, have you checked all wiring leads to make sure all connections are good?After testing the volts with a dmm, did you try to hook it up again? If so, did it do the same thing?
February 11, 201015 yr The amp is broken, it outputs DC. You are lucky you didn't fry your subwoofers. DON'T connect the subs again before you fix it.I'm not familiar with the Arc's but most of the amps should have dc protection. Protection or not, take it to a repair shop.
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