Protection Light On Amp

Now it works fine at low volumes but when you turn it up it shuts off for about 5 seconds and the protection light comes on.

Protection light on amp. One minute it s working and the next minute it s not usually with the green power led on the amp turning to red or orange. This is all coming out of another car that worked where they worked great. I have wired a 400 watt kicker amp to 2 jl w0 subs. If you keep it at the same volume level it will come back on for a few seconds then cut out and go back to protection.

I have moved the ground around n it will come back on again but after awhile the protection light comes on again. One of the more confusing car stereo problems can be when an amplifier goes into protection mode. Some protect lights are green or blue instead of the usual red. I rewired it and it stopped but then it comes back on sometimes.

If that red light comes on stay calm power off your amp and check your speaker connections and impedance ratings making any necessary adjustments. An amp with a protect light can be a real gig saver. Amplifier protection mode troubleshooting. If the power light blinks then goes off the amp is either going into protect mode or there is a bad connection in the power supply wiring.

Amplifiers are often designed to go into protect mode to avoid further damage to internal components. When playing the records sound is good the amp keeps going into protect mode and cutting off the sound blinking light on front panel confirmed in handbook i have read into this issue on a number of forums over the past few days and cant seem to find a solution. I have unplugged the speakers and re connected am running 1 pair of mission m53 s have had the amp ages and have never seen this before. I have a sony 800w 4channel amp and the protection light keeps comming on.

Some amps don t even have power lights but this doesn t mean they don t have protect circuits. Sometimes the protect light turns on for two seconds when the amp does like a check engine light and then shuts off. When i start my car up too the light won t be on then cuts back on after i get to ridin for awhile. Can anyone help please.

Generally the power light is green or blue and the protect light is red but on some amps the protect light is green and the power light is red. If your amp has a protect light and it s on then chances are good that you have a faulty speaker subwoofer cable or another component. The protection light on my 640a is flashing 4 times over and over.