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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 06:44 AM
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Unhappy System go "boom"!

What's the point of driving in this great weather with no tunes?!?
Partial system shutdown. Any thoughts?

2001 s2k with the following system.

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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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Sounds like you lost your ground on the amp
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 10:51 AM
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Thanks. I'm glad to hear someone with experience say so. I assumed that I should be simply seeing the 14v between the pos and neg where it goes in to the amp, but I didn't know if it was that simple.

I haven't had enought time to pull the amp mount and trunk apart to get to it. I just thought that it was very strange HOW/WHEN it happened. Hrmmm. I'm going to have some garage time tonight to see if something blew or pulled apart.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by WLAURENT,Apr 1 2006, 10:51 AM
Sounds like you lost your ground on the amp
I agree.

Also, I don't know if this even applies but I used to own an Orion amp. I found out that the amp body has to be isolated from the car frame or it will shut down. That was years ago and I don't know if they still design their amps like that.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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Thanks. I got everything pulled apart and wiggled the ground wire at the frame and got it going. I don't know what the problem was as far as contact, but I'm loud and proud again.

Thanks!
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by romduck,Apr 1 2006, 03:16 PM
Thanks. I got everything pulled apart and wiggled the ground wire at the frame and got it going. I don't know what the problem was as far as contact, but I'm loud and proud again.

Thanks!
Good to hear you got it sorted out. Should probably take a look at all your grounds and make sure you have good metal to metal contact (not just from the threads of the bolt/screw - but also between the cable end and the frame).
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