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I installed my system about a year ago and everything has worked just fine up until about a week ago. The problem im experiencing is that my amp keeps turning on and off whenever it feels like it (when the igniton and radio are turned on of course) and its driving me crazy! i am running 3 mtx roadthunder amps, 2 of them are the RT202 model which are powering my subs (2- 8" jl 8W1V2's; 1 amp per sub), and 1 RTP202 model which powers my front and rear speakers. I have them daisy chained together starting with the rt202s and ending with the rtp202; when the rtp stops putting out the led indicator goes out also but the rt amps are still lit and keep playing the bass line without skipping a beat. I used my voltmeter and tested the positive terminal (13.9v present when running), the ground terminal to grounding stud (0 ohms of resistance), and the remote wire terminal (10.8v present, same as the other 2 amps measured) but the amp will not turn on. I removed it from the vehicle and using a battery jump box "bench tested" it to make sure it would turn on and it does. I left it hooked up for 20 min and it never turned off so i put it back in the truck and now ive got nothing once again. Its frustrating because when it turns on it produces clean sound with no interference but then without warning it turns off and im left with just the bass line again. Is it possible that something inside could be causing this intermittent failure and if so what do you think it is? ive already disassembled it and inspected the capacitors for bulging and loose solder joints on the circuit board but i found nothing out of the ordinary which makes this all even more frustrating. Ill post a pic of my setup so that you guys can easily visualize what ive got going on back there.
Heres a link to the build thread of my system: http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74314
Page 8 has the majority of relevant pictures on it
Heres a link to the build thread of my system: http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74314
Page 8 has the majority of relevant pictures on it
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