Subject	Protection mode can be caused by a few things:
Posted by	just4kinks on April 23, 2008 at 4:17 PM
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In Reply To	Audio help posted by Evan(CA) on April 23, 2008 at 01:18 AM
Message	1 - Short circuit or low impedance load. Make sure your wiring configuration presents a high enough impedance at each channel. Like BigTDogg said, measure impedance of speakers at the amp output... disconnect them first. 2 - Overheating. The amp should be sitting in free air, not underneath a pile of stuff. 3 - Over power. Maybe you're just demanding more than the amp can deliver. Turn the gain down or get a bigger amp. You can measure the RMS AC voltage across the amp channel, P = V^2 / R. 4 - DC voltage at amp output. This is unlikely and I'm not going to bother explaining it. I doubt that car audio amps even have DC protection.
Follow Ups	Audio help - Evan(CA) 01:18:32 04/23/08 sounds like ur amp is going into protect mode - Killer ZTT 01:45:14 04/23/08 Both 8. Which is what the manual calls for. (n/m) - Evan(CA) 02:10:51 04/23/08 Re: Audio help - DualZ (SF) 01:45:55 04/23/08 also check the impedance also - Killer ZTT 01:54:46 04/23/08 Re: Audio help - Uncledick 05:32:59 04/23/08 I'd bet money on a bad speaker, Ohm them out and find out - 550HPTT 06:51:57 04/23/08 Check at the amp outputs to see if it's a wiring issue (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:06:29 04/23/08 Protection mode can be caused by a few things: - just4kinks 16:17:53 04/23/08
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