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Im running a Kicker ZR series amp to 2 Infinity Reference Series speakers up front. I went to turn up my tunes when I was on my way home from work, and the amp sounded like it just turned on and off repeatedly and then went off. I got home and realized that a fuse had blown somehow, so I replaced it. I hooked up the amp and tried to get it going again. This time, everytime it turned on, it would go right into protective mode, and then pause for 5 seconds outside protective mode and go back into it. Anyone know what might be causing this? Should I just invest in a new amp or try something else?

 
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Check your ground wire. Make sure its grounding properly. Sand the area you are ground to.

 
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Grounds perfect, checked, double checked and triple checked.

 
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try disconnecting your speakers from the amp, something might of happened and they are shorting out, causeing the amp to go into protect mode.

 
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The ground would have been my guess. Try disconnecting one thing at a time to isolate the problem. First each speaker, then each RCA. Troubleshooting with amp issues takes some time.

 
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sounds like u burnt your amp.... u just need a new amp.... my friend had the same problem as you n he tried everything but nothing work so he just got a new amp n things went back to normal.

 
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Id check all the connections, sounds like some wires may be touching where they shouldnt. If anything, I would probably take it to an audio shop to tell me that it is blown, but if you werent happy with it before, then maybe this was a good coincidence. Tell me how it works out.

 
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if the amp is going into protectant mode that doesn't mean its burnt out, it means its trying to prevent itself from burning out.

This happened to me a while back. Check the connections on the speakers, and make sure that no part of the speaker wire is touching the metal on the doors. Unbolt the speakers and have someone hold them, then try turning on the car and see if its working.

 
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Like they said, try adjusting one thing at a time and maybe you can fix the problem.

 
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Alright, got the amp working. Checked the wires in my door, and sure enough, they were touching. That was alot of help, I would have never even thought to check that. Thanks alot ashtonp. Plus 1 rep.

 
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any time