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Old Aug 3, 2006
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Amp goes into Thermal mode 4 no reason

alright one of my amps for some reason keeps going into thermal mode when it is not hot, anyone have a reason why this might happen? I am changing the fuses tomorrow but I looked at them all and they seemed fine, if this has happened to you give me some suggestions
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check your wiring - is your ground solid?
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lack of ventilation
speaker's impedance is too low for the amplifier
bad ground causing a voltage drop
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I know the ventilation is an issue but has recently been occuring when the amp is not even hot so it wouldnt be ventilation, i have 2 amps and the speakers work fine with it the wires should be good but the ground could be an issue

I dont think it the ground but I might be wrong

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chech the ohm load, its prolly wired wrong and lucky for you the amp can shut down instead of blowing up.
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but if it was wired wrong it most likely would have started this when installed, it has been installed for awhile and this problem just came about
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hmm, what amp is it? maybe something broke inside? you could always get the amp tested to make sure its not that.
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rockfordfostgate mp4004 4-channel amp
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