[2000s10pusher]

in my girls car her amp constantly stays on. what could be causing this? the other day her battery was dead and she wasnt too happy and plus i had to get out of bed and take her to work. so i need help. thanks in advance.

 

[jas0ne]

check the remote wire......if thats hooked up to constant power the amp is gunna stay on ..it has to be either switched power or the blue/white wire on the back of the deck..hope that helps
later
jason

 

[2000s10pusher]

the remote wire is hooked up to the remote wire on the cd player. i dunno whats up. i had the same system in my blazer except a different head unit. what can i do to stop it? toggle switch? need any help you can give me.

 

[jas0ne]

what kinda car is it in ????somehow or another the remote wire is staying hot when it should be off...its hard to say what kinda deck is it and amp?????

 

['01Cory]

I would check the remote wire coming off the deck with a light tester, that might help a little.

Cory

 

[xtremer-pxl]

well if that doesn't work you can run a new remote wire to the fuse box...that would work...and if it doesn't then there is something wrong with the amp. or you got it hooked up wrong.:idea:

 

[2000s10pusher]

its in a 98 malibu, its an aiwa head unit not sure which model and the amp is an old crunch 600w i had in my first gen. blazer. how hard would it be to run a new remote wire? thanks for the help.

 

[jas0ne]

if you find that your deck has no remote output then run a wire to the fuse box off the radio fuse so its only on when the radio or cd player is on...test each side and tie it on to the leg that isnt hot all the time yah if you have a test light check the output with the head unit off then turn it on while still testing it and if it shows power or 12v then it should be good and then the problem is in the amp.....or the remote wire could be good but you pinched it along the way while running it and its shorting to ground...its possible test it at the head unit and the amp
later
jason

 

[2000s10pusher]

thanks for the help. i'm gonna check it all out tomorrow. i'll let you guys know how it goes.

 

[2000s10pusher]

well i fixed it today. i took the test light and it was showing constant power even with everything on. so i just hooked up a toggle switch and its all good now. thanks again for the help guys.