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12-19-2001, 01:53 PM

Check this out, last night my amp starts cuttin in and out...why I don't know. So I take a look at it and all seems to be fine except that the screws that mount it came out and the amp slid around. So when I go to put the screws back in, they spark as they touch the metal on the amp. Now to me that sounds like a ground problem. So I cut all power to the amp, put the screws in and still nothin. I checked all wires incl ground and speaker, but the amp still won't come on or nothing (no red light). What other trouble shootin ideas are there for this problem?

Accord Man · 12-19-2001, 08:44 PM

the screws were sparking when they touched the amp??

Thats crazy!! :o

Maybe you had some exposed powerwire or remote.

You checked the fuse?

2ndGenTeg · 12-20-2001, 01:00 AM

If I had to guess, a power supply wire was in contact with the amp chassis from the amp sliding around. Then when you tried to put the screw in, it completed the circuit and you blew a fuse. It could be either your remote lead or your power supply- check both, as well as any internal fusing the amp may have. If none of your fuses are toast, check each lead with a voltage meter and see which is the culprit. If both are returning 12V, check your ground. A bad ground wouldn't cause the sparking you're desribing, unless it got looped back around and touched the amp chassis. If all of that is in order, I've got some bad news.... Smell the amp- blown amps are easily diagnosed by their unmistakable odor. If the amp still smells good, take the amp into a shop and have it benched. Other than that, I'm out of ideas.

12-20-2001, 09:03 AM

All very good ideas, but I went to the good ol problems from before and had the alternator tested, and its puttin out 1.3amp compared to the 80 that it''s supposed to put out. SO I need a new alt and a cap now.

Accord Man · 12-20-2001, 12:16 PM

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Originally posted by 93chromeacc
All very good ideas, but I went to the good ol problems from before and had the alternator tested, and its puttin out 1.3amp compared to the 80 that it''s supposed to put out. SO I need a new alt and a cap now.

Really??

I dont see what that has to do with the sparks on your amp.

And if the alternator goes, your battery light (on instrument panel will light up.)

2ndGenTeg · 12-21-2001, 03:32 AM

Yeah, the car wouldn't work if your alternator was toast. It also wouldn't cause sparkage. Are you positive you know what you were measuring?

Accord Man · 12-21-2001, 09:24 AM

Hey 93chromeacc, you CAN'T use a thermometer to measure amperage!!

ok amigo??

:o

*Whtehnda93DXSdn* · 12-21-2001, 08:48 PM

just check all your fuses and grounds for the Amp...If nothing else you possibly could have messed up something internally in the amp...

But hopefuly not....Sparks like that though are wierd...

12-19-2001, 01:53 PM	#1
93chromeacc Posts: n/a	#%&#(!@ amp... Check this out, last night my amp starts cuttin in and out...why I don't know. So I take a look at it and all seems to be fine except that the screws that mount it came out and the amp slid around. So when I go to put the screws back in, they spark as they touch the metal on the amp. Now to me that sounds like a ground problem. So I cut all power to the amp, put the screws in and still nothin. I checked all wires incl ground and speaker, but the amp still won't come on or nothing (no red light). What other trouble shootin ideas are there for this problem?

12-19-2001, 08:44 PM	#2
Accord Man THE GENERAL Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Earth (usually) Age: 41 Posts: 5,698	the screws were sparking when they touched the amp?? Thats crazy!! :o Maybe you had some exposed powerwire or remote. You checked the fuse? __________________ HondaStyle.com Babysitter's Club Member #0 Soon to be >Dr Max Immuh<

12-21-2001, 09:24 AM	#7
Accord Man THE GENERAL Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Earth (usually) Age: 41 Posts: 5,698	Hey 93chromeacc, you CAN'T use a thermometer to measure amperage!! ok amigo?? :o __________________ HondaStyle.com Babysitter's Club Member #0 Soon to be >Dr Max Immuh<

12-21-2001, 08:48 PM	#8
Whtehnda93DXSdn It has 4 Doors... Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fredericksburg,Va Age: 49 Posts: 907	just check all your fuses and grounds for the Amp...If nothing else you possibly could have messed up something internally in the amp... But hopefuly not....Sparks like that though are wierd... __________________ Another good forum site: Tuners Alliance

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12-20-2001, 01:00 AM	#3
2ndGenTeg 4th Gear Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Boulder, CO Age: 43 Posts: 830	If I had to guess, a power supply wire was in contact with the amp chassis from the amp sliding around. Then when you tried to put the screw in, it completed the circuit and you blew a fuse. It could be either your remote lead or your power supply- check both, as well as any internal fusing the amp may have. If none of your fuses are toast, check each lead with a voltage meter and see which is the culprit. If both are returning 12V, check your ground. A bad ground wouldn't cause the sparking you're desribing, unless it got looped back around and touched the amp chassis. If all of that is in order, I've got some bad news.... Smell the amp- blown amps are easily diagnosed by their unmistakable odor. If the amp still smells good, take the amp into a shop and have it benched. Other than that, I'm out of ideas.

12-20-2001, 09:03 AM	#4
93chromeacc Posts: n/a	All very good ideas, but I went to the good ol problems from before and had the alternator tested, and its puttin out 1.3amp compared to the 80 that it''s supposed to put out. SO I need a new alt and a cap now.

12-21-2001, 03:32 AM	#6
2ndGenTeg 4th Gear Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Boulder, CO Age: 43 Posts: 830	Yeah, the car wouldn't work if your alternator was toast. It also wouldn't cause sparkage. Are you positive you know what you were measuring?