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06-27-2008, 06:16 AM
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amp drawing power while off
Ok, i got my car back from the mechanic. And told me my alpine amp was drawing .7 amps from my battery while the car was off. Just wanted to know if this is normal. I don't think it is, what should i check or change?
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06-27-2008, 07:20 AM
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Remove your remote turn on wire and see if it still draws that kind of amperage. If it does, it's normal. If not, your remote turn on wire is somehow getting constant voltage.
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06-27-2008, 05:37 PM
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ditto
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06-29-2008, 11:28 PM
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i unplugged the remote wire and it still draws 2 amps.
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06-30-2008, 01:07 AM
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zappa26
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7>2, so your remote wire is getting power constantly. What is it wired to?
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06-30-2008, 02:23 AM
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i have it connected to the head units blue/white remote wire, ran to a kill switch, then to the amp.
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06-30-2008, 05:57 AM
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hmmm....contacted alpine?
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06-30-2008, 06:05 AM
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no, i'll call today, to see what they say. i'm pretty shocked that i'm having problems, it only a year old amp
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06-30-2008, 06:24 PM
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zappa26
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That's the correct wiring. Try leaving the remote wire in the amp but disconnecting power to the head unit, see if that fixes it? Maybe the remote wire is picking up some power from somewhere else in the car, like coming in contact with another wire?
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07-02-2008, 12:23 AM
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Or maybe alpine just designed it like that.....even big names cut corners.
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08-08-2008, 07:26 PM
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sounds like a bad capacitor in the powersupply.
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08-14-2008, 11:04 PM
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recently i had the same problem on my mtx amp  , unfortunatley i cant remember how i fixed it. wiring was mixed up i believe
i cant see it being the cap tho
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08-14-2008, 11:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Talonated
recently i had the same problem on my mtx amp , unfortunatley i cant remember how i fixed it. wiring was mixed up i believe
i cant see it being the cap tho |
I can.
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