if you guys didnt read the post in the amps then here. well i have a jl audio 1000/1 amp powering 2 12s... but i have a problem... whenever i turn up the music louder the amp just cuts off... i went and checked everything (all the wiring) and then i checked the circuit breaker which connets the 4 gauge wiring to the battery, and i found that its popped, and i cannot reset it, until like 5 minutes later... it always does that... why is it popping? its 140 AMp circuit breaker... it makes no sense... is it because the amp is drawing too much power, and it pops?... if not then what?... new battery? new alternator (may i add i have stock alternator)... i just dont understand... help guys plz im getting nowhere
well, you do ned larger power cable for that amp.. 4AWG is good for a peak of 125-150A but as length increases, current capacity decreases. you would want 2AWG of 1/0 check the ground too.. should be to bare sanded chassis metal directly, and keep it short.
you may be drawing too much current for that breaker too, and the amp's gain may too high causing the amp to clip. hard to say.
when you upgrade the power wire, do the "big 3" upgrade too just to be sure.. battery to chassis ground, engine to chassis, and alternator to battery pos. that might help. again, hard to pinpoint so eliminate each thing till ya find the problem.
hmmm... yea that jl guy suggested me changing stock cable grouns from battery and stuff... i shall do that in the near future... i hope that will fix my problem... thanks alot guys for your help...
glasswolf... you dont think its the amp do you?... cuz i asked this car audio guy nearby, and he said hes only seen that happen once where the amp was damaged and thats why the breaker popped... ionno
could be an internal short.. it sounds like its going into thermal protction and that's usually caused by a bad speaker or a bad amp if its not a wiring issue