Sony Xpod 480 Watt Amp

jonnyb · Post by **jonnyb** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:23 pm

audiobass10 wrote:Well you already got 5 minutes of use from that explode amp. How much more can you expect?

DUDE...
its XPLOD.
no E, no X.

cmon man.

:)

Darolla · Post by **Darolla** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:49 pm

So a amp can fry that easy even though it was played that long???

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:00 pm

Darolla wrote:I used the positive side from the L speaker and the negative side for the R speaker

So you bridged the amp.

Is your sub wired at 2 or 4 ohm? If it was wired at 2 ohms, and you bridged that sony amp, you probably blew it. Sony amps don't like seeing 2 ohms bridged.

captaincheesey · Post by **captaincheesey** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:09 pm

Here is what you do. First, you take that amp, use some left over fireworks and blow up whatever you can. Then, take a hammer and smash it. Third, buy a new amp. Sony amps are cheap, but there are tons of better amps, for reasonable prices. I have learned from here that members have some pretty sweet stuff they like to sell from time to time, and internet sites are pretty useful as well. Maybe look on ebay and pick up something.

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:10 am

5 minutes on a sony amp from a pawn shop... I'd say you're already ahead of the game. I mean you really have no idea how long it was run before you got it and how much abuse it saw before you got it.
And that amp with a 60A fuse... ouch probably should have been 40A.
Rule #1 Never buy ca audio equipment from a pawn shop unless it's really good equipment, really cheap and worth fixing.
Rule #2 Never buy Sony... I'd take a Kmart Blue light special Audiovox over Sony.

Stick around and you'll get a better idea of what's better out there and you might even come across a good deal every now and again, cause there are a few dealers like me here.

Darolla · Post by **Darolla** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:18 am

cargodz wrote:5 minutes on a sony amp from a pawn shop... I'd say you're already ahead of the game. I mean you really have no idea how long it was run before you got it and how much abuse it saw before you got it.
And that amp with a 60A fuse... ouch probably should have been 40A.
Rule #1 Never buy ca audio equipment from a pawn shop unless it's really good equipment, really cheap and worth fixing.
Rule #2 Never buy Sony... I'd take a Kmart Blue light special Audiovox over Sony.
Stick around and you'll get a better idea of what's better out there and you might even come across a good deal every now and again, cause there are a few dealers like me here.

Aight I got the amp working now it was the fuse on the amp that was blown, so I had to put a 40 fuse on the amp so it wont blow. But now the amp goes into pertection mode everytime the volume is cranked up high I still got the 60 fuse under the hood imma change it to 40 and see if will play longer. Anyone knows why it goes into pertection mode?

captaincheesey · Post by **captaincheesey** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:58 pm

Stop using that amp.

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:15 pm

Use the fuse size that is SPECIFIED on the AMP or in the amp's MANUAL.
Amps can go into protect mode due to a myriad of reasons including, but not limited to: Bad ground/power, improper gain setting, hooking up a speaker with lower than supported resistance (ohms), voltage sags, etc.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:27 pm

exatcly use the correct size fuse and it sounds like your gains are to high. i think you should take this to a pro and have them fix it.

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:24 pm

Darolla wrote: But now the amp goes into pertection mode everytime the volume is cranked up high ? Anyone knows why it goes into pertection mode

JeremyC wrote: Sony amps don't like seeing a 2 ohms bridged load.

Hmmm. kinda sounds like he is trying to run it at 2 ohms bridged,

Sorry I had to be a pain.

But the guys are right, DON'T PUT A BIGGER FUSE. If the original size blew, putting a bigger one isn't going to help.