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hey guys, i was driving the other day for a while(~ 2 hrs nonstop) and i wasnt really playing my music loud. it was in the city and i had my AC on so it may have been a bit over normal. on my way home, sound keeps cutting out. i wasnt able to check if the amp itself is cutting out but i did notice that sometimes when i press the brake, the music would cut out and when i accelerate, it would come back on. this wasnt constant enough for me to make this the problem though. the only wire that sits behind the pedals is the remote turn on. if that is being pinched, would that make it cut in and out? i was also thinking maybe my electrical system is going? considering if i accelerate, the music comes back. could the alt be going? not sure

Randy

hmm could be electrical cuz when you accel. the alt is producing more current. Did you check to see if the amps were overly hot?

Coulda been amp going into protection mode although i duno why or if it would in and out of it , and when the b-pedal was pushed.

To me it sounds like an electrical problem.

yea thats what i was thinking too, but i cant narrow it down to that because it wasnt consistent.

sometimes the music cut out when i accel. sometimes not. sometimes when i brake, sometimes not. i have not checked if the amp is hot or not, but i will next time i drive my car. i seem to be hearing some sort of knocking from my engine bay when it shifts into 2nd so i might just leave the car alone for a few days and use the other cars.

any other ideas?

It's definately electrical. When you press your brakes, that takes a fair amount of current that goes to the brake lights and the master cylinder. Sounds like you need a more powerful alt :-/ Just don't get a rewound stock alt -I found out the hard way.

ok so i took a quick look this morning before i went out with the other car, and to my suprise, in the engine bay, my power wire was hanging out of the ring terminal!! for me not soldering it lol. maybe when it gets cooler later on in the day, i will take care of that. but hopefully that is the problem *crosses fingers*

Randy

lol yea thats probably the problem! That can never be good for a car.

Well i hope it all works out for ya.

DaVe :) )))))

ok so i just soldered the power wire to the ring terminal and its not cutting out anymore.. at least for that reason. i still cant seem to solve the problem of it cutting out at high volume. my assessment i guess is that 50watts just isnt as loud as i thought!

Have you upgraded your battery?

no not yet.. but i do notice i can turn it louder for a longer time when running off the battery o_0 does this make any sense?

It does to me :) . Your alternator can't keep up and it tries to rely on the battery for backup. With it soley on the battery, your power is consistant and only certain things are drawing power rather than everything.

Not exactly what you want to hear :-/