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Old Jun 28, 2022 | 09:28 PM
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Just noticed tonight my rear subs aren't working. 2007 RK, batwing fairing with 4 5.25 kickers on a seperate amp. I have Audison ap8s in my rear speaker lids on another amp. Places to check? Blown amp? I checked connections at the speakers and all ok. Appreciate the help.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2022 | 09:37 PM
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Pretty vague. Could be many things. Is the amp on? Is the fuse blown on the power cable? Cables pinched anywhere? Try connecting them to another source to see if its the speakers or the amp to other speakers.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2022 | 09:45 PM
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Pretty vague. Could be many things. Is the amp on? Is the fuse blown on the power cable? Cables pinched anywhere? Try connecting them to another source to see if its the speakers or the amp to other speakers.
Sorry not more specific. Pretty sure not a blown fuse, I have a power block that supplies both amps. I still have front speakers so that tells me the amp is on. I'll try connecting to another source.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2022 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by miketv84
Sorry not more specific. Pretty sure not a blown fuse, I have a power block that supplies both amps. I still have front speakers so that tells me the amp is on. I'll try connecting to another source.
Does your distro block have independent fuses to each power output?
 
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Old Jun 28, 2022 | 09:59 PM
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Does your distro block have independent fuses to each power output?
Have to pull the outer fairing and check. Just got to work and noticed this. For them to both bebnot working that actually would sound like an amp issue or fuse right? Can't imagine two speakers blowing at once?
 
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Old Jun 28, 2022 | 10:18 PM
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It's a NVX amp that supplies the Audisons. The distro block does not have seperate fuses, just the main 50 amp going in to power both amplifiers. The other amp is a Stinger
 
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Originally Posted by miketv84
I still have front speakers so that tells me the amp is on..
How does that tell you your rear amp is on? Just because your front one is working doesnt mean the rear is. Both amps in the fairing? Check the wiring.

 
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Old Jun 29, 2022 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by kloccwork419
How does that tell you your rear amp is on? Just because your front one is working doesnt mean the rear is. Both amps in the fairing? Check the wiring.
Yea sorry bad wording on my part. I think I meant the main power supplies both amps so I was thinking if one is on the other must be too. Either way I have to check.
 
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Plus you want each amp to have their own fuse. You can run like a 4awg cable off your battery to the block and then connect each amp to the block with their own fuse
 
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Old Jun 29, 2022 | 06:34 AM
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Definitely need each amp on their own fuse. Might wanna check remote turn on wire for the amp that's not working. Just curious...did you do this install yourself...because you seem a bit questionable on how things may or may not be hooked up.
 
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