WHAT DO I DO WHEN MY AMP GOES INTO PROTECT?

What is causing your amp to go into protect mode? What do you do when your amp goes into protect? In this video, we go over a the main factors and variables causing amps going to protect. JP also gives tips on proper care and maintenance, which can preserve your amplifiers longer and keep them from going into protect.
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[@1012taz]

Thanks soo much for this video J.P. This one was extremely informative and funny. 👍💯

[@barrettalen]

Distortion will do it too. Usually can just turn it down to the input signal isn't distorted. My JP84 doesn't like Distortion at all. The Salt 200.4 will tolerate a certain amount of Distortion however will go to protect until you reduce the volume. My Distortion point is 27 and it goes to 33. Yes it gets louder however it starts Distortion. The subs definitely get much much louder. So for a quick 15-30 seconds I can get the solid 140db @34hz

[@lbproductions8354]

If ur hitting bumps and ur amp goes into protect, you better check that 8g Autozone power wire LOL...

[@paulwilliamson489]

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results in the definition of insanity. Thank u jp for the info

[@asherdie]

Try, try again. Never give up, never surrender

[@Fozgate4000]

You played to much Farcry 3 😂😂

[@ianbett3853]

Usually shorts/ impedance issues and heat lead to MOSFET replacement too guys if your protect mode is STILL stuck.... In my journeys anyway :-) IF the amp has MOSFETs obviously, but yeah test the output stages before sending it to the recycling bin

[@TrevByTheTon300]

Thank you! My shit in Dynamic kept protecting, my voltage was too low.

[@yeahitskimmel]

Just straight up reversed the battery/ground inputs on an amp when I was 15, only time I've ever seen the protect light and it turned out still fine after

[@rossgras]

I somehow did that too wiring up at night even though I double checked the wires, and blew all my internal amp fuses. Still plays good to this day 100s of hours later! 😂

[@scottbe1]

I also have managed to reverse my power and ground wire. Boy that smell is something I’ll never forget 😂 amp is still running knock on wood and it’s been close to 8 months now

[@brianwaller7383]

I did that once, it was getting dark and mistook the ground for battery. The amp survived but the wire melted and nearly caught fire. I only had it connected wrong for 20-30 seconds

[@scottbe1]

@@brianwaller7383 sheesh mine was for a quick second and that fuse blew so fast

[@rextobyballew1825]

I just did this on accident. Don't know how I managed the mistake, especially since I checked it twice but nope... still did it backwards (my first install too). The fuse blew instantly when I connected the ground cable to the battery. Hoping I didn't fry anything in my amp, and hoping the fuse did its job fast enough lol. I will never make that mistake again

[@wormjohnson2348]

Blown sub or heat can cause this issue as well

[@oscardanielflores4376]

That’s good info thanks bro

[@THELIFEOFPRICE]

No problem 👍

[@1boostup]

Why does my JP63 Bluetooth remote always shutting off when I start bumping hard ? Got to power it back on to get my bass going again. Is there a bypass? Or a hardwire trick ?

[@chuckwagon7171]

Well said

[@Memiselphi]

Blew something up!

[@mattithyahuwyisrael4077]

My kicker k12 2400 amplifier mysterious went into protection mode after audio place pulled my car in and it wouldn't come out. I bought a sundown salt 3 and system hitting harder. I have 4 comp q 12 where my backseat use to be in my camaro. I do plan on sending amp to kicker to have a spare amp on deck.

[@ronniemceachern2476]

I have your jp23 amp and on the voltage meter of the amp it drops down to 12 volts but my car voltage meter is staying at 13.5 to 14.4 what's the problem with my voltage meter on my amplifier

[@adamsdiyandrandomvids5379]

I have had my jp23s go into protect from my subs heating up or maybe you can explain why. the amp wasn't hot but the subs were

[@sheerziggy]

Well I'm here to try and solve an issue and not just keep on going into protect mode. So my amp goes in and out of protect with high volume but at 1/3 volume no issue I did notice today that the light was flickering with the base but all my connections are tight and I beefed up all the original power and ground wires years ago. The amp was used I'm wondering if it was abused and needs a fixin.

[@markbarilleauii7568]

I have also seen those cheaper amps(says 5k amd pushing 500watts max), trying to push an far superior sub and cath the "Red-Light of DEATH." Buy your sub to match your amps out put or vice versa.

[@markbarilleauii7568]

AND*

[@eastsanjo9725]

I had a problem with a kicker cx1800.1 amp going into protection mode, one thing I learned was that Amp draws a lot of current I was running a 4 gauge cca wire, I pulled it out installed 0 gauge COPPER wire problem solved DONT USE CCA!! USE ONLY COPPER WIRE!!

[@RyanBassForLife]

My last fullbridge Soundqubed amp will go into a constant clip signal not protect and not go back to power. In clip my amp will not work. It never worked agin so I had to return it.

[@squaddownproductions6264]

Ive got a brand new 3500 watt crunch amp. It goes into protect mode every time I turn it on. I have an old 1500 watt crunch amp that works fine when I install it.Any help?

[@masonfugate5431]

So I just bought some super tweeter I wired them up and they’re only making a very quiet hissing noise

[@hectordominguez5742]

When I 1st got my jp83 it was in protect couldn't figure it out for 3 days finally ran a ground from the frame of my car to the back battery and boom problem solved

[@nickolasvaughn667]

Most the time it's low voltage or a ground problem

[@leroycolejr2805]

I had an mtx 75.4 that would go in out of protection and it would get so hot after 30 minutes of playing. I replaced it with a DB 45 never had a problem since

[@guerrillawar616]

Your ohms were wrong,,

[@robertpage7484]

My son bought a brand new skar rp2000.1d and it has instantly in protect mode don’t understand why hasn’t worked since day one

[@jasondecluebass1012]

Asome video

[@alexanderaguillermo3144]

I have this amp, I used 2 different power cables, 2 ground cables, and I disconnected everything and I still have the red light, but when I disconnect the control amp, no light appears. I tried another cable and the same thing happens. Rockford fosgate r2 blinking red light with amp control

[@22beeker]

I have a Rockville sub n amp in one and worked great n all a sudden stopped and now flashed green and red whenever I plug the rca cables in.. I unplug them and it stays green? Can anyone help?

[@myfreak0075]

my amp goes in protect need help it starts it when i put the backgear after a long ride when the rear camera is on the amp goes in protect ? need help

[@BOOSHOTDAT]

no speakers were plugged in & its still in protect mode, i have a marine battery powering my amp. i un hooked everything &i only had the amp for 2 days, no fuses blown or anything. amp installed in a dodge charger with the line out set up. i need help audiopipe class d 1800 on (2) 15 L7s

[@andyprice5844]

Never ever have I ever had any problems with the old amps

[@angelfernandez6804]

Had an old Boss Audio System amp pushing 2- 6 x 9 & 2- 15" subs back in the day never a problem! You just hoped your car never got broken into.

[@FUCKDSS]

Great amps go in and comes outta protect .... like my jp 23 .... its over temped a time or to after hours of beating I've never had another amp come outta protect

[@BassDad]

My kicker amp went in protect and came out and so has my JP@#V@ but you are right its very few that will.

[@user-jd3yf3qy7s]

My old soundstream xxx 10000 went into protection once

[@ronaldgonzalez9161]

My amp keeps going into protect if I play certain songs at a certain volume any explanation for that? I don’t understand what’s going on I’m going to check the ohms on my wires here soon but I’m not sure how to check voltage I have a basic set up that runs power from the battery to my amp and it turns on when the radio turns on and it lets it know how can I solve this issue?

[@rapalaray1701]

Too much clipping.

[@johnvoltaeus9556]

I had the sub channel on my JP95 release the magic white smoke just from the + and - speaker wire accidently touching. Wish it would've gone into protect 😭. My fault though but still a sad moment.

[@FUCKDSS]

Oh man. .... oooowwwwww never tinker powered on don't even wiggle

[@yeahitskimmel]

@@FUCKDSS you speak the truth, only time I almost had a fire was from just a wiggle. Whoever'd wired their system missed one loose power wire strand going into the input that became a spark landing on carpet

[@austinmonk8809]

Ik why mine goes into protect, and it’s because it gets too hot in the trunk with my cerwin vega from like 2012

[@orlandosalas5681]

I had an amp that use to work just fine and one day it would went into protection mode and a pop noise came from my subs and when I checked it out i noticed my subs where pushed out when the amp was on in protection mode and the amp would work sometimes and eventually i changed the amp and everything worked fine any clues why the amp did that?

[@kristophermurray6622]

Or it could be a thermal issue or a blown sub

[@leonsines247]

Why are they rated for 9-16volts then?....update. .check the power fuse block under the hood to make sure the fuses are tight....

[@msburrage74]

Can a blown sub make it go into protect mode? Thanks!

[@GlycerinZ]

yes

[@Ianshooshanian14]

I’ve been trying to call n my transistor are blown n was wondering if I can ship it back to you to get my amp fixed

[@Ianshooshanian14]

N also my bass knob wire is messed up I can also buy a new one of those but yeah was also trying to see the estimate on how much it will cost to get it fixed

[@markbradley769]

Hey jp I am running one of your jp23v1 amps and when running full tilt my temp light dimly flashes with the bass. Not the clip light. When I check the temp it was very normal with outside temp. Is something wrong with my amp

[@cali8221]

Yep it sure is..send it bck and we will get another one out to u asap...lls

[@markbradley769]

@@cali8221 what is wrong with it. That’s kinda a bleak answer to just send it back

[@tsfyootwiin]

*My friend amp kept going into protect. Come to find out, the idiot ran the lowest ohm load on the speakers to the amp and got very hot. Now he keeps crying about it* 💁🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@wormjohnson2348]

Most amplifier manufacturers don't honor their warranty I've seen crescendo and sundown honor there warranty. I use a lot of deaf bonce they are the absolute worst when it comes to warranty. I still have a few on the shelf

[@richardgerard1223]

Vibe audio are the worst for this

[@SinisterScoundrel6562]

My Power Acoustik Overdrive I had for 3 years has been hooked up and running the same since 2021. Now just started going into protect mode. Have no clue why.

[@LegendDynasty-ls9sc]

mine too I don't get it

[@marlonbarker8000]

Sundown 8k send back currant too

[@GlycerinZ]

im down for a 2 hour vid

[@realyemilzzz5253]

My goes on blue and yellow which means clip and I already rewire everything in the light of clips still on

[@Emaiqq]

Hey man I am having a problem that I’ve never experienced before and haven’t found a lot of info on, my amp goes into protect mode when the car starts. When it’s in accessory mode the amp and subs work perfectly fine like always, but now as soon as I turn the ignition the amp goes into protect mode. And it just recently started happening and I haven’t changed anything about my setup, which has been playing fine for the last year. Any advise on narrowing this down? I feel like I’ve tried everything

[@mickeyshirley6836]

Same:(

[@rustymotorhead]

Did u ever figure out the issue? Im having same problem, works great when car isnt running, soon as i start it it kicks mt amp into protect, cant figure it out 🤦‍♂️

[@travislilly3537]

@@rustymotorheadvoltage drop when starting. I had the same problem and it was fixed by getting a new battery.

[@rustymotorhead]

@@travislilly3537 thanks for the reply, i actually figured out my issue already, turns out my alternator was actually over charging and putting out almost 18v when my car was running, and amp would go into protect mode cuz it was over the 15v max

[@wowzande]

​@@rustymotorheadI think my alternator is going out too. What did you do ? Buy the same alternator or upgrade?

[@jasonmillz8628]

Could i send it back to d4s for repair jp95

[@iamyayo13]

Instead of running my ground to the chasis do you think i can run it on the positive charge on my battery?

[@glenramsey73]

heck yes do that and film it please

[@OsotastyLordKC]

Nothing will happen because the car's main fuse and relay will blow

[@rromarre]

For a while now my amp has been stuck in protect mode it started one day when im not gonna lie i had them too loud and they stopped playing and started smoking so im assuming the amp is just done 100% but i want to make sure theres no fix before i buy a new one. Right now when i put all the wiring in the amp it stays with the blue light until i put the remote wire in and then it goes back into protect mode does anybody know what the problem is or have a fix. I've alr tried letting it sit with no wiring.

[@derekroope1311]

Can anyone tell me what may be wrong with my Amp other than the fact that theyre skars? OK so I had 2 skar rp2000s and I was running one wolfram pt15 d1 with one positive from one coil with the negative of the coil to one Amp and the opposite with the other Amp cause i wasnt aware that the rps are not strappabl3 until after i get them and go to intall and im like whoops. Lmao but before I plugged the speaker in I was trying to gain match them to where they both read the same output voltage to each coil then as I'm adjusting back and forth matching them then making sure they're not clipping one of them goes in to protect and has never came back out and that was nearly two years ago and I still have the one in protect but sold the other one along with the wolfram sub and my d4s 6.0 lto and stuff for only like 500 dollars but I'm wanting to add a few little 10s back in the car and the rp2000 would be nice especially if whatever it is is super easy and cheap to fix I'd rather use it for now until I can get me a jp23 or 33. I'm so tired of no bass. Lol any input would be greatly appreciated guys.

[@matthewguynn5745]

Not sure on the amp.. the only thing I can say is I have the jp 23 v2 on 2 10s . And it's plenty of amp .. I wouldn't think you would need a 33

[@rudeone760]

Why does my amp turn off when it’s bumping hard and I take off and press the gas at a red light?

[@trivizion]

0 gauge ground your alternator!!!!! That will help alot

[@trevorcampbell1779]

I have an CT sounds AT 1400.1 d mono block amp and 2 1000 rms subs and my amp won’t work

[@xiongxiongloft5937]

What happen if I turn it up and it cuts off but when I turn it down it don't cut off my voltage is fine my sub amp don't cut off only mids amp I check everything

[@rossgras]

Gain probably too high

[@xiongxiongloft5937]

@@rossgras it's only haft way

[@brianwaller7383]

Do you have a audio control lc2i/lc7i? If so check the knobs on the device, if it’s too high it’s sending too much voltage to your rca

[@xiongxiongloft5937]

It work fine for a year now its acting up...

[@patricklawrence9784]

Has anyone ever experienced burning a pair of subwoofer right after turning the on your deck? Amp is not on PROTECT mode.

[@armandojimenez3596]

I have a sound system with the epicenter and kicker amp I checked everything it might be my battery it still goes into protect mode

[@richardmartin8185]

I had one go into protection ! And it stunk like some one lit a condom on fire. I knew it wasn't coming back 😂

[@richardmartin8185]

@@nickolasvaughn667 Burnt plastic er something I guess 😂. That smell stayed in my ride fer a good two weeks

[@FUCKDSS]

Mnnnnaaaaaa it's more of burning wire not chemical

[@richardmartin8185]

@@FUCKDSS Tru 💯 percent

[@BassDad]

😂

[@richardmartin8185]

@@BassDad 🤣😎🤟

[@Schwackem99]

Keep hearing elk bugling....can't pay attention lol

[@osoriotutoriales]

If they are expensive amplifiers because they erase the number on the components, so that they cannot be repaired, the buyers do not know that!

[@Joel.5.3]

My amp was working very good for a few months but now when I turn it up it goes in to protect can someone help?

[@luvcew4872]

Mine to any suggestions

[@Dauntless.steadfast.fortitude]

34 yrs in the auto industry & guaranteed 1000 % of time it's a piss poor grounds way too many 💩 installs or poor workmanship

[@BassheadAudio]

lol these thumbnails

[@RCman9291]

These videos r alright but y so short y not 15-20 min videos and y is there less and less bass videos i mainly subbed cause u were slamming bass everywhere chilling now its all short in shop videos once in a blue moon i see a short bass video of ur tahoe yes ur cool but the short videos r getting old id personally like to see 15 min videos again it can be talking or bassing idc just something long enough worth clicking on sorry for this kinda comment but i like the videos u do but hate that a video is around 3 mins all the rest is a intro ot out tro or that cbd(weed) stuff ad i use to watch a ton but now i only watch some cause the videos r to short

[@ddchavez8677]

You talk to much your not saying anything to help the situation

[@luvcew4872]

Ik