Capacitor and amp are draining my battery...any ideas
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Capacitor and amp are draining my battery...any ideas
This doesn't make sense to me, maybe someone here can figure it out.
Ive attached a diagram to speed things along.
When i cut the car off the amp goes off.
When i turn turn the remote off (via the radio) the amp stays on.
when i disconnect the remote the amp stays on.
When i cut the car off the cap stays on - it slowly looses power then turns off.
My problem is...why cant i turn my amp off?
PIc of the setup
Ive attached a diagram to speed things along.
When i cut the car off the amp goes off.
When i turn turn the remote off (via the radio) the amp stays on.
when i disconnect the remote the amp stays on.
When i cut the car off the cap stays on - it slowly looses power then turns off.
My problem is...why cant i turn my amp off?
PIc of the setup
Last edited by Royalty; Jul 13, 2007 at 07:05 PM.
Re: Capacitor and amp are draining my battery...any ideas
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Re: Capacitor and amp are draining my battery...any ideas
What model amp and radio?
The problem isn't your capacitor most likely, because when an electrolytic capacitor goes, you usually know it.
If I understand you correctly, your amp stays on all the time, sounds as though you may have to install a relay to get this bad boy to work (or there may be another means, a voltage regulator and diode could work as well), need the model numbers though.
The problem isn't your capacitor most likely, because when an electrolytic capacitor goes, you usually know it.
If I understand you correctly, your amp stays on all the time, sounds as though you may have to install a relay to get this bad boy to work (or there may be another means, a voltage regulator and diode could work as well), need the model numbers though.
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Re: Capacitor and amp are draining my battery...any ideas
Hmm. Radio model number perhaps?
Also, sounds as though there might be a certain silicon diode (black - reverse polarity diode) that may be shot, thus, creating a short which will keep the amp on.
Buuut...
Also, sounds as though there might be a certain silicon diode (black - reverse polarity diode) that may be shot, thus, creating a short which will keep the amp on.
Buuut...
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Re: Capacitor and amp are draining my battery...any ideas
Originally Posted by DeFunk
What model amp and radio?
Asked before your above quoted post bro. Also saw your online status as here, not here and then here again.
As for the hug, only if you give me a reach around with it. I just figured I pissed ya off at some point, so was on ignore. <shrug>
Refer to diode statement. Sounds like someone might have hard wired a remote switch, but, fed it the wrong polarity.
I had this old school amp and I believe it was a positive activated remote. Flip the back lid and see what you can see (ie. burnt up shit, more specifically a horizontally [against the circuit board flat] positioned black cylindrical component fried/split)..
http://www.technologystudent.com/elec1/diode1.htm
Is the best picture I can find right now quick like. It will be on the power input terminal side of the amp, assuming this is the case.
Or just take a picture of the inside of it, that might be faster.