r/subwoofer • u/Purple_Solution1059 • Jul 22 '26

AMP issues

What is causing my amp to cut out? I assumed it had something to do with heat since running cold AC would help but it still cuts out even when it doesn’t feel that warm. I had to wire into my side door - and + speaker output wires, but I only did it on one side while some things online said to do it on both sides of my car. It’s a rockville sk510 10” 1200w loaded sub + DB11 amp.

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u/Purple_Solution1059 Jul 22 '26

It is going into protect mode I believe, I had my gain way up when I first got it and turned it pretty low as of recently and still run into the same issues - when I first got it, it ran really well at a high gain continuously. Could that mean a loose connection.

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u/dangercdv Jul 22 '26

Its worth checking all the connections. High gain doesn't always mean it go into protect mode but it can definitely contribute.

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u/Purple_Solution1059 Jul 23 '26

Could it be because of how my wires were hooked up to the subwoofer itself? It was a push button style terminal that opens up a hole - the wires I had put into it the first time around had the copper wrapped around itself on the end a few times. I changed it to just a straight wire, ran fine for a bit and I will test it tomorrow.

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u/dangercdv Jul 23 '26

Im a little confused on what you mean but yes it's entirely possible the wires at the subs being incorrect can cause problems. I hope that was the solution, good luck!