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Posted on Feb 22, 2010

No power geting to my subwoofer from my head unit,also no bass gain on my amplifier !!

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There are a few things going wrong here possibly. Its hard to tell without being able to physically troubleshoot, but here's my guess: blown/no fuse. If your amp's power wire is of top quality, you should have a fuse about 4 or 5 inches up from the battery terminal. If this fuse is blown, no juice will flow through to the amp. If this fuse keeps blowing you have a problem and need to get it fixed professionally or you could risk setting something on fire.

Otherwise, check the amp itself for blown fuses, loose power, ground, or remote wires. Last but not least, be sure that you have set your subwoofer output in your headunit setting menu to ON! =]

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It sounds like your amplifier may be clipping, which can cause distortion and eventually damage your subwoofers. This can happen if you turn the gain or bass boost too high, or if you are pushing the amp beyond its rated power.
Here are a few things you can try:
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