The purpose of the shutdown state is to prevent damage to the amp or other system components.
The common cause of overheating is a lack of airflow.
Driving around with a fan blowing on your amp isn’t a long-term solution.
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Diagnosing and fixing this requires checking each individual power and ground wire.
Ground problems can often be fixed by cleaning and tightening the ground connection or relocating it if necessary.
In this case, there may be an internal problem with the amp.
Before you dig in any further, check a few easy points of failure like fuses.
You’ll typically disconnect the amp from thehead unitand the speakers to see if the problem still exists.
For instance, a speaker with a shorted-out or damaged coil can cause problems.
That typically means professional repairs or replacing the amp.
