amp going into protection mode

[flykenetic]

my amp keep going into protection mode. i have a dual xdm260, 2 kicker 12s, and an ssl 1000.2 watt amp. 4 guage wires all around. amp cuts out when to much bass hits. any help?

 

[popatim]

We will need to know which amp you have but you are probably overdriving it if it works fine at lower volume.
If you did not install this I would take it back to whoever did and have them rectify the problem. Often there are gain / level controls that need to be properly set.

 

[mymutter]

Without the description of the rest of your electrical system:

Your alternator / battery cannot provide enough current so the amplifier is creating to much heat and shutting down due to thermal

Your alternator / battery cannot provide enough current so the amplifier is going into low voltage protection mode

It appears that you have the Sound Storm SSL Evolution 1000.2 amplifier. it is an a/b amplifier. If you have your subs wired in mono, then you probably have them wired into 2 ohms, which that amplifier will not do. That amplifier will only go down into 4 ohms mono, or 2 ohms stereo.

Solution:
For testing purposes, turn the gain back to 0, then move it up to 1/3 rd

test, if it still shuts down the amplifier:

disconnect the speaker leads and wire them into only one channel, the left or the right.

test, if it still shuts down the amplifier:

get a new battery and a higher output alternator.

* please note that this amplifier is not going to put out anywhere near 1000 watts, The Gain is not a volume knob. The Gain is not a volume knob, also, please note that the Gain is not a volume knob. Never ask an amplifier to do what is it not capable or willing to do.