"Adam Stickland" (goldman27)
10/15/2017 at 17:32 • Filed to: None
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"Adam Stickland" (goldman27)
10/15/2017 at 17:32 • Filed to: None | 0
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Allow me to explain how this all started:
Last Sunday, my dad and I packed our guitars in my Celica, alongside his 50lb. backpack of equipment. Now, this is how the arrangement looks in the rear of my Celica (with seats up, and sans bottle of Spray Nine):
Setup is all Kicker, with a 12" subwoofer and a ZX700.5 700-watt 5-channel amplifier, as well as two 3" door tweeters.
For putting the gear in, the subwoofer was rotated 90 degrees to the right, and slid all the way over to the left side of the hatch. Rear seats were also folded down. Guitars were placed to the right of the amplifier, and the backpack was placed to the left of the amplifier (right where those two cables were positioned). When we got back home, we removed the gear, and it was at this point when my dad removed the backpack, that we suspect the damage shown above happened.
Where the cable should’ve been.
As you can see, the bag managed to rip the 12V power cable right out. I only realized this when I was driving enroute to college the following Tuesday (because Canadian Thanksgiving). Upon thinking I could reconnect the wire with no hassle, I realized that wouldn’t be the case, as this was the issue:
Ooh, an Alan Key screw!
As you can see, we discovered that night that it was an Alan Key screw. So, on Wednesday we managed to reconnect the cable, except for a major issue: the subwoofer was producing no sound whatsoever, and all the speakers in the car were putting out a tenth their normal output (had to be cranked to 40+ on volume to even hear music). So, I lived with it, planning to get it fixed this week.
That’s when the big issue started.
Yesterday, after dropping off a co-worker and sleeping in the morning (I work night shift on the weekend), I went to move my car that afternoon. Put the key in the ignition, clutch pedal in, and when I go to turn it over:
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat
The centre console turned on, but the engine didn’t turn over. Fast forward to attempting jumper cables and pulling out/re-inserting fuses in the amp, and still met with the same sound. After 6-7 more attempts, we really drained the battery.
So, now I’m presented with several options:
1. Call CAA tomorrow to help repair/tow the car to the local dealership
2. Attempt a push start tomorrow, and then do option 1 if it fails
3. Buy a new battery and hope it solves the issue.
4. Attempt the jumper cables again (we saw no sparks connecting the leads, so we suspect the cable’s contacts are worn out).
So that’s my rant/story thus far. Any input on the matter is greatly appreciated.
Where she sits now.
MM54
> Adam Stickland
10/15/2017 at 18:09 |
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This is probably stupid but did you try disconnecting the amp, charging the battery, and seeing if it would start? Usually click-click is the battery being too weak to turn the starter. If there were no sparks when you connected the jumper cables, you weren’t accomplishing anything with them.
I’d try again with a set of jumper cables that actually work (or are being used correctly :) ) or disconnecting the amp and charging the battery with a regular charger and trying again. Could be something in the amp just draining the battery down.
beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
> Adam Stickland
10/15/2017 at 20:01 |
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disconnect amp (at the battery).
charge battery
try again.
The speakers being quiet and the sub not working clearly shows somethings not working in the amp, it’s likely shorting out and draining the battery.
Once you’re sure it’s the amp you can start troubleshooting that specifically.
Obviously check all the connections again and check the fuses.