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Zach32
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"protection mode"??

Post by Zach32 »

My legacy amp is in protection mode, does anyone know what that means? is it dead? lol

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Post by Bwcad1 »

protection occurs when the following insue

Thermal overload
incorrect impedance
internal failure


disconnect the speaker wires and turn the amp on if its in protect than its fried.
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Post by cargodz »

Bwcad1 wrote:protection occurs when the following insue

Thermal overload
incorrect impedance
internal failure

disconnect the speaker wires and turn the amp on if its in protect than its fried.
^What Bill said...

Chances are you probably had the gains set to high to try to achieve the maximum performance from your amp... This is death to a Legacy amp... and most amps won't handle it under extended play.
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Post by loudwagon15s »

haha, i briged my crappy legacy to 2 ohm, it didnt like it very much, but still stayed on :surprised
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Post by Darthness »

your shit is probably fried son. sorry to hear, it happens. (happened to me)
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