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midnight_effect
So i decided to keep my system and just find a new amp, but because im a cheap bastard i really dont want to spend money on another amp lol

the one i have is a power acoustik ts1920-2...its a discontinued amp, and for the cheap ass price of 125-150 whatever i paid for it, this thing hit pretty hard, and that was under powering my subs. My stupid ass was rushing putting it back in my trunk after i got back from the track and pinned the power and ground backwards. blew all 3 fuses, so i went got new ones, popped them in and now i cant even get the power within 2 inches of the lead before it sparks... I took it apart today, figuring something would appear blown, and i could just resolder a new part on, i was very wrong. it looks fine to me lol

anyone good with these things mind lending a hand so i can get it fixed? dont want to pay a shop cuz the amp honestly isnt worth spending much more money on, but id like to keep it if its an easy fix.
Tap
Prob not an easy fix and would prob run you about $75-$100 to fix it
what is the power rating on the amp? i have the amp that is in my car for sale i also have another amp that is in kellz car right now i am selling but yeah the amp is most likely not an easy fix
midnight_effect
370 watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms (440 watts RMS x 2 at 2 ohms)
800 watts RMS x 1 in bridged mode (4-ohm stable in bridged mode)


those are the specs on the amp. not sure if thats what you needed.

yeah i was trying to not spend money, i have a buddy who may be able to get me an amp that they will no longer be carrying for cheap. ill have to go from there

what are you looking for for either of your subs
erty67
I'm with Tap on this one....probably not an easy fix. With power hooked up in reverse, a lot of damage could have been done.
andy
fried the whole board inside
Metalfan1185
Chances are that is a MOSFET amp, in which case, by connecting the power backwards, you indirectly connected the Source and Drain pins to their opposite counterparts. MOSFETs are strong, but extremely sensitive on the gate. Toom much voltage (or reverse voltage in your case) almost-definitely damaged the conductive junctions in the MOSFETS. That Alone is reason enough to discard the amp, and that doesn't even include the damage done to the pre-amp stage.

I wouldn't even bother. even if you did fix it, transistors can be damaged enough to work, but not work as they were intended. in which any case they may fail at any time or temperature change.
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