Why is my amp going into protection?

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crazyguyjon1

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Either that or its just overheating but it only shuts off for a few seconds at a time. Anyway, here's the setup; from my battery I have a 5 ga power wire to a fuse about 6 in away then continuing to the trunk it leads to a Scosche 500k Cap. I also have a 6 ga ground screwed into my car leading to the Cap. From the Cap I have a 2 ga power and ground leading to a 1000w Kenwood (I'm not sure what all this is but its also on it; 170w RMS x 2 at 4 Ohms + <= 1% THD+N) and from there are 2 10" Sony Explodes bridged and in my car behind my front seats. Also...I know I should probably scratch the paint off to the ground but is this the problem? Or is it because its bridged? I figured my amp could handle it. Thanks for any help. Almost forgot, my 2 ga wires are cut down, quite a bit actually. Could this be the problem?
 
Like it was said before, if the subs are 4 ohms, and the amp is bridged, chances are that's the problem. The amp is going into overload protection because the final impedance is too low. Try running each sub off of it's own channel. Also, be sure to get the paint off of the ground location.
 
the sony xplods are what ohm? im guessing theyre probably single voice coil 4 ohms and the amp is most like stable at 4ohms, if this is the case you are running a 2 ohm load, which could be too hard on this amp, but with that being said the only problem i see from wiring is scratch the paint off the ground,
 
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