I have a power acoustik gothic series OV2-1200 all of the connections are right i have tried it on another amp but when this amp is hooked up and turned on its not getting any power. the blue LED light will not turn on but the green light on the side is saying its getting power. Its not in protection mode so i dont know what the problem is. I opened up the circuit board and it looks brand new nothing wrong. I dont know how to get the board out to look at the backside but as of now i have no idea what the problem is. Thanks! brent

SOURCE: power acoustik gothic ov2-1600

What are the circuit board designations (Q111, Q112, Q211, Q212...) for the parts you replaced?

Did you replace the defective parts with identical transistors?

Which transistors are heating up?

SOURCE: power acoustik ps2-1600 blowing fuses

Generally, this would indicate that the output transistors are shorted (which is generally a relatively simple repair). But an amplifier that never worked properly could indicate that it has a manufacturing defect. Sometimes, it's as simple as a bridged solder connection. Other times, it could be due to a missing component (which may be more difficult to repair).

The first thing you need to do is to check the output transistors. They will typically be the larger devices clamped to the heatsink. If you find any that are shorted (~0 ohms) between legs 2 and 3, you have at least one shorted transistor.

Before you do anything inside the amp, remove it from the power source and read the following page:
Basic Amp Repair

SOURCE: Protect Mode with RCA's

It sounds like you have some DC voltage on the RCA input.

You need to figure out if the problem is coming from the head unit or if it is in the amplifier.

If you have a voltage meter, you can use it to find out very quickly.

Set the meter for DC and for a max level of more than 12 volts. Most meters I use have a 30 volt level. That would be a good setting.

Take the black lead and make sure it is grounded to the chassis of the car or to the ground of the power terminal, be careful and make sure it does not touch anything else.

With the RCA cable disconnected put the red lead on the inner part of the RCA cable and see if there is any DC voltage and then check the ground or outer part of the cable. Do the same for the other channel as well.

It should be very close to zero volts. A couple of millivolts is fine to. Any voltage here will cause the amplifier to go into protect mode, which is what is happening to you. You will then need to have the head unit serviced.

If you have a Pioneer head unit, I have seen many of them with an open ground fuse for the RCA jack. That fuse is a surface mounted fuse and is very small and hard to locate on the main board of the radio. If you do have a Pioneer head unit the voltage may seem OK, but you will have an open ground, but that normally does not put the amp into protect. It makes the audio sound very weak and you would have a loud hum. I can help you with that if it turns out to be the problem.

If the voltage on both the RCA leads is OK, then you need to check the amplifier.

You can put the meter lead on the ground of the RCA jack on the amplifier, if you have anything abnormal there, you have a problem in the amplifier. Be careful checking this because you can easily touch the lead to the chassis of the amplifier at the same time as the RCA ground. Most of the time, if yu have a problem in the amplifier like the one you are having, this check of the RCA ground will result in some DC voltage on it. If it still checks OK, then put the lead into the RCA ground and check the positive part of it. You may need to move the lead around a little to get it to touch the metal inside, it is on the bottom part of the hole inside the jack.

I think you will find that you have some voltage on the RCA inputs of the amplifier. To fix this properly you will need to take it in to be serviced.

Sometimes you can ground the RCA jack ground somehow with a jumper wire and then turn the system on with the RCA cable plugged in and it will seem normal. But you do not want to do that as a repair, only to see if the amp will play. If it does play, you know that the problem is in the pre-amp of the amplifier. That would be the only reason to connect an external ground to the RCA jack. You still have a problem in the amplifier. If it does not play normal, you still have a problem in the amplifier if there was some DC on the RCA jack.

Sorry this answer is so long, but the problem you are having will require service of one of your units, you just need to know which one it is. If your inputs get grounded, you will not have the amp go into protect, you just won't hear anything.

Let me know if you need more help and if this was helpful to you a good rating is always appreciated.

SOURCE: power acoustik gothic OV2 800 manual

Could not get a manual for you but did get the follwing specs. Hope they help.

Power Acoustik Ov2-800 2-Channel Class A/B Gothic Series Amplifier (800-Watt)
POWER ACOUSTIK OV2-800 2-CHANNEL CLASS A/B GOTHIC SERIES AMPLIFIER

800-WATT 2-CHANNEL
4 ohm RMS: 150W X 2
2 ohm RMS: 180W X 2
Bridged mode MONO RMS: 360W
BRIDGED MAX: 800W
FULL MOSFET POWER SUPPLY
PWM CIRCUITRY
FULL SELECTABLE CROSSOVER
3-WAY PROTECTION CIRCUIT
TRI-MODE CAPABLE
VARIABLE LOW PASS 40 HZ - 120 HZ
VARIABLE HIGH PASS 150 HZ - 1.5 KHZ
VARIABLE 18 DB BASS BOOST @ 40 HZ
FREQ RESP: 10 HZ TO 30 KHZ
S/N RATIO: 98 DB
THD: 0.02%
2 ohm STABLE STEREO
SYSTEM DISTRESS INDICATOR
HIGH/LOW LEVEL INPUTS WITH FLOATING GROUND
4-GAUGE POWER/GROUND CONNECTION
PLATINUM RCA CONNECTORS
LINE OUTPUT WITH FLOATING GROUND

BLUE LED
CHROME TOP PLATE PANEL 2-CHANNEL CLASS A/B GOTHIC SERIES AMPLIFIER (800-WATT)