So newbie it hurts and then smokes a little....

[pmaguire]

Hello,
I was trying to set up some outdoor speakers to a volume control and then to an amp, i used a PCA4(pyle audio) and a audiosource (amp 102). Each time i set everything up the AMPS started to smell like smoke and stopped functioning. The audiosouce fuse blew and replacing ii caused it to keep blowing. Any idea what i could be possibly doping wrong?

What i would like to do is use the AMP102 to power a set of outdoor speakers and include a volume control so the speaker volume can be controlled from outside.

What i plan to do is run 14/2 (2 runs) speaker wire from the AMP 102 to the volume control and then from the volume control out to the outdoor speakers as shown in the attached JPEG, will my plan work with the AMP 102? any cautions i should be aware of?

I was using Pyle PCA4 and then AudioSource AMP 102
On-Q/Legrand Speaker Level / Impedance Matching Volume Control, P/N 364769-xx-V1
and KLH RS260 (100 Watts, 8 OHMS)

Thanks in advance

 

[jeannot]

I would suggest getting an ohm-meter, and make sure a pair of wires reads at least 4 ohms before connecting it to the amp.

If you are blowing fuses, I suspect a short circuit (< 1 ohm load). Double check all your connections, and that your volume controls are properly connected (if it has 4 pins, 2 of them are probably connected together). Start from your speakers, you should see between 3 and 8 ohms. Then connect your wires, measure again. Then the volume control, measure again, then the other wires,... baby steps. Work your way to the amp, and never, never connect anything that reads less than 1 ohm.

 

[pmaguire]

Jeannot,
Thank you for the suggestion. When i tested across the 2 speaker wires coming directly from the speakers both measured ~6.8 ohms. When i placed the volume control device the speaker wires on the output side measured 2.9 ohms.

This is a brand new in box volume control and I have not turned any power on to it.

I have not plugged into the AMP, does that seem low?

Thanks in advance