No Power / No Protect

[vettelovr1124 10+ year member]

Well, just last weekend, I had taken my weekly walk up to 'the cage' parking lot at Tech to drive to Knoxville for the next couple of days. To my chagrin, I found my subwoofer unable to perform, and I opened the truck to investigate. I found the amp (Hifonics bx1000d, I think...it wasn't mine) had it's power LED and protect LED off, but the blue Hifonics was lit. I used a simple voltmeter to test the power and remote leads (all are still hot), and I'm almost positive the ground is in a nice location. The only thing I'm thinking is that the amp is messed up (based on the knowledge the previous user likely sent mega-clipped signals though it). Is there anything I'm missing, or anything I might not be considering the problem? Has anyone else had this problem? I'm just weirded out because it isn't going into protect or anything.

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