Recent content by Joe5.0

Well I blew my Polk PSW350 (for the 3rd time) this past week, and want to build something more powerful and louder. I have an extra Infiniti 10.1 Perfect in great shape just sitting around. can I buy a stronger replacement amp like this...

Well i turned the input sens down to like 30%, and it now plays without going into thermal protection. It def isnt as loud, but at least it doesnt cut down the power. Should this be neccesary to do on my car? I dont think i'm getting any voltage spikes, so i guess its the amp that is the...

i did not know that, i'll see if meijer has an ohmmeter and buy one right now

Well I took the cap off, and other than it sounding a *tad* louder (maybe, maybe not, could be imagining things) it still gets too **** hot and goes into thermal mode. I also unplugged and turned off the bass boost. Any other ideas?

But its not going into protect from clipping, its because its getting too hot. Would clipping cause it to run hot? Like I said until the weather got warmer I didnt have the problem, and when i'm driving around on cool nights it doesnt happen. I'll take the cap out and see if it helps.

Yes, all the lights dim except for the headlights (cuz they are HID's). The sub is wired for a 3 ohm load, just as I thought. The gain is just a hair under 1/2, and the bass boost is just a hair over half. I've heard of the 'big 3', and if it is DEFINITELY going to get rid of my problem I...

Also, sitting at idle pounding it as hard it as can my cap never drops below 12.0 Is that good or bad?

Amp is 100A. Wires are all 4 gauge and Stinger brand. I ASSUME its 3 ohm since thats what the W7 comes out of the box, and why they would wire it differently would amaze me. The shop that wired it up is very professional and thourough, so i doubt thats the problem. I'll throw the ohm meter on...

I have a 13W7 in the sealed box, with a Lightning 1 farad cap, and 1000.1 amp. The amp & sub were brand new about 4 months ago, and the cap is also very low mileage. Ever since it warmed up here in michigan after about 1/2 hr of continous use my amp goes into 'thermal protect' mode. I can...