I’m looking to buy one and I have a box w/a FI 15 Ssd4 v3 d2 that almost meet the SA specs (4.12 after displacement). If I invert the sub, I should be close.
I’m possibly going to redesign my box out of new material and when running WinSid, I couldn’t find the xmax on SA’s website.
Im not the best at calculating boxes so can someone verify my results?
3cu tuned to 26hz on 2700 rms.
looking for no ripple on tuning or very minimal ripple.
tyvm!
That is a fairly low tuning point for a 15", everything I can read (on what I think is that driver) says tuning is around 30-32hz which seems more viable.
The last driver with that model that I can use in BASS Box Pro is from 2012 so if you got it new up to around 2016 I'm guessing that it's the same driver.
It indicates the driver parameters are:
Driver Properties
Name: SSD15 (dual 2) (2012)
Type: Standard one-way driver
Company: Fi Car Audio
Comment: SSD series
No. of Drivers = 1
Dual voice coils = parallel
Fs = 29.6 Hz
Qms = 8.73
Vas = 93 liters
Xmax = 20 mm
Sd = 810 sq.cm
Qes = 0.43
Re = 0.7 ohm
Z = 1 ohm
Pe = 1000 watts
That is the thermal limits and even giving room for rise and things, maybe 12-1500 watt burst are possible. Still, even if that holds, 2700 watts will likely toast the driver.
A ran the specs on that driver and at 2700 watts you will have major issues with cone displacement (fried).
At the given Pe rate of 1000 watts, in a box with a Vb of 4.69 cu ft (that is after displacement for port, driver and braces (about .35 cu ft) your cone displacement is as follows:
Okay at 1000 watts
Not acceptable at 2600 watts
Response curve:
Good
Vent velocity with a 6" round (didn't calculate a slot port, don;t know the dimensions but the area of a 6" port is 28.27" sq Inches) vent that is 22.35" long
Acceptable at 1000 watts
Not acceptable at 2600 watts
You will need to rethink this a bit.