$500 MISTAKE?!?! Great Amps, Blown Subs!?

[BASS_WARRIOR 10+ year member]

i think he wanted to blow them so he could buy new ones.

Well I guess all went according to plan then.

 

[AcidikBass20 10+ year member]

Bought amps for subs later. I was just hoping my subs would take it for a while if I kept the volume down.

 

[AcidikBass20 10+ year member]

Hell if I could buy them now I would...

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

Bought amps for subs later. I was just hoping my subs would take it for a while if I kept the volume down.

oh i see. well that sucks man. save up and get something that can handle the power.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Did you set your gains so tht it produces 750-1000 watts at max volume...? That's a lot better than "keeping the volume down."

 

[BASS_WARRIOR 10+ year member]

Did you set your gains so tht it produces 750-1000 watts at max volume...? That's a lot better than "keeping the volume down."

That or only use 1 of the amps for right now....

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Hell if I could buy them now I would...

What is that box tuned to? and what is the net cubic feet. You need to do this right next time. You need to match those 2 parameters to a set of subs. Then setup your sff according to the tune, then set your gain with a dmm according to what they can take. On a wild guess, you would probably do okay with HDC3 alums.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

I would have used 1 amp. Pull the subs out and look, only way to tell. Put a dmm on the coils and see if they read where they are supposed to, if they are all weird then they are blown.

 

[roarzorz 10+ year member]

I think your issue may have come from having 6K on a pair of subs that take 750 rms each.

That's sig material. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif Sucks about your subs though.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

That's sig material. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif Sucks about your subs though.

ya i cant stop //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif when i read that. im about to sig that

 

[Ford302Redneck 10+ year member]

****, overkill?

6000rms is no joke on any subs.

 

[I Like Waffle]

Unwound coil or either theyre bottoming out really bad. Try turning the gain down //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. Power ratings > you

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

That or only use 1 of the amps for right now....

Depending on the resistance, 3000 / 2 = 1500 != X (1000
Sorry, we're doing those dumb *** problems in my Pre-Cal class, and I keep thinking of everything in terms of less than or greater than. It's frustrating. I mean, personally, I'd do the single 3000D, but, it'd be easier to just set both to produce 750 rather than figuring out parallel / series to get 1500 between both of them.

(Something tells me OP has no idea what he's doing.)

 

[BASS_WARRIOR 10+ year member]

Depending on the resistance, 3000 / 2 = 1500 != X (1000
Sorry, we're doing those dumb *** problems in my Pre-Cal class, and I keep thinking of everything in terms of less than or greater than. It's frustrating. I mean, personally, I'd do the single 3000D, but, it'd be easier to just set both to produce 750 rather than figuring out parallel / series to get 1500 between both of them.

(Something tells me OP has no idea what he's doing.)

ROFL!

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Not really, simple math.

If you went to high school you should know this. lol