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Amp problem: 1 RCA plugged in sounding louder than both of them plugged in
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<blockquote data-quote="keep_hope_alive" data-source="post: 7352659" data-attributes="member: 576029"><p>this is the magic piece of information. whoever did that, should not work on your car in the future.</p><p></p><p>no, not stereo. you have right channel only. left and right would be a stereo input. ideally, you'd bridge the amp to the two subs, but you would need a 4 ohm mono load. what are the impedance rating of your subs?</p><p></p><p>the LOC should have had inputs from both Left and Right rear 6x9's. When you re-wire the system to bypass the LOC, grab a signal from both left and right speakers. make sure to get polarity correct when going from speaker to amp.</p><p></p><p>your kenwood might not have had high level inputs, so the LOC was necessary. The Sony does, so remove the LOC. take care to trace LOC power wires back to source.</p><p></p><p></p><p>make sure polarity is correct for the subs. you can quickly test this without removing the subs with a small AA battery. with the sub wires disconnected from the amp, touch them to the battery - positive to positive and negative to negative. the sub should move out in one direction. do this for the other sub wires. that will verify polarity.</p><p></p><p>the Mono switch on the Kenwood sort of bypassed the wiring problem with the LOC.</p><p></p><p>for diagrams, most people just draw them in Paint then host on a free photo site, like Photobucket.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keep_hope_alive, post: 7352659, member: 576029"] this is the magic piece of information. whoever did that, should not work on your car in the future. no, not stereo. you have right channel only. left and right would be a stereo input. ideally, you'd bridge the amp to the two subs, but you would need a 4 ohm mono load. what are the impedance rating of your subs? the LOC should have had inputs from both Left and Right rear 6x9's. When you re-wire the system to bypass the LOC, grab a signal from both left and right speakers. make sure to get polarity correct when going from speaker to amp. your kenwood might not have had high level inputs, so the LOC was necessary. The Sony does, so remove the LOC. take care to trace LOC power wires back to source. make sure polarity is correct for the subs. you can quickly test this without removing the subs with a small AA battery. with the sub wires disconnected from the amp, touch them to the battery - positive to positive and negative to negative. the sub should move out in one direction. do this for the other sub wires. that will verify polarity. the Mono switch on the Kenwood sort of bypassed the wiring problem with the LOC. for diagrams, most people just draw them in Paint then host on a free photo site, like Photobucket. [/QUOTE]
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