Amp Still shuttin Off

[Fender5 10+ year member]

My Kenwood 9103D is still shutting off. I noticed it shuts off more when its warmer outside. So Im assumin overheating. But it is fancooled..

i sanded down the ground, and redid the ring terminal for it

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=41

mines done differently. i ran 2 wires from each side of the box and they are twisted together at the amp. i did that for each side. maybe thats why? how would i fix it if that is the prob.

subs are kenwood 4 ohm svc

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[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

set gains correctly and problem will be fixed

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

My Kenwood 9103D is still shutting off. I noticed it shuts off more when its warmer outside. So Im assumin overheating. But it is fancooled..
i sanded down the ground, and redid the ring terminal for it

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=41

mines done differently. i ran 2 wires from each side of the box and they are twisted together at the amp. i did that for each side. maybe thats why? how would i fix it if that is the prob.

subs are kenwood 4 ohm svc

that amp has 2 + and 2 - for your speaker wires. i had that amp an did not have a problem with it. so when you say you ran two wires from each side and tied them together are you twisting both + to each other and both - to each other? i dont get why u have them tied together if you have 2 spaces for each + and - on the amp.

 

[Fender5 10+ year member]

that only wires it at 4 ohms. i want it at 2

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

u have single 4 ohm you can only wire to 2 or 8ohm with a 1 channel amp

just run both pos and negs to the correct ouputs on the amp and u have 2 ohm

 

[Fender5 10+ year member]

so when i twist both positive and both negatives together i'm runnin the amp at 1 ohm. is that what you're saying King Ranch.

the amp is 1 ohm stable too

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

that link you gave evan shows you that you cant wire them to 4 ohms.

 

[Fender5 10+ year member]

i thought if u hook each sub to its own + and -, then it is at 4ohms

but when u twist them togehter and plug them into the amp u get 2. is that right?

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

no u run both pos from the subs to the pos on the amp and both negs on the subs to the neg on the amp making a 2ohm load

each sub is 4ohms wire them toghter gives u 2ohm load, if u want 4 ohm load u can only use one sub

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

there all one channel it just gives you 4 spots to make it easier to put 4 wires in there.

 

[Fender5 10+ year member]

alright so i did it right

it even shuts off when i ran it at 4 ohms

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

so when i twist both positive and both negatives together i'm runnin the amp at 1 ohm. is that what you're saying King Ranch. the amp is 1 ohm stable too

You'd still be running them at 2 ohm. our subs are single voice coil. Most people deal with dual coil subs. Like Ranch said, make sure your gain is set correctly. If it is, check your voltage at the battery when it shuts off.

 

[Fender5 10+ year member]

it was just weird because the way im doing it isnt wat it looks like in that pic

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

well if it shuts off at 4ohms maybe u arent giving the amp enough voltage check the volts at the amp

wat size alt batts and wire do u have, and make sure u set gains right and dont clip the amp

 

[Fender5 10+ year member]

alt is stock

battery is yellowtop. i think 1000cold crankin amps

4 gauge wiring. my ground is 6 gauge for some reason.

i set gain by ear. ill redo it