ATTN: Digital Multimeter Users

[squid88 10+ year member]

I had the same problem and never could get it to read right. And when I I went to hook my sub up it wouldn't play at all, so be careful. I still haven't fixed mine

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

you can buy a line booster

 

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

you can buy a line booster

Line booster? do you have a link to one or something i can read. thnx

 

[ebrunn 10+ year member]

if you want to keep your stock deck:

JL Cleansweep or a Rockford 3sixty FTW

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Dude, get an aftermarket head unit and do it the right way.............

 

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

Lol. aight you win ^^

What exactly am i looking for on the h/u to fix my problem.. the amp readings? or something else?

like 40-50 volts somewhere between there

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

Line booster? do you have a link to one or something i can read. thnx

line driver

 

[ebrunn 10+ year member]

What exactly am i looking for on the h/u to fix my problem.. the amp readings? or something else?

like 40-50 volts somewhere between there

I'm trying to measure 34.6 volts on the dmm

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[GnFnRs 10+ year member]

i'd say the converter is bad or the ground burned inside.

 

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

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He said to buy a aftermarket h/u and that would fix my low voltage problem. I was trying to ask what exactly am i looking for in the headunit if i were to puchase one ex: Peak Output, RMS Output, etc.

i'd say the converter is bad or the ground burned inside.

You think the converter is bad? so possibly switching it out would fix my low voltage problem?

There is one wire that is hanging by the converter not plugged into anything but i'm not sure its meant to be like that

 

[EricM9104 10+ year member]

He said to buy a aftermarket h/u and that would fix my low voltage problem. I was trying to ask what exactly am i looking for in the headunit if i were to puchase one ex: Peak Output, RMS Output, etc.


You think the converter is bad? so possibly switching it out would fix my low voltage problem?

There is one wire that is hanging by the converter not plugged into anything but i'm not sure its meant to be like that

I dunno about if RMS output of a head-unit is true (look for CEA-2006 compliancy) on it, also, I'd find a head-unit with at least 4v pre-outs. Would you be adding an amp onto the external speakers also? Look for a head-unit with 3 pre-outs (front, rear, and subwoofer).

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Does your LOC have a gain control?

 

[squid88 10+ year member]

does a LOC have the same output and quality as rcas

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Lol. aight you win ^^
What exactly am i looking for on the h/u to fix my problem.. the amp readings? or something else?

like 40-50 volts somewhere between there

Well the higher pre-out voltage the lower you will have to run the gain on the amplifier. I would look for a min 2 volt but some prefer 4 volts pre-outs. My current deck is 2 volt.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

just get something in the range of 2-4v preouts. they will suffice for everything you need really. just go with a quality name and you should be set. if you're going to want to run a speaker amp in the future, look for an HU that has 1 set of subwoofer preouts as well as 1-2 sets of speaker preouts.

 

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

I reached the voltage i was looking for!

I don't know why, or if this even makes sense but...

I turned the Bass on my h/u from -6 to 0 and whaa laa instant boost in voltage //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

now i have plenty of power i got 34.5 volts from a 50hz tone volume set at 23/40

appreciate all the help tho