Audiopipe APSM-1500; went into protect mode at least 20 times today

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

sounds like you got a nice paper weight

Maybe check the coils with a dmm and see if something went south on your sub

 

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

It seems like there have been so many threads about problems with the apsm-1500 lately.

Get used to them. Plenty more on the way.

 

[JoeK 10+ year member]

sounds like you got a nice paper weight
Maybe check the coils with a dmm and see if something went south on your sub

The sub is fine. The audiopipe, well... i can use it for a low powered system it seems, just nothing close to 1000watts

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

did you check it? You never know a coil could be reading high or low making your amp go nuts

 

[d77543020 10+ year member]

glad i got rid of mine before all the problems

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

yeah they sound like **** on low notes too

 

[JoeK 10+ year member]

Final Impedence to amplifier is 1.23ohms according to the DMM

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

ur gonna hear of some problems for 2 reasons

1# sooo many out there

2# they are priced cheap and sooo many non experienced installers running them with bad grounds and not enough voltage

 

[slim2fattycake 10+ year member]

ur gonna hear of some problems for 2 reasons1# sooo many out there

2# they are priced cheap and sooo many non experienced installers running them with bad grounds and not enough voltage

Exactly.

OP, what's your voltage at the amp when you go into protect?

 

[JoeK 10+ year member]

Exactly.
OP, what's your voltage at the amp when you go into protect?

It would vary. The amp would go into protect mode before the bassline could get low and long enough to cause my voltage to dip to 13. Never below 12.7 though