Blowing Tweeters!!!

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Well, then it might be the xovers.

I'd put your tweeters at -1.5 then... to protect them a little...

nG

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

Well, then it might be the xovers.
I'd put your tweeters at -1.5 then... to protect them a little...

nG

there is no audible distortion.. the crossover's light up if you are sending them a unclean signal... have yet to see them light up...

allso like i said im swaping out the old with a BN set. any seggestions other then the -1.5db setting on the tweet?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Well, if the bulbs aren't even lighting up... it might just be the xovers and the music being listened to.

I know the only time my tweeter blew was when I was listening to some LOUD rock a little louder than I should have been... but it was still only the one side.

nG

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

Well, if the bulbs aren't even lighting up... it might just be the xovers and the music being listened to.
I know the only time my tweeter blew was when I was listening to some LOUD rock a little louder than I should have been... but it was still only the one side.

nG

see that's the whole thing... im not even getting close to being LOUD... im listening to it at the level where i can still talk to the person in my pass seat.. once i go above that level that's when i notice it gose out...

allright well im going to go get my new set of x types.. i'll be back to let ya know how it gose...

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Werd. That's weird if you aren't really cranking on them...

nG

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

Werd. That's weird if you aren't really cranking on them...
nG

yea i can see if i was doing that... but i rarely do... my roomate ( allso a installer ) was like man you need to stop wangin on em.... well he was with me last night when it went out... now he has too witnessed at what level they went out and allso found it wierd...

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

allso.. alpine uses the striped wire as - right?.... it dosent say in the manule

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

allso.. alpine uses the striped wire as - right?.... it dosent say in the manule

Yes.

nG

 

[bluelceii 10+ year member]

One channel of your amplifier is putting out more power than the other channel.
I had this exact same thing happen to me, except with my active setup. Same tweeter blew 3 times...

All 2channels don't put out the EXACT same amount of power... put on a sine wave... and use ACv on your multimeter and I'd bet willing to be one channel is slightly higher than the other. Like my kickers.

Also, you're a fucking installer... do you know SHIT about car audio?

nG

not trying to diss your professionalism (lol) but I did a sine sweep and it blew my tweeters SOMEHOW and I had the type R comps bridged on an Alpine MRP-F250. and I had the gains between 1/4 and 1/2. but if your having one side blow... do what they said and also try switch the comps' crossover from one side to the other to see if that would be the problem. and if it is then obviously the one that is causing the tweeter to blow is bad...

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

Yes.
nG

thank you sir... do you manuly put in nG everytime you make a post... just wondering..

not trying to diss your professionalism (lol) but I did a sine sweep and it blew my tweeters SOMEHOW and I had the type R comps bridged on an Alpine MRP-F250. and I had the gains between 1/4 and 1/2. but if your having one side blow... do what they said and also try switch the comps' crossover from one side to the other to see if that would be the problem. and if it is then obviously the one that is causing the tweeter to blow is bad...

i just got a brand new set and re installing them now..

 

[bluelceii 10+ year member]

thank you sir... do you manuly put in nG everytime you make a post... just wondering..


i just got a brand new set and re installing them now..

heh... basically what i did but i got a different brand. good luck

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

not trying to diss your professionalism (lol) but I did a sine sweep and it blew my tweeters SOMEHOW and I had the type R comps bridged on an Alpine MRP-F250. and I had the gains between 1/4 and 1/2. but if your having one side blow... do what they said and also try switch the comps' crossover from one side to the other to see if that would be the problem. and if it is then obviously the one that is causing the tweeter to blow is bad...

You talking to me? Whenever you test voltage on an amplifier, you should do it WITHOUT a load on the output. So, disconnect your speakers when running a sine wave and testing the VAC...

thank you sir... do you manuly put in nG everytime you make a post... just wondering..
i just got a brand new set and re installing them now..

Yes I do. It's habit. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

nG

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

Also check the speaker wire from the tweeter to the crossover. If it is grounding out or getting pinched you will keep blowing tweeters.

Could also be the x-over, but check the wiring carefully all the way through the install.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

You talking to me? Whenever you test voltage on an amplifier, you should do it WITHOUT a load on the output. So, disconnect your speakers when running a sine wave and testing the VAC...


Yes I do. It's habit. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

nG

see i knew about that....

i like the little personal touch...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Also check the speaker wire from the tweeter to the crossover. If it is grounding out or getting pinched you will keep blowing tweeters.
Could also be the x-over, but check the wiring carefully all the way through the install.

Indeed. Easiest way would be to check both the positive and negative wires with continuity with ground...

nG