Clipping

[ccab 10+ year member]

correct. wires heat up and fry over time from clipping constantly, but if its for very short times shouldnt be a large issue.

are you also suggesting upgrading my wiring? because i have some kolossus flex 1/0 coming in like tomorrow already..would that help any?

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

want to know a cool trick, while that light is on slowly start lowering your low pass filter and watch it fade

clipping = high frequency

is the low pass filter on the amp? does that decrease the SPL of my speakers?

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

I would make sure all your wires are up to right gauges as well. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

I would make sure all your wires are up to right gauges as well. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

well since all copper wiring is really high in price right now i could only afford to upgrade my ground wire to 0 gauge..all the rest of my wire(battery to amp) is 8 gauge.

 

[marcotheclepto 10+ year member]

no, i suppose i wasnt too direct with my response your subs voicecoil is a tiny wire. usually 16ga or smaller.

low pass filter is either on the amp ( a little knob/switch) not familiar with tha particular amp; or your headunit depending on what features it has. try getting some test tones. and play a 65 hz tone adjust knob till it fades.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

It doesnt sound bad from my speakers...

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[marcotheclepto 10+ year member]

well since all copper wiring is really high in price right now i could only afford to upgrade my ground wire to 0 gauge..all the rest of my wire(battery to amp) is 8 gauge.

ehh yeah id recommend larger wire. 8 ga is choking a 1200 watt amp. id recommend 4 or larger. i understand completely about not being able to afford though haha.

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

no, i suppose i wasnt too direct with my response your subs voicecoil is a tiny wire. usually 16ga or smaller.
low pass filter is either on the amp ( a little knob/switch) not familiar with tha particular amp; or your headunit depending on what features it has. try getting some test tones. and play a 65 hz tone adjust knob till it fades.

im sorry..im still not sure if i completely understand what your saying.

your saying play a song and have my bass EQ turned all the way up and whenever it clips adjust the low pass filter until the clipping is gone?

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

ehh yeah id recommend larger wire. 8 ga is choking a 1200 watt amp. id recommend 4 or larger. i understand completely about not being able to afford though haha.

BUT for now if I can only replace the 8 gauge ground wire with 0 gauge thats alright until i can buy more 0 gauge for the whole setup?

 

[lilboom 10+ year member]

dose you knob light say clipping

or is it the red one that says protection(i dont know it they are the saye but when i had my 2 12s the red light on my knob used to flash a tad bit when certain bass hit

is the protection light same as yours??? or no

???

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

BUT for now if I can only replace the 8 gauge ground wire with 0 gauge thats alright until i can buy more 0 gauge for the whole setup?

No, it's not.

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

No, it's not.

no, its not okay? for now? some people told me yesterday it was okay if my ground was a litle bigger than my bat to amp wire..just not the other way around.

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

dose you knob light say clipping
or is it the red one that says protection(i dont know it they are the saye but when i had my 2 12s the red light on my knob used to flash a tad bit when certain bass hit

is the protection light same as yours??? or no

???

its a red light and under it it says clipping. so yes its the clipping light..idk if its the same as a protection light

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

putting it back on the board. still need a few more of these questions answered please.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Take it to a shop. Preferably one that doesn't tell you this:

some people told me yesterday it was okay if my ground was a litle bigger than my bat to amp wire..just not the other way around.