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<blockquote data-quote="gev003" data-source="post: 5419791" data-attributes="member: 604224">Amp is going into protect AGAIN.older Hifonics Brutus 1500ran it for 3 years at 4 ohms (500 watts) to a 15&quot; Adire Tempest in my Ford Explorer with the stock electrical system...never and I mean never did it go into protect mode.Then I installed it in my 04 Saturn Ion, this time switched to a dual 2 ohm Pioneer Championship Pro 12 rated to handle something like 1000 or so watts.&nbsp; Wired the sub to 1 ohm in a small sealed box.&nbsp; Knowing that the sub needed breaking in before leaning on it too hard I kept it down.&nbsp; With that said, I still expected much more from a single sub getting a supposed 1000 watts.&nbsp; It sounded like something was missing.&nbsp; Turned it up a little and the amp goes into protect.&nbsp; On again off again until apparently the sub blew, all this at relatively low volume levels.&nbsp; I checked the polarity, all good...the power and ground to the amp were directly connected to the battery (Saturn Ion battery is located in the trunk), I thought everything was good.&nbsp; Based on this I thought the amp had to be the problem since I barely heard anything out of the sub.&nbsp; I contacted Hifonics, they directed me to 2 authorized repair shops in the US...I quickly sent the amp to Audio Clinic in California and then took the sub back to where I bought it.&nbsp; The sub was determined to be blown.&nbsp; Audio Clinic said they tested the amp and it was working fine, so they shipped it back.&nbsp; I swapped the dual 2 ohm sub for a brand new dual 4 ohm model so I could safely run the 1-ohm stable amp at 2 ohms instead.I wired it up and for a good week I started breaking it in.&nbsp; It sounded very clean, but like it was still missing something.&nbsp; My sister&#039;s cheap little Infinity Reference 12 had much more impact with 1/3 the power.&nbsp; What is going on?&nbsp; I feel the sub is getting better so I turn it up a little, protect again.I then wired up an old school 10&quot; SVC orion cobalt that I keep in the garage for times like this.&nbsp; Now can anyone tell me why the amp goes into protect with that little thing hooked up?I&#039;ve been told I need to bolster my electrical system, will a 1 or 2 farad cap do the trick?&nbsp; I am only running one amp so I do not feel I should need to get a new alternator.I also ran a short ground to the chassis instead of going directly to the battery, someone told me that would help.Any suggestions?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gev003, post: 5419791, member: 604224"] Amp is going into protect AGAIN. older Hifonics Brutus 1500 ran it for 3 years at 4 ohms (500 watts) to a 15" Adire Tempest in my Ford Explorer with the stock electrical system...never and I mean never did it go into protect mode. Then I installed it in my 04 Saturn Ion, this time switched to a dual 2 ohm Pioneer Championship Pro 12 rated to handle something like 1000 or so watts. Wired the sub to 1 ohm in a small sealed box. Knowing that the sub needed breaking in before leaning on it too hard I kept it down. With that said, I still expected much more from a single sub getting a supposed 1000 watts. It sounded like something was missing. Turned it up a little and the amp goes into protect. On again off again until apparently the sub blew, all this at relatively low volume levels. I checked the polarity, all good...the power and ground to the amp were directly connected to the battery (Saturn Ion battery is located in the trunk), I thought everything was good. Based on this I thought the amp had to be the problem since I barely heard anything out of the sub. I contacted Hifonics, they directed me to 2 authorized repair shops in the US...I quickly sent the amp to Audio Clinic in California and then took the sub back to where I bought it. The sub was determined to be blown. Audio Clinic said they tested the amp and it was working fine, so they shipped it back. I swapped the dual 2 ohm sub for a brand new dual 4 ohm model so I could safely run the 1-ohm stable amp at 2 ohms instead. I wired it up and for a good week I started breaking it in. It sounded very clean, but like it was still missing something. My sister's cheap little Infinity Reference 12 had much more impact with 1/3 the power. What is going on? I feel the sub is getting better so I turn it up a little, protect again. I then wired up an old school 10" SVC orion cobalt that I keep in the garage for times like this. Now can anyone tell me why the amp goes into protect with that little thing hooked up? I've been told I need to bolster my electrical system, will a 1 or 2 farad cap do the trick? I am only running one amp so I do not feel I should need to get a new alternator. I also ran a short ground to the chassis instead of going directly to the battery, someone told me that would help. Any suggestions? [/QUOTE]

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