LoudCrownVic
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I have learned a few covert wiring methods that kick major rear end. But the most important one I have forgotten.
Does anyone know how to go about grounding the RCA cables? I learned from a guy who moved to England to go to college and I can't for the life of me remember it. But just for S&Giggles here's some of the wiring methods I learned from him:
Cold weld: Pound with a hammer and sandwich the filaments of the power wire after sodering it in the terminal. You can get sometimes 30% more power to your amp.
Sanded connections: The more surface area available on a connection, the more juice that can get to it. Spray the sanded connections with brake cleaner before tightening them and you can get a near perfect electrical connection that won't corrode.
Fat speaker wire: Run at least 8 gauge wire to your high power subwoofers from the amp. Might not improve top end power but will increase bottom end and reduce amount of power lost.
Cap it off: Always run at least one capacitor, at least! Ground it separately and run the pos+ in line to the amp. Has innumerable benefits and doesn't hurt anything, unless you happen to get zapped by it.
Speaker Limits: If you have a Sub that can't handle certain frequencies, eliminate them! In the case of his 3 18" Cerwin Vega Strokers, anything in between 30 and 300htz was off limits. (Sold them though cause they blew the windows out of his van)
Well, that's all I can remember. If you can help me out or want to debate with this guy's degree in engineering, that's what these forums are for.
Does anyone know how to go about grounding the RCA cables? I learned from a guy who moved to England to go to college and I can't for the life of me remember it. But just for S&Giggles here's some of the wiring methods I learned from him:
Cold weld: Pound with a hammer and sandwich the filaments of the power wire after sodering it in the terminal. You can get sometimes 30% more power to your amp.
Sanded connections: The more surface area available on a connection, the more juice that can get to it. Spray the sanded connections with brake cleaner before tightening them and you can get a near perfect electrical connection that won't corrode.
Fat speaker wire: Run at least 8 gauge wire to your high power subwoofers from the amp. Might not improve top end power but will increase bottom end and reduce amount of power lost.
Cap it off: Always run at least one capacitor, at least! Ground it separately and run the pos+ in line to the amp. Has innumerable benefits and doesn't hurt anything, unless you happen to get zapped by it.
Speaker Limits: If you have a Sub that can't handle certain frequencies, eliminate them! In the case of his 3 18" Cerwin Vega Strokers, anything in between 30 and 300htz was off limits. (Sold them though cause they blew the windows out of his van)
Well, that's all I can remember. If you can help me out or want to debate with this guy's degree in engineering, that's what these forums are for.