hardly any output on subs..

[05gliguy 10+ year member]

do you have the + and - speaker wire right next to each other on the amp or one on one end and the other on the other end?

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

nope sub level is like 6 and the x-over setting is at 6 db out of 24 db... there is no excursion at all, they just kinda vibrate...

use the 18 or 24db xover setting. or just dont use it at all and use the amp (which i prefer) and set your gain using a -6db 50hz test tone with your subwoofer level @ +15. alpine subwoofer preout is rated at 4 volts @ +15 instead of at +0. kinda weird but eh.

and if you have a questionable ground, i suggest grounding it else where.

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

yeah the 2 sets of pos and neg on the amp is right next to each other...

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

i do want to properly set my gains, but before i do i want to be able to fully bump //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

any other opinions??

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

i even switched it up to 4ohm and still nothin, it sounds like it wants to wang.. i just cant figure what is restricting it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[tez4life Premium Member]

That sounds unique the problems u having. I would def check that ground and make sure that your getting a secure connection there. I have a pair of Orion 1200ds so Ive had some time with them. You should not have to crack your gain that high to get the output you want. I didnt have to crank that high when I had the four AA assassins 12s in my trunk.

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

if i cant find a proper ground.. what size screw should i drill so i can??

 

[diminishedpower 10+ year member]

anysize screw that will sufficiently hold the cable down and remembver to grind paint off the ground point. Second do you have a multimeter? i would check the voltage out of the amp. I had that happen before and it was because the mosfets were blown inside the amp.

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif i really hope that is not the case... what do i check with the ddm??

 

[diminishedpower 10+ year member]

well use the equation (can someone link to it i dont know where it is) to find out roughly what the voltage out should be on the speaker terminals and then test to see if you get that voltage out without turning gain up to high, if you dont get it, more that likely its blown.

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

how do i blow my mosfets without blowing any fuses??

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

??

 

[tez4life Premium Member]

How about hooking up your Orion 4004 to your subs? Bridge it down to 2 channels, and hook each SE to a channel, just to see what it does. If it does the same thing as the 1200d, then its a wiring issue or something else. The 4004 is not going to push those speakers to their xmax lol, but you just want to know if its you amp or something else.

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

well subs are dual 4ohm, but i might be able to run each channel to a coil right??