Help; amp goes into protect mode when imput @ 50%

[SocialStealth]

I have the input for both sets of speakers at half way up (hu @ 100% volume)

The infinity speakers can go up to 3/4 input until they distort, but when I turn the JL Audios input up past 1/2, the amp shuts off? (protective mode?)

I read the trouble shooting manual that came with the amp, and it said it may be because of a short in the wiring.

What is a short? And what could possibly be the problem? (if it even is a problem...shouldn't the JL audios imput be 2x higher than the infinities though?)

btw, I soldered the terminals onto the speakers (because they were slightly too big) but they're tight to the pull now. I also put bare wire into the amp itself because the spade terminals I got didnt fit in it.

Amp puts out 75 watts rms

JL's handle 80 RMS

Infinities handle 60 RMS

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[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Read the gain setting tutorial.

 

[SocialStealth]

Read the gain setting tutorial.

I did //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

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[haunther]

b/c your amp is prolly a pos

what is it?

 

[SocialStealth]

b/c your amp is prolly a poswhat is it?

Its an EA 4100 eclipse amp

 

[SocialStealth]

Well I tried setting the amp's gains @ 3/4 hu volume and i found:

The amp did not shut off and go into protect mode

The amp did not show clipping (it has a clipping led on it)

Even at 100% gain it did not clip, however I think I could hear distortion after 75% gain so I put the gain at 70%

So most likely, I think the hu was clipping @ 4/4 volume and sending the amp into protect mode.

My next issue is...

I have speakers in my front doors, rear deck; and I want to add speakers into the rear doors.

The front speakers are 2 ohm the deck speakers are 4 ohm.

The amp is made for 4 ohm speakers; and runs a little hotter with 2 ohm speakers.

So I want to get 2 ohm rear door speakers and put their wires into the same amp terminal as the other front door 2 ohm speakers; right?

That will create a 4 ohm load; but how much power will it send to the speakers?

I figured I would put another pair of infinity references (handles 60 rms) into the rear doors.

The amp can send 75 rms

Will the speakers get about 37 rms each?

Or because they're 2 ohms, will they draw more than 37 rms, even though they add up to be 4 ohm?

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Well I tried setting the amp's gains @ 3/4 hu volume and i found:
The amp did not shut off and go into protect mode

The amp did not show clipping (it has a clipping led on it)

Even at 100% gain it did not clip, however I think I could hear distortion after 75% gain so I put the gain at 70%

So most likely, I think the hu was clipping @ 4/4 volume and sending the amp into protect mode.

My next issue is...

I have speakers in my front doors, rear deck; and I want to add speakers into the rear doors.

The front speakers are 2 ohm the deck speakers are 4 ohm.

The amp is made for 4 ohm speakers; and runs a little hotter with 2 ohm speakers.

So I want to get 2 ohm rear door speakers and put their wires into the same amp terminal as the other front door 2 ohm speakers; right?

That will create a 4 ohm load; but how much power will it send to the speakers?

I figured I would put another pair of infinity references (handles 60 rms) into the rear doors.

The amp can send 75 rms

Will the speakers get about 37 rms each?

Or because they're 2 ohms, will they draw more than 37 rms, even though they add up to be 4 ohm?

edit: reading > me

But, yes, they will each get 1/2 of the output per channel.

 

[SocialStealth]

Do you think its a good idea to do?

The back speakers are 80 rms JL audios, I don't want them to over power everything else. But I still want my system to be as loud as possible.