help please. kicker zx1500.1 only 1100 rms wtf?

[tacovic 10+ year member]

i have an 06 then.

and would the ssf make a diff.. i dont think i checked that.

 

[tacovic 10+ year member]

ok the ssf was switched to off when i was setting the gains.. was that the problem?

 

[tacovic 10+ year member]

so does anyone have any tips or advise on how to get my volts up on my amp while setting gains?

did having my ssf switch off affect anything?

 

[tacovic 10+ year member]

no one willin to help me out here?

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

maybe its a bad amp and has bad outputs or something where its not doing the power it should where did u get it from

 

[Skip01 5,000+ posts]

What kind of radio?

Your input voltage might not be strong enough

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

he said 2 volts which is fine i got my amps gain at the second notch for the gain setting which is 1600rms used a dmm and test tone, and i am using a LOC only has like 1.5pre am voltage prob its pretty low

 

[mjf 10+ year member]

shitty head unit.

 

[brokeitagain 10+ year member]

bad RCA cable? not getting a good signal i have had even new Rca cables be bad

 

[tacovic 10+ year member]

im pretty sure the amp is fine. i have bumped with it every day for probably about a year.

the headunit is an alpine 9883. its not the greatest but its not shitty.

the rcas are not very good rcas.. hmm could that be the problem?

 

[Skip01 5,000+ posts]

Meh...if its loud what does it matter

Get a clamp meter and see what its putting out than go from there

 

[tacovic 10+ year member]

i mean i have a good ground, and 14 volts at idle. i mean the batt is where the amp gets its power from so i am confused as to why its not putting out its rated power. im feeding it sufficient power and have a good ground. i thought that would be enough. other than the other basics like rcas, remote, and speaker terminals

 

[tacovic 10+ year member]

i mean i have a good ground, and 14 volts at idle. i mean the batt is where the amp gets its power from so i am confused as to why its not putting out its rated power. im feeding it sufficient power and have a good ground. i thought that would be enough. other than the other basics like rcas, remote, and speaker terminals

 

[DBDRAGGUY 10+ year member]

Too many variables to diagnose this problem. Start by checking the output voltage on the HU. You need right around 2volt output at the volume your setting the gains at. Most amps will work with as little as 1 volt input to do rated power. IIRC that amp is rated at 14.4 volts so you need to be near this to get its rated power.

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

i think something is wrong with the amp or you have bad test tone or bad dmm or something