Help with subs

[Howard the great]

Any help. Having trouble with my subs. I have 5 channel skars amp two 8 Inc subs. When I turn up the volume it cuts off. If I un hook the subs it dose not do it . Changed ground and tried different sub same results

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[chillin 10+ year member]

What amp? What ohm load are the subs wired to? Do you have enough electrical for the amp?

 

[1aespinoza Premium Member]

Any help. Having trouble with my subs. I have 5 channel skars amp two 8 Inc subs. When I turn up the volume it cuts off. If I un hook the subs it dose not do it . Changed ground and tried different sub same results

I would also check the power supply chain. Battery terminal, fuse holder, amp power terminal screw, amp ground terminal screw, amp ground contact point.

 

[some dude]

You can connect subs with wires in different ways and that can change the ohms (resistance) the amplifier sees.

Too low of a load (closer to 0) and some amplifiers can't do it.
Some amplifiers can only go down to 2 ohms.
I'm wired to 1ohm.
I have 2 subs. Each sub is dual voice coil and 4 ohms.

So, are your subs single voice coil or dual voice coil?
How many ohms is each sub?

You need to know that, and how it's wired up (conected) matters.