I think i may need a new box..

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

The box has absolutely no effect on the coils. If the coils smell you are sending too much power to the sub, regardless of the enclosure. Try setting your gains with a DMM. The only other thing I can think of is if the subs new you might just be smelling the excess glue being burned off, but that shouldn't last for more than a few quick play sessions.

So if my box is tuned to 45hz, and im playing 30hz tones all day and start smelling something, its not the coils that stink?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

So if my box is tuned to 45hz, and im playing 30hz tones all day and start smelling something, its not the coils that stink?

that'll get em hot for sure...

 

[pawn man 10+ year member]

clipping

 

[I_no_mad 10+ year member]

So if my box is tuned to 45hz, and im playing 30hz tones all day and start smelling something, its not the coils that stink?

Funny thing is, that is not due to the box...

It's due to the overpowering of the sub. Playing a 30hz tone in a box tuned at 45hz would require a hell of a lot less power to reach mechanical failure...

So it is the power burning the coil. A box can not burn a coil.

But I understand your point. A box can lead you to burn your coils with power...

 

[Team WP Bill 10+ year member]

Funny thing is, that is not due to the box...
It's due to the overpowering of the sub. Playing a 30hz tone in a box tuned at 45hz would require a hell of a lot less power to reach mechanical failure...

So it is the power burning the coil. A box can not burn a coil.

But I understand your point. A box can lead you to burn your coils with power...

This

 

[rizzle1]

im installing a amp and when i connect the amp jacks the amp give me a red led protector light. do i need to groung my amp jacks? if so where? installing in a 97 cutlass surpreme

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

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im installing a amp and when i connect the amp jacks the amp give me a red led protector light. do i need to groung my amp jacks? if so where? installing in a 97 cutlass surpreme

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[terra 5,000+ posts]

The box has absolutely no effect on the coils. If the coils smell you are sending too much power to the sub, regardless of the enclosure. Try setting your gains with a DMM. The only other thing I can think of is if the subs new you might just be smelling the excess glue being burned off, but that shouldn't last for more than a few quick play sessions.

Not true at all.

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

So if my box is tuned to 45hz, and im playing 30hz tones all day and start smelling something, its not the coils that stink?

If someone is running the sub way below tuning and running into coil stink they are an idiot because they probably bottomed the thing out and screwed the suspension long before it started to smell. If you coil smells you ran out of thermal power handling. Other than playing notes near tuning, which lowers the airflow around the coil you can't really effect thermal power handing that much. At least not on music where the impedence rise of the box wont' come into play. If the coils smell you sending the sub too much power. Unless your playing right at music that is all right at tuning where nothings moving you can switch boxes all day and only effect mechanical power handling.

 

[Comp12s 10+ year member]

I Have A Type-r Dual 2 Swr-1221d And I Have A 1 Cu. Ft. Sealed Enclosure In My Pickup And It Sounds Good I Dont Smell Anything Burning But It Does Shut Off When I Play It Too Loud, I Dont Kno What It Could Be