I'm pretty sure I blew my sub..

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

Thank you sir i got it.

no problem.

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

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EDIT : Aw, way too late...

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

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FAIL!

P.S. What box do you have?

It might be a box design flaw. Tuning it too high with out a subsonic filter will allow for the woofer to play under it's range which could cause it to blow.

 

[HyPnAwTiKpImP 10+ year member]

hey OP sry to hear that . that happend to me like 2 month ago . i was driving bumping "put on" when i started smelling smoke i pulled over and the box was hot and woofer .got to my homies house took the speaker out the box it was dark so i left it like that .next morning this is what had happen .

can't complain still working . been using it ever since

 

[snfsh79077 10+ year member]

hey OP sry to hear that . that happend to me like 2 month ago . i was driving bumping "put on" when i started smelling smoke i pulled over and the box was hot and woofer .got to my homies house took the speaker out the box it was dark so i left it like that .next morning this is what had happen .

can't complain still working . been using it ever since

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[dirtbagz89 10+ year member]

FAIL!

P.S. What box do you have?

It might be a box design flaw. Tuning it too high with out a subsonic filter will allow for the woofer to play under it's range which could cause it to blow.

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You talking to me? bonesninja made the box for me.

1.5 cubic feet at either 32 or 33 hz I believe. Forgot which one.

What would you guys say all my settings should be at?

My preamp output on my head unit is 5 volts so that means the gain should be at 5 volts or no? (Which would be all the way to the left on my amp) It was set to either 2 volts or 0.25 volts when the sub blew...couldnt tell which one it was at.

I had the crossover setting on my head unit turned on too so that only the sub would play bass and not the speakers.

My head unit is the JVC KD-SH1000

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_6914_JVC+KD-SH1000.html

 

[avs20 10+ year member]

Take the wattage you are wanting to run to the sub, multiply it by your final impedance and take the square root of that.

Example: 800 RMS, sub wired to 2 ohms.

800*2 = 1600

sqrt(1600) = 40v.

 

[dirtbagz89 10+ year member]

Take the wattage you are wanting to run to the sub, multiply it by your final impedance and take the square root of that. Example: 800 RMS, sub wired to 2 ohms.

800*2 = 1600

sqrt(1600) = 40v.

I'm confused...whats the point of that? The gain setting only has 5 volts down to 0.25

 

[avs20 10+ year member]

Use your DMM...

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

ya man did you read the link i posted it tells you how to set your gains with a DMM.

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=143

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

FAIL!

P.S. What box do you have?

It might be a box design flaw. Tuning it too high with out a subsonic filter will allow for the woofer to play under it's range which could cause it to blow.

he's good on the box...its an Alpine specs box 34 htz. Plus he just got this box in the mail today.

 

[dirtbagz89 10+ year member]

I dont have a DMM...where can I get one.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

I dont have a DMM...where can I get one.

any auto parts store. i bought one for like 2 bucks before i bought a better one. or sears has 50% off some craftsmans one right now i think.

 

[dirtbagz89 10+ year member]

hey bro ill take that blown one off of your hands.
where in ny are you?

western NY, near Buffalo

 

[DNick454 10+ year member]

lol i had the same thing happen to a ooold pioneer, so i layed it on the driveway and fed it like 800 watts, and then sub go poof.It's probably blown man, that sucks to hear...i'm guessing that when you kind of push on the cone, there is a lot of tension and it won't move? that's a tell tale sign. also you can check ohmage on the coil...if its anything but spec, your sub went poof...

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