John Pierce, I need some help.

[Rideredder 10+ year member]

I sent an email tonight. I hope someone there gets it. Here's a link to my problem.

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/4/414560.html

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[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

hey my friend. sorry to tell ya that is 99 percent chance that it is coil lol. You should hear a little crunch when you push down. or it shouldnt move as far as it typically would. See almost all the subs I have blown (from glue melting) the coil unwinds from the bottom. The top on all of mine looked perfect like yours. I don't know the scientific reason on why the bottom seems to be where the glue lets go(wait I just had a thought... theory only. But much of the cooling is the pole piece and the cooling areas under the spiders. and the pole piece kinda shoots up into the top of the coil as well so thus the best cooling would be around the top of the coil and the worst would be at the bottom ha ha oh yeah baby I am da sh*t. . theory only till proven) but makes sense why when my glue lets go it always seems go from the bottom.

 

[Rideredder 10+ year member]

The coil doesn't scrape when I push down on the cone, it just makes a bad rattling sound when I play it.

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

well if the tinsel's look good then that is what it is. The coil. I had the SAME problem with the rattles and part of the coil was unglued. Fact is. if it is testing 300 plus ohms something is disconnected. whether is it a tinsel lead or the coil. If it isnt the lead then there ya go

 

[Rideredder 10+ year member]

No, the tinsel leads don't look bad or loose at all. That was the first thing I checked. Would this be a manufacture defect then?

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

nope nope. Not if you burned a coil or melted glue. User error. if you bought it through a shop you might get lucky. But direct highly doubt they will warranty it

 

[Rideredder 10+ year member]

I bought them straight from PAP in January of this year from the BOGO sale on eBay. I don't know how it would be my fault because I know I set my amplifier gain correctly.

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

Ummmm .How did you set your gains? what is the correct way

 

[Rideredder 10+ year member]

http://www.bcae1.com/

#63 Gain Controls

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

Well I will read later. its late and going to bed. But honestly even if gains are set correctly. Box can GREATLY reduce power handling depending on size and tuning. Also if the sae 1000d is anything like the 1500d it will put out the true 1000 watts even with imp rise. Most 1000 watt amps probably will see around 700 watts with imp rise.

 

[Q&A 10+ year member]

We can help you out no problem. Please email me here: wmdpap@juno.com

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

Maybe I was wrong. that is unusual though. happy to hear you are going to get some help