Lanzar opti not outputting power.

[vetkilr 10+ year member]

dude you never hook up power first.

Always ground........make sure fuse is out of power wire........hookup power wire...........then put fuse back in.

 

[thch 10+ year member]

that is normal and is known as "inrush" current.

basically, the capacitors inside the amp will charge as fast as possible, and this leads to a high current spark. the same thing will happen after you hook up the amp and try to replace a fuse.

 

[vetkilr 10+ year member]

umm............ 52.3v shouldn't it be 28.x volts? ( sqrt(4*200)) ??
My stock alternator is a 117amp.

Edit: I'm going to go out and hook up the lanzar again. Set the gain by ear, and try without the remote knob. will let you know in a few.

your settin power to tones..........music doesnt play at the same level as tones thus its like turnin down the volume on the head unit.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

8 guage wire definately isnt big enough for a 2000d either

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

I got everything hooked back up. As far as i know, its all back to the way it was when i started. I decided to try it without the remote knob.

Whalla, this time it works without the remote knob plugged in. WTF? I dont know. Everything's running fine now.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

told ya so!

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

your settin power to tones..........music doesnt play at the same level as tones thus its like turnin down the volume on the head unit.

It would not make that big of a difference...I set my gains with a DMM and its plenty loud...and the position of the gain on the amp (whether it be 10 percent or 100 percent) is completely depepndant on his HU. Just because its at 1/3 gain, doesnt mean it isnt putting out full power. I have mine set at 1/4 turn //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
I think its a wiring issue or a DMM issue. Check resistence of the speaker and adjust your gains accordingly. Be sure its wired correctly and upgrade your wiring to atleast 4 gauge. If that doesnt work, then its your DMM going on the fritz. Make sure it works, get a new one, or carefully adjust your gains by ear...If your using the knob, then use THAT to adjust the gain...

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

I have 1/0 going to a distro block. Is 8awg too small, even if they're 2 feet long (b+ and ground) The only thing I have closest to 4 is 3ish ( supposedly 1/0, but its more shielding than wire, so im guessing its around 2 or 3ish) So i'd have to cut it down to make it fit into the 4awg inputs on the lanzar.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

ground should be bigger atleast

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Could you stuff double or triple runs of the 8 guage in there?

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Could you stuff double or triple runs of the 8 guage in there?

thats massive...

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

well does it sound right now

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

well does it sound right now

Sounds beautiful. The SQ of this driver is quite amazing.

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

im glad it all worked out for u and vetkiller

 

[vetkilr 10+ year member]

im glad it all worked out for u and vetkiller

I wasnt worried..........

Just tryin to help him out,thought it was a tuning/wirin thing.

Every new amp I get takes we a few days to figure out the setting s and what not they are all a lil different.

No go wang on that sub.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif