need help with system

[daicacharco 10+ year member]

alrights, i have my system installed exactly in the DIY.

i just need help tuning it

it thumps alrights but its not thumping as hard. when i tuned it following the instructions i turn up the volume to how much i usually play. it thumps hard then the sub just stop thumping but the amp is still on then i turn off the car and turn it back on and it doesnt do until i raise the volume. i tried messing around iwth the settings a few times. still happens

here are pictures of my wiring

very messy and im going to tape up the wires just need to go get some.

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[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

probably overheating the amp

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

hows ur ground

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

How did you set the gains on the amp?

There is nice tutorial on amp gain setting in the amplifier section of thiz board.

also what ohm load have you got your subs wired to?

If it is too low for the amp it will cut out and go in to protect.

 

[daicacharco 10+ year member]

my ground is perfectly fine. i grounded it with the other groundings i found under the trunk cover thingy. i didnt want to drill a hole so i took out the nut and place the ground and put the nut back on and tighten'd it firmly.

 

[daicacharco 10+ year member]

probably overheating the amp

amp doesnt even get hot.

its brand new btw just received it yesterday.

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

my ground is perfectly fine. i grounded it with the other groundings i found under the trunk cover thingy. i didnt want to drill a hole so i took out the nut and place the ground and put the nut back on and tighten'd it firmly.

Did you snad all the paint away? You need bare shiny metal for a good ground.

 

[daicacharco 10+ year member]

How did you set the gains on the amp?There is nice tutorial on amp gain setting in the amplifier section of thiz board.

also what ohm load have you got your subs wired to?

If it is too low for the amp it will cut out and go in to protect.

the subs are connected as to 2 ohms. it was connected like that out of the box.

i also tried using that gain thingy. right now the amps at out of box settings which is all in the middle.

 

[its_bacon12 10+ year member]

How did you set the gains on the amp?There is nice tutorial on amp gain setting in the amplifier section of thiz board.

also what ohm load have you got your subs wired to?

If it is too low for the amp it will cut out and go in to protect.

this is most likely your problem. overheatng or overdriving your amp.

 

[daicacharco 10+ year member]

Did you snad all the paint away? You need bare shiny metal for a good ground.

theres no paint there.

 

[daicacharco 10+ year member]

Also my very first time installing a system =X

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

amp doesnt even get hot.
its brand new btw just received it yesterday.

could be running it on to low of an ohm load. im just shooting in the dark here lol

 

[daicacharco 10+ year member]

could be running it on to low of and ohm load. im just shooting in the dark here lol

what do you mean running on it too low ?

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

what do you mean running on it too low ?

the woofers could be wired to an unstable ohm load for that amp. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[daicacharco 10+ year member]

i can try to record of what it does later on today when i come back from school.