one sub is moving more than the other

[riddla 10+ year member]

dmm = digital multimeter
yes, unhook all wires from the sub, and test each vc

ok, i will buy one and do this. any dmm will do right

 

[mdillon 10+ year member]

any that measures ohms

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

or dont undo the wires, if it comes back as some odd number other than ~1.0 then you know one of your coils is azzed out

but if you do it my way, you know which one it is //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

but if you do it my way, you know which one it is //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

ok, ill go by ur method. thanx. could this be because ive set gains by ear and clipped the Hell out of em ?

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

that is true :-D haha

maybe I'm just lazy!

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

ok, ill go by ur method. thanx. could this be because ive set gains by ear and clipped the Hell out of em ?

yes. if you thought they were clipping, why the hell didnt you back them off a bit?

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

i didnt know if they were clipping. I think what it is is that Ive been pumping them but there just wasnt enough power and I was not happy as once u got deep bass, you just want more and more. iF i HAVE CLIPPED THEM, COULD IT be that I needed more power from the amp or are the subs just not up to it ? Please dont slate me as Im just learning . Thanx

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

clipping is turning a sine wave into a square wave (when the amp tries to amplify too much, or if the HU is sending a clipped signal) i'm not 100% on the effects of it, i just know it's bad, and normally you'll hear the difference

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

clipping is turning a sine wave into a square wave (when the amp tries to amplify too much, or if the HU is sending a clipped signal) i'm not 100% on the effects of it, i just know it's bad, and normally you'll hear the difference

ok

 

[Alpineforever 10+ year member]

clipping can cause your subs to overheat which will eventually lead to coil failure.

Clipping high power subs with a low power amp generally won't kill them because thye have a higher tolerance to heat or a more efficient cooling system. So I'd say your subs just couldn't take the amount of power you were trying to force into them. Hopefully you have a warranty, if not well at least you came on to the forum to learn, and maybe you can find another setup real soon

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

clipping can cause your subs to overheat which will eventually lead to coil failure.
Clipping high power subs with a low power amp generally won't kill them because thye have a higher tolerance to heat or a more efficient cooling system. So I'd say your subs just couldn't take the amount of power you were trying to force into them. Hopefully you have a warranty, if not well at least you came on to the forum to learn, and maybe you can find another setup real soon

ok, but there still working ok and have no strange noises tho

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

What were the readings with your multimeter?

How much power were you sending them?

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Dont wire the subs TOGETHER like that.

 

[2000LaDe 10+ year member]

Dont wire the subs TOGETHER like that.

why the hell not??? do u know something i dont???

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

use the same gauge