Only one RCA input on my Z1

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

I just got my Z1 in today, i'm running it in bridged mode so from what i can see it only needs one RCA put in it correct?

If so, how do i run this at my head unit? I'm getting a lot more work out of one sub than the other so i'm wondering if this is the reason why

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[captaincheesey 10+ year member]

I see an input and output space for RCAs. Take some pics of what you are talking about.

 

[yunvme666 10+ year member]

yea the single is the slave/master, in/out, use the 2 rcas in the input like you normaly would , i hope....lol... so what are you the 3rd or 4th since i had it?, i was 2nd owner....lol....

 

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

mine looks like this

http://ampguts.realmofexcursion.com/DD_Z1/outside2.jpg

i don't get any signal if i plug it into L/R because i'm running it bridged

 

[yunvme666 10+ year member]

if i havent forgotten, i belive the 2 + and 2- are hooked to the same feeds anyways its just there for a way to run more wires to it....like a distro block.....

 

[95BlackGA 5,000+ posts]

Are you running it in Slave mode? If so, then you'll only receive an audio feed through the slave input/output. Switch it to master, and run the RCAs to the L/R, and you'll be good to go.

 

[yunvme666 10+ year member]

yea that helps too....lol....

 

[95BlackGA 5,000+ posts]

Also, if output doesn't change if you are in fact running in slave mode, and switch it. You're probably wired out of phase, check the wiring of the subs, and make sure you're properly wired.

 

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

h/o i just took a pic i'm uploading

 

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

pic up

if i plug it into the left RCA's i get nothing

if i plug one into the middle it over works my right sub

if i plug into the right i get nothing

i don't see anything about slave and master //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

EDIT: I know i don't have my gains or anything set so you don't need to mention that lol

 

[95BlackGA 5,000+ posts]

pic up
if i plug it into the left RCA's i get nothing

if i plug one into the middle it over works my right sub

if i plug into the right i get nothing

i don't see anything about slave and master //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Take it off of bridge, and put it on Pass, and then run the RCAs to L/R Bridge is to bridge 2 amps, not to bridge speaker outputs, since there is only one channel hooked up to 2 + outputs, and 2 - outputs. That's your problem.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

switch it from bridge to pass

 

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

ok i did that, but its still really over working one sub, i'm pretty sure my wiring is right, but i'll check i again

 

[95BlackGA 5,000+ posts]

Could possibly be a bad coil, or messed up wiring. I had the same problem when I first came into car audio, but I had a common chamber box, and a terminal on one of the subs snapped off along with the tinsel, so only one sub was being powered.

 

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

my wiring looks fine, and the VC's all read .5, i'm wiring it up to 2 ohm using this wiring diagram

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp?submitted=true&woofer_qty=2&woofer_imp=3

i'm using the third wiring diagram