Powerbass XA3000D Help

[RT_MAG 10+ year member]

What up Fellas,

I'm running to 9500 15s at 1 ohm. seems as if every time I turn my radio up past 10-11 or attempt to turn my eq up the amp shuts off then comes back on after a few minutes... But with the eq bass settings rite above 0 its fine at volume 10.

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[theMessenjah44 10+ year member]

you check all your connections? what electrical upgrades have you done? what size wire are you running. those amps take some juice, but I haven't heard of anyone having problems with them unless you try to strap them

 

[RT_MAG 10+ year member]

I ran this same setup with out a flaw with my rockford t1500.

Factory Battery n my 05 magnum, vmax 2000 charge tank battery, n a rockford 10 fared power cap

I have 4 gauge power chaser from battery to battery, 4 gauge ground from vmax battery. Then 0 gauge power from vmax to rockford cap then 4 from cap to amp.

Also have a 600 watt inside amp

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

How'd you tune your amp?

Sounds like a gain problem...

 

[RT_MAG 10+ year member]

Believe no more than half when I checked, I read that somewhere else to.

But Wat I noticed before I sold my rockford was that my dash had start dimming again unlike when I first hooked my cap up. Which was like a week after I got the vmax battery. Vmax like a year old now, maybe.

And my car battery had hella corrosion on the negative terminal.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

upgrade all your wiring to 1/0 and if you havent already do the big 3

 

[RT_MAG 10+ year member]

Alrite. Any idea what's needed to do a big 3 upgrade on a magnum??

 

[RT_MAG 10+ year member]

Think I found the problem.

Finally got a hold of my ohm meter and it was auto ranging btw .5-1.2 ohms the first reading then I switched positive n negative and it btw .3-1.5 ohms

So I'm guessing the amp is reading .5 ohms which is unstable

Any Suggestions???

 

[matt_bennett05 10+ year member]

I have the same amp and I have it backed up by a 200amp h/o alt and 3 optimas... You need a lot bigger alt, and at least 1 more battery... Those amps can run .5 all day if you can back it up with enough electrical

 

[RT_MAG 10+ year member]

Yea I seen them alt for about 4-500 bucks for my magnum.

So what do you recommend battery wise? Currently just have the factory battery and a vmax ct2000.

And I still have a pioneer double din and 2 11" headrest to install.