saz 3000d going into protect mode (HELP)

[tdford5 10+ year member]

ok done alot of reading here and the only thing i really see is that low voltage is the main cause of amp going into protect i running a singer 275 amp alternator, big 3 , kinetik 1800 main battery and a xs power 3400 secondary battery and the amps gain is set at let a 1/4 at gain running a new set of 12" v3's at 1 ohm and it slams for about 20-30 seconds before amp goes into protect mode any help or suggestions would be appreciated..could this be cuz the subs are new and coils are tight?

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[Timmothy Web 10+ year member]

u check to see how low the voltage is dropping at the power wires?

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

Sub break-in (while very controversial)... will never effect the total impedance or voltage of a system enough to cause your amp to protect... you need to use atleast a DMM on the amps terminals, and see what your voltage drop looks like right befor it going into protect... your electrical sounds like it's up to snuff for the SAZ, but you may have a choke point somewhere in it, causing voltage drop

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

OH, and actually check your wired impedance... i've seen dudes spend days troubleshooting a system, cuz they thought they were wired at 1, and were actually down at like .25 ... so, check it with a DMM as well

 

[tdford5 10+ year member]

yeah check with voltage meter checked at 1.3 ohm..at speaker terminal i have a stinger voltage meter i.havent

got it hooked up.yet ..i dont ill take any and all suggestions will do more trouble shooting tomorrow .

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[mast240 10+ year member]

yea, check out your drop then... i'm guessing you have a choke point somewhere... maybe a bad ground or something along those lines

 

[tdford5 10+ year member]

Ok i no this prolly wont matter but amp ran great at 2ohms.

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

yea, it could do that, and you could still have a choke point... amp just wasnt pulling as much at 2... like i said, i would start with finding out what your actual drop is, and then take it from there... it will eliminate alot of other things once you figure out how bad it really is/isnt...

 

[tdford5 10+ year member]

Ok heres a link of some of pics of my install thanks mast for ur unput ill look into this and u mean what by choke point?

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/car-audio-build-logs-cars-trucks-suvs/537946-my-install-today-wow-still-not-omplete-yet-ahhh.html

 

[HillBillyJoe]

IF you are at 2 ohm now, you were at .5 ohm...

 

[tdford5 10+ year member]

IF you are at 2 ohm now, you were at .5 ohm...

No them where sa sundowns these are new v3's

 

[lilboom 10+ year member]

Where are the grounds? what headunit are you using?/what settings?

 

[tdford5 10+ year member]

They are grounded to chassis..

 

[lilboom 10+ year member]

They are grounded to chassis..

The headunit and settings? at what volume and setting dose this occur?

Don't know if sundowns are know for heat ,but check if its warm this slightest but.

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

The headunit and settings? at what volume and setting dose this occur?Don't know if sundowns are know for heat ,but check if its warm this slightest but.

that shouldnt really matter in his case... he's only running it at quarter gain, so i HIGHLY doubt no matter what settings he has on his HU, that he is clipping.