smell from sub?

[Titanbk 10+ year member]

so I was running a visonik 15" D2 is a 5 cubic foot ported enclosure at 2 ohms on an orion 2500d set at 3/4 gain. (positive to positive then to amp, negative to negative then to amp) If I turn it up too loud I would get a smell as if the woofer was working too hard and starting to fail. So I got my ma hk15x2 and I put that in the same enclosure, same wires, same amp and this woofer is doing it also. Why is this happening? I can smell it coming from in the box when I smell by the port.

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[95volvosx 10+ year member]

voice coil?

 

[CRAZYCORNUTS18 10+ year member]

1 or 2 voice?

 

[DaGh0st 5,000+ posts]

you have it wired to a 1 ohm load?if so its getting 2500~rms(depending on voltage loss) my guess is that that sub is takeing to much power and probbally being clipped like all hell.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

If it heats up it will smell... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Glue and VC do that sometimes, it is usually a sign that it is getting a bit warm...

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

"Set to 3/4 gain" doesn't mean squat.

How did you set the gains, specifically?

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

"Set to 3/4 gain" doesn't mean squat.
How did you set the gains, specifically?

3/4 of a turn past clipping? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Titanbk 10+ year member]

3/4 of a turn past clipping? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

lmao ya the middle of the woofer is a bit warm now that I checked it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif well seeing as its a daily right now I should probabley just wire it to 2 ohms eh? Amp level is at 3/4, intelli Q is off, freq set to about 42 in a 5 cubic foot ported box. Stock alternator, 2 stinger batteries, 1000 watt jbl to 6 speakers for highs. That alittle better for you JIMJ? Does that satisfy your request? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Titanbk 10+ year member]

and thanks for the qucik responses guys, its much appreciated

 

[Brian Owens 10+ year member]

"Set to 3/4 gain" doesn't mean squat.
How did you set the gains, specifically?

There should be a "this is how an amp gain works and this is how you set it" article you are required to read and take a test on before you can sign up to post on this (and many other) forums.

I would guess more subs and amps are destroyed by "gain is only set at 3/4" than any other way. . . .

Brian

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

so I was running a visonik 15" D2 is a 5 cubic foot ported enclosure at 2 ohms on an orion 2500d set at 3/4 gain. (positive to positive then to amp, negative to negative then to amp) If I turn it up too loud I would get a smell as if the woofer was working too hard and starting to fail. So I got my ma hk15x2 and I put that in the same enclosure, same wires, same amp and this woofer is doing it also. Why is this happening? I can smell it coming from in the box when I smell by the port.

lmao ya the middle of the woofer is a bit warm now that I checked it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif well seeing as its a daily right now I should probabley just wire it to 2 ohms eh? Amp level is at 3/4, intelli Q is off, freq set to about 42 in a 5 cubic foot ported box. Stock alternator, 2 stinger batteries, 1000 watt jbl to 6 speakers for highs. That alittle better for you JIMJ? Does that satisfy your request? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

You cannot wire a D2 sub to 2ohm //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Titanbk 10+ year member]

You cannot wire a D2 sub to 2ohm //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif I am using an MA Audio Hard Kore 15x2 at the moment, I was using the D2 as an example //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

orion 2500d set at 3/4 gain.

your reason.

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

you have it wired to a 1 ohm load?if so its getting 2500~rms(depending on voltage loss) my guess is that that sub is takeing to much power and probbally being clipped like all hell.

Eh, just being it's being overpowered doesn't mean its being clipped.

 

[Titanbk 10+ year member]

There should be a "this is how an amp gain works and this is how you set it" article you are required to read and take a test on before you can sign up to post on this (and many other) forums.
I would guess more subs and amps are destroyed by "gain is only set at 3/4" than any other way. . . .

Brian

well heres an idea gentleman, instead of being douschebags.....enlighten me as to what I am doing incorrect. Help someone out instead of criticising them. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif