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[bigred3562 10+ year member]

I have a performace teknique 2000 watt mono block hooked up to two (2) 15" 1200 watt sub woofers. my only problem is when i turn up the volume after a minute or two I start to smell it. I know my amp is obviously over heating or something but my amp is not hot......so do I need to get a new amp to handle the subs or what?

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[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

You probably have your gain set too high.. Have you used a DMM to set it?

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

sure its the amp and not your subs?

 

[Haden 10+ year member]

Dont subs smell when theyre being broken in? Are they pretty new?

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

sounds to me that its the subs because it starts to smell after the volume turned up. characteristic of burning vc. try turning it up while you can see the subs and amp as smell or watch for smoke. easy to see and smell if your box is ported.

 

[bigred3562 10+ year member]

ya the subs are actually pretty new but i thought they would of been broken in by now. also every time I turn it up I noticed my protection light lights up everytime my subs hit so im guessing that means my amp is up a little to high

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

what is the amp and sub specs, the sub voice coil configuration? mono amp? 2 ch? stable to what load? we need some more info bro.

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

almost every time this happens its because your gains on the amp are too high and your subs voice coil (like mentioned) is superheating and burning. if you dont turn your gains down and tune it to the appropriate level, your shits gonna blow...period.

get your hands on a DMM and do the research on what voltage you need to set it at. this will depend on the voice coil ohm configuration of your woofers. when you tune it right, it may seem slightly less loud, but itll be less distorted and you **** wont fry....

 

[peanut123 10+ year member]

im having the same problem ..it smells then it goes into protect..i do i know what level to set my amp them amp i have is a little bigger than this one 3000 w i.. the subs are 12 dvc 4 ohm wired to 1 ohm

 

[bigred3562 10+ year member]

the amp is 2000w max mono block. the subs are 4 ohm dual voice coil 1200w max. what else did u need?

 

[BUMPING150S 10+ year member]

Where is your gain set currently?

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

the amp is 2000w max mono block. the subs are 4 ohm dual voice coil 1200w max. what else did u need?

how are the subs wired ? at 1ohm for the set? what is the rms rating of the subs and amp if you know? peak does not help. is that amp 1 ohm stable? model numbers will help if you dont know these specs.

 

[bigred3562 10+ year member]

here is the link to my amp http://www.performance-teknique.com/Pg-1b.html it is the ICBM-digital mono block, the 4th one down on that page.

heres the only link i could find to my subs http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Performance-Teknique-ICBM-5715-Performance-Teknique-15-Car-Subwoofer-1500

the model number is ICBM-5715

 

[bigred3562 10+ year member]

here is the link to my amp http://www.performance-teknique.com/Pg-1b.html it is the ICBM-digital mono block, the 4th one down on that page.
heres the only link i could find to my subs http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Performance-Teknique-ICBM-5715-Performance-Teknique-15-Car-Subwoofer-1500

the model number is ICBM-5715

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