What causes a sub to lock up?

[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

I have 2 Fosgate P1 12's with 8ohm svc in a sealed box. THey are rated 150 rms and 300 peak. I have them wired up 4ohm with my amp (in sig). One of them locked up. Did I over power them or should they have taken it. Gain is set correctly.

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

They typically lock up due to too much power.

That amplifier provides atleast 500w into 4ohms. That's 250w per sub...or almost double their RMS rating. Add in the possibility of a little bit of clipping, and that's a recipe for a blown sub.

 

[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

Alright thats cool. Im gonna pull it out tomrorow and smash it with a sledge hammer, then set it on fire. Ill post the vid tomorrow.

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

^Lmao

That made me laugh.

 

[Blados 10+ year member]

Alright thats cool. Im gonna pull it out tomrorow and smash it with a sledge hammer, then set it on fire. Ill post the vid tomorrow.

You don't even care that you killed them. All you want to do is blow them up:hilariou:

 

[406er 10+ year member]

sweet

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

it was a P1 thats what they were made to do

duh

 

[Loudrango112 10+ year member]

Hey looks its a younger version of me!!!

Keep blowning them up while ur young... its fun!!

It gets old after a while tho.

 

[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

^Lmao
That made me laugh.

You think im kidding dont you.....Im not heheheh

I dont care because i got these POS's for $75 and the only reason there in my car (they dont deserve to be) is that I got a brand new 06 R15 in my garage. Im just waiting for the Tcab. Those sub's ****

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

Hey looks its a younger version of me!!!
Keep blowning them up while ur young... its fun!!

It gets old after a while tho.

i would assume it would after wasting all the money //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif , but i got an XXX out of it so im glad you did

 

[Loudrango112 10+ year member]

i would assume it would after wasting all the money //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif , but i got an XXX out of it so im glad you did

HAHA... ya I just ****ed around WAY to much... and didnt really care.. that was my own fault.

But ive learned alot from it.

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

Learning = teh w1n.

You think im kidding dont you.....Im not heheheh

I dont care because i got these POS's for $75 and the only reason there in my car (they dont deserve to be) is that I got a brand new 06 R15 in my garage. Im just waiting for the Tcab. Those sub's ****

I have a 10" type e off of 500rms. You should see that thing wang. 300rms overpowerd. Been a few weeks (4-5) hasn't blown yet. I'm suprised.

 

[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

Alpine is a different story though....

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

i would assume it isnt getting an actual 500w then, the E's arent that good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

Perhaps, hence the amp I have doesn't put out actual #'s. Still I'm suprised.