What will a wall socket do to a sub???

[dr_peeb 10+ year member]

I like this experiment.

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

OP electrocuted himself

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Yeeeeepppp

That can't be good for house's electrical system...

plug it into your clothes dryer socket.

I lol'd

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

go buy yourself a pick set in case the coil unspools on you.

 

[thericanballer 10+ year member]

Ok, so the basket was kind of shattered on one side.. so what happened was that the pieces of basket attached to the surround got F*cking launched... it kicked the breaker after about 3 seconds...tried it again and again and it kicked a breaker every time... sub was warm, but didnt smell at all...

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[GiganticPrune 10+ year member]

when i worked at circuit city we had a loaded dual mtx 4500 box. wall socketed and one of the coils shot through the cone and landed about 6 feet away from the box.

it didnt do anything to my old solo x though. it was just loud.

 

[Spooney 10+ year member]

i wall socketed an oldschool punch 15 for about 3 minutes until it gave up or so i thought. I was already halfway through destroying the cone when my dad comes upstairs and says " what the hell are you doing!? The lights are dimming and you popped one of the breakers!" upon further inspection the coil was still intact but i had already torn the cone off of the basket .

 

[Redlineaudio 10+ year member]

Wire it to 2 and see.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

i wall socketed an oldschool punch 15 for about 3 minutes until it gave up or so i thought. I was already halfway through destroying the cone when my dad comes upstairs and says " what the hell are you doing!? The lights are dimming and you popped one of the breakers!" upon further inspection the coil was still intact but i had already torn the cone off of the basket .

You tore the cone off while the sub was still plugged into the wall?

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

Results vary based on the actual impedance of the sub you have @ 60 Hz... usually 2 ohms nominal is the lowest a wall socket will hold without tripping the breaker for extended periods of time -- such as this video:



If you have a clamp meter you can calculate actual power delivered like we did.

 

[Spooney 10+ year member]

You tore the cone off while the sub was still plugged into the wall?

hell no lol. i unplugged the sub after it stopped playing

 

[godhatescivics 10+ year member]

mine was the best

 

[tinmanchris217 10+ year member]

For those pressuring for 220V... this wacky Belgian waffle did it.



The math works out to around 20kW, for that last burp. APX... I does want...

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

If you have a clamp meter you can calculate actual power delivered like we did.

Don't forget to account for power factor... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif