When i play really hard hitting song my cone gets hot and i can smell the coil a lil?

[Justyn93 10+ year member]

Okay thanks! I'll try and get on that, i need a wire crimper and i am flat broke.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

Okay thanks! I'll try and get on that, i need a wire crimper and i am flat broke.

razor blade, lighter and a hammer can remedy that.

 

[Justyn93 10+ year member]

Lol i tried using a hammar after i cut the insulation off but that 0ga is a b*tch

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

What is the gain set at?

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

I fail to see how voltage drop could hurt anything...

Bottom line is the sub is getting too much power. lower your gains or get more powerfull woofers.

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

ahhhh the sweet smell of clipping in the morning!

 

[Justyn93 10+ year member]

I set the gain at 44.7v with my DDM using a tone 40hz toone at -3db

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

I fail to see how voltage drop could hurt anything...

Bottom line is the sub is getting too much power. lower your gains or get more powerfull woofers.

If you set your gains when the amp is at 14.4 and then it drops down to 12 the amp has to draw more current to create the same amount of power. more current mroe heatz

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

forget clipping...
You're about to blow them son. period.

My advice is to keep pushing till they pop !

I fail to see how voltage drop could hurt anything...

Bottom line is the sub is getting too much power. lower your gains or get more powerfull woofers.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/word.gif.64b12e39f936af3b4fff38a1c0bd0244.gif everything he said

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

To the guys who said they don't know how clipping is a factor - do you actually know what clipping IS? OF COURSE IT WILL CAUSE HEAT! If I have to explain it I will, but I really don't want to do that unless it's necessary. Heck, you can figure it out yourself if you have an oscope... just watch as the ends of the signal wave get "clipped".

Anyway, if clipping is ruled out, then you can bet too much power is the problem... But I would put my money on clipping first, since that appears to be the problem at least 75% of the time that this comes up.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Find someone with an oscilloscope.

 

[Justyn93 10+ year member]

Oops i had my bass at +2 if i set my gains with it at 0 would that cause it to clip?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Very possible.

 

[its_bacon12 10+ year member]

Sounds like you need a more efficient box. Efficient box = less power to subs = no burning assuming you use the same reference audio output level instead of trying to go louder than you are now..

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

To the guys who said they don't know how clipping is a factor - do you actually know what clipping IS? OF COURSE IT WILL CAUSE HEAT! If I have to explain it I will, but I really don't want to do that unless it's necessary. Heck, you can figure it out yourself if you have an oscope... just watch as the ends of the signal wave get "clipped".
Anyway, if clipping is ruled out, then you can bet too much power is the problem... But I would put my money on clipping first, since that appears to be the problem at least 75% of the time that this comes up.

clipping is too much power //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif