Will a magnet from a coax set......

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

That is touching the body make an amp go into protect when you turn up the volume or gain?

Seems that it is my speakers that are the problem from my question below. I hooked up a set of 6x9's and was able to crank up the volume much higher. So I'm trying to see if either the wiring is grounding somewhere or the speakers are or they just can't take the power and are cliping the amp.

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[SpeedEuphoria 10+ year member]

pretty sure that the magnet touching wont cause any issues

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

......or they just can't take the power and are cliping the amp.

Speakers do not clip an amp. Speakers receive clipped signals. that is what generally kills the speaker, not the amp.

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

Not sure what my amp goes into protect with my coax but not with my 6x9s then.

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

Check the resistance on the coax's with a dmm.

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

If you mean ohms I'm sitting ~4.1. That is @ the amp

 

[loudassbug 10+ year member]

If your amp is going into protect mode,just by hooking up the coaxal speakers.Then I would think there is a problem there.Mainly because the 6X9's play without a problem,and the coaxial speakers should play properly to a point where they can't handle the amps power (the difference in the size of the speakers),start to clip and distort the signal,if there is no problem with the speakers themselves.Just hooking up a speaker to an amp,causing the amp to go into protection mode.Tells me thre is a short in that speaker,or it's blown.The magnet touching the body,shouldnt cause a problem.Although it is not recomended,some cars that have factory speakers placed where the magnet is close to or touching the body panels.Have a retacangular pad of jute or felt between them.Have you checked to make sure,the wiring terminals on the coaxial speakers aren't touching when they are installed.Also you didn't say if this problem began at the original install of the coaxal speakers,or if it developed later.What caused you to hook up the 6X9's,for the comparason ?

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

If your amp is going into protect mode,just by hooking up the coaxal speakers.Then I would think there is a problem there.Mainly because the 6X9's play without a problem,and the coaxial speakers should play properly to a point where they can't handle the amps power (the difference in the size of the speakers),start to clip and distort the signal,if there is no problem with the speakers themselves.Just hooking up a speaker to an amp,causing the amp to go into protection mode.Tells me thre is a short in that speaker,or it's blown.The magnet touching the body,shouldnt cause a problem.Although it is not recomended,some cars that have factory speakers placed where the magnet is close to or touching the body panels.Have a retacangular pad of jute or felt between them.Have you checked to make sure,the wiring terminals on the coaxial speakers aren't touching when they are installed.Also you didn't say if this problem began at the original install of the coaxal speakers,or if it developed later.What caused you to hook up the 6X9's,for the comparason ?

Wrong. Try again.

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

bump for an update.....

Checked all the ohm at the speakers(4.2) and the wiring at the amp(4.2) with everything off. Once I turn on the car and the amps kick on the ohms for the speakers drop to 2 ohm on the right side and a negative ohm on the left. Didn't think a speaker could be a negative ohm, but showing between -1.5 and -2.0.

Yes my wiring was double and triple checked, positive to positive, negative to negative, duh.....lol.

So speakers bad? Wiring?

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

You have to check with the system off. You will get mixed readings when playing. The current changes as the music does.

 

[Spooney 10+ year member]

try unhooking the speakers from the amp and then measuring the impedance. sometimes you will get some funny readings if the speakers are hooked up to the amps terminals.

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

Did that, unhooked and off I get a 4.2 reading at the speakers and through the speakers wiring to the amp(unhooked from amp). Seems the ohms drops and puts the amp into protect/off.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

may be a bad amp or weak ground

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

Using the same ground as my sub amp. Also when I run the amp on my 6x9's I don't have an issue. That is just connecting them next to the amp, diff wire.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Using the same ground as my sub amp. Also when I run the amp on my 6x9's I don't have an issue.

Problem with the speakers then