Boulevardvette
Junior Member
This post may be long but I could really use some help. My sub stage consists of:
2013 Ram Crew
Pioneer AVH-X4700BS (volume at max listening between 30-32)
Crescendo S1500.1
2 Sundown SA12D4 wired at 1ohm
Fox Acoustics box 1.55 cubic feet per sub tuned at 35 hz
Stock 180 amp alternator
Big 4 2/0 welding cable
KnuKoncepts KCA 1/0 to amp
I can be playing some hard hitting rap/hip hop or decaf for five minutes or less and the subs will heat up and the dust cap will be pretty hot to the touch and if I push it for much longer i can smell the coils getting hot. The gain on the amp it set bewteen the quarter and halfway point with the bass boost at 0. If I turn the gain down anymore I don't get near the output I would like. The truck idles at around 14.3 volts and usually doesn't drop under 13 on hard bass hits. The level and bass boost on the deck are also set to 0. I have checked voltage at the amp and it is pretty much identical to the battery and the read out on my bully dog. Could the under seat encloser be causing this? I have tried playing it with the seat up or down with no change. All grounds have been checked and are good. One thing to mention is I use to have a Sundown SAE-1000D that did the same thing, but I thought it was just because I had to have the gain up pretty good with some bass boost to get good output. I am at a loss right know and would be grateful for any help. Thanks.
2013 Ram Crew
Pioneer AVH-X4700BS (volume at max listening between 30-32)
Crescendo S1500.1
2 Sundown SA12D4 wired at 1ohm
Fox Acoustics box 1.55 cubic feet per sub tuned at 35 hz
Stock 180 amp alternator
Big 4 2/0 welding cable
KnuKoncepts KCA 1/0 to amp
I can be playing some hard hitting rap/hip hop or decaf for five minutes or less and the subs will heat up and the dust cap will be pretty hot to the touch and if I push it for much longer i can smell the coils getting hot. The gain on the amp it set bewteen the quarter and halfway point with the bass boost at 0. If I turn the gain down anymore I don't get near the output I would like. The truck idles at around 14.3 volts and usually doesn't drop under 13 on hard bass hits. The level and bass boost on the deck are also set to 0. I have checked voltage at the amp and it is pretty much identical to the battery and the read out on my bully dog. Could the under seat encloser be causing this? I have tried playing it with the seat up or down with no change. All grounds have been checked and are good. One thing to mention is I use to have a Sundown SAE-1000D that did the same thing, but I thought it was just because I had to have the gain up pretty good with some bass boost to get good output. I am at a loss right know and would be grateful for any help. Thanks.
