i think i killed it

goons hired goons · petrol head Joined: 04 Jul 2002 Posts: 3268

hey all, my subs were running choice (1 jvc 12 running off a rockford amp and a kenwood 12 running off a soundstream amp) till yesterday ago, went to turn it up
and the bass output was noticably down, one of the amps was clicking on and off and making a faint 'clapping' sound; i hadnt been thrashing it (the d-bass was off at the h/u etc.) any thoughts as to what the beef is? cheers, goons

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 9:13 pm Post subject: Re: i think i killed it

2 different subs on 2 different amps??? WTF that cant be good.
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peteymate · tinkerer Joined: 15 Aug 2002 Posts: 306

check ur ground wires...

QldRobbo · tinkerer Joined: 11 Apr 2002 Posts: 455

yeah, that's usually what happens when your amp/sub isn't grounded properly...

martin · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 900

or they are sucking too much juice cause your batter/alternator/power lines aren't up to it and going into protection

so you can upgrade any of the above to make it go away

but yeah its more likey to be ground, is your ground wire the same guage as your power wires?

goons hired goons · petrol head Joined: 04 Jul 2002 Posts: 3268

nope, ground wires are laughing. the ground wire is the same guage as the power wires, think ill rewire it this week with some thicker wire anyway and see if its still being a turd. cheers,goons

workedTE · rice boy Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 29

hehe gene... it doesnt matter what amp you run your subs off...

Reddez · tinkerer Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 353

Try cleaning up where your earths make their connection, filing them and stuff. As for different amps, no probs, maybe minor phase distortions or delays, but nearly unnoticable...