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  1. I'm trying to find a good small computer to live in my car and interface my dash-mounted 7" touchscreen.

    I plan on fitting it either below the console or under the passenger seat of my blazer so it needs to be small. I'm open to either buying a complete machine ready to run, or building it from parts. It should be around 10x10 inches or so. I'm not looking for blazing performance but it should keep up with running iTunes, and playing divx/encoded videos smoothly.

    It doesn't need a CD rom drive either, since everything will play off memory or an externally mounted CD drive.

  2. I can vouch for everything skittles said, indeed amps get LESS efficient at lower ohms, but put out more power.

    Most amp efficiencies are rated at 4 ohms, say 86%. At 1 ohm this same amp might only be 70% efficient.

  3. Use flexible conduit (like carflex or liquidtight) instead of rigid PVC.

    Computer-Blue-Liquid-tight-Flexible-Conduit-YF-604-.jpg

    As you can see, liquidtight is some strong stuff! It will take the abuse of getting hit by debris under the car and do an excellent job of protecting the wires. It's made up to 4" diameter but you should be fine with much smaller as well. Might have to order through an electric supply house if you can't find it at home depot.

  4. There's a few spots in my new wall build that have outside corners that need fiberglassing and they've all be giving me headaches.

    I can glass up the inside seams of a regular box, no problem. But with these outside-seams everytime I wrap the cloth around the edge I get a large air bubble on both sides of the corner that will NOT stick down. The cloth won't wrap tightly enough over the sharp edge and it's giving me tons of extra work to fix it.

    Does anyone have a solution for this? Sand the sharp edges down soft maybe? Use chopped matt instead of cloth? Anything?

  5. I guess my application would fall under the category of a ground pounder. So with that in mind, would I be better off running many lower power subs or just a couple high-power subs, like aluminum HDC3s or BTLs or Lvl 4xl?

    I have my own opinion on the matter, but at least one credible person suggests I stick with the two BIG subs. I worry about long term reliability being a daily vehicle.

  6. Might consider HDC3s...I need to really sit down and have a good listen to see if I can put up with how they sound for daily music duty. Last time I heard them I wasn't all that impressed... :\

    And yes I've got the 18" BLs. Great subs, pound hard and still sound decent. But there's no way they will take 3000 rms a piece. (which I didn't know I'd be running when i bought the subs!) lol. 4 BLs should take the power just fine, but I'm having a hard time finding two more. Might need to start fresh...

    So keep the ideas going! HDC3s definitely an option...

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