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Once i see that it MIGHT work, i start making the next one out of metal. This is aluminum. I didn't measure how thick it is, it is just some stuff i had on the shelf. If i had to guess it is probably .060. I blasted it pretty fast with my laser.

Time to step my game DOWN. In order to get these 6 modules in the empty battery, i had to get creative. I didn't want to just throw these in there and call it done. I wanted something at least half way proper. It always starts with cardboard though!

time to step up, delete, and step down. since i will be running 16.5v to my XS Power S6 Titan 8 Lithiums, i will need to bring it up with the new Mechman 370 (and external regulator). The caddy will probably not like it so i plan on stepping it back down with an empty battery case full of step down modules.

I hate to take a clear box and block some of it but honestly, once it is in the vehicle i dont need to see the carpet under it or the plastic panels on the sides. So i (as long planned) added mirrors to those areas. I left it offset a little to make room for LED’s. There will be lots more trim work once it is in the truck but this is todays progress so far.

Positive on channel one comes in, goes into one sub and out the other, then into another sub, then the last negative in the chain comes back out to the terminal cup.

Time to start wiring up the terminals. For this i am using an SMD DCL 4.2 and a SMD TX-2. The DCL 4.2 will help me wire up the series/parallel stuff clean. It might look straight forward (and it is kinda) but it is a little more complicated than it looks. These subs are dual 1's. They are each wired in parallel. Then they are wired in series (each group of 3) to bring that set down to 1.5 ohms. The amps they are being hooked to are rated at 2ohm bridged so this is a little lower than i am supposed to but that should be OK. More power! Both the DCL 4.2 and the TX2 are mounted with TAPPED 8x32 stainless allen-head bolts.

some laser cut gaskets made today

I haven't really talked about or posted pics of this next series anywhere else on the net (yet). So if you are looking at these photo's you are catching it first. You gotta see the white cover for the processor! It's PERFECT!

i was thinking of doing some small ones just to make them match. But I don't want to raise the subs at all. The box is as high as i want it to be. So the top trim will have some elements to it that makes it match..that is coming later. Thanks man!!!

i switched my bottom 1/0 to 2/0 Adapters out for these 90 degree adapters. This buys me back a crucial 2” of space that looping 180 was taking up. Thanks to my bro Kong from Fats Precision in Sacramento for whipping these up for me. This small mod will go a long way i still have to do my heat shrink on the bottom to make it all look clean and uniform. I also need 5/16 x 18 set screws before i can continue. That's ok i got my bro Zack from Fastenal on it for me! This is what they will look like though.

ohhh man i put a decent sized scratch right in the front of my box 😭. I called up Bobby Gately for emotional support and within 30 minutes him and the bro Colt came by and fixed it. These guys know exactly what to do since they do so many acrylic boxes. Thanks Colt! Bobby too! It came out great!

i had to make some spacers as my small miscalculation caused the motors to touch. This fixed it.