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its a kick ass show!! big car show, food, vendors, show and glow at night, some beautiful show cars at night!! its a 4 day event and im there all 4 days from morning to night, i get there at about 8 am and leave at about midnight and i have my stereo going all day long! even if you dont compete come by and say hi, its worth the drive for sure!
gary or bill is it usaci again this year?
Not sure what they plan to use as a format. USACi is always a fun one though
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Here's the link to the car show.
http://www.hot-orama.com/Hot%20ORama.html
I will say for those who have not gone before that it is one of the coolest setting for a competition. Plus there is plenty of old cars to look at. Shit ton of food and beer.... err i mean drink vendors. Even some races on Sat night. Plenty of Hotels near by with decent rates and safe parking.
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Something you scopers aren't thinking about... at what percentage of distortion can you visually detect clipping (since thats what you can see with an oscope)?
Lets say you can't see anything smaller than 5% distortion because the waveform is on such a tiny screen that it doesn't even pixelate the change. Using the dd-1, you get down to 1% distortion... and its detecting things you are not seeing because you are looking for clipping/flat spots, not distortion.
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The amount of accuracy depends on the scope.
I think the point in all this that has been missed buy the scope owners is, What all do you use your scope for? I'm going to say that most of them only to use them to set gains. I myself use it for more then gain setting, but I am sure I am one of the very few that doesn't only mess in car audio.
So for those of you that will never use a scope to its true potential a DD-1 is the smart buy. I know damn well, there will be one in my tool box one day for the quick and easy set for cars.
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Does powerbass make good stuff or do the lower prices seem too good to be true? Anyone know? How do they compare to RF?
powerbass = garbage IMO.. RF = great quality.
Great way to back up your opinion with some facts.
Some will say Powerbass isn't the quality it use to be, then again some can same the same for RF.
The ASA line is pretty good for the price point.
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The seleniums are a very efficient driver, you will have zero issues getting them loud at 8ohm. Mine only get about 25w per and I have no issues with headroom.
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I've only seen these in the 8ohm version. Other size selenium drivers do come in different ohm loads.
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Was a great dbdrag show yesterday in upperlake ca. I won ss 3-4 with a 155.7, and bassrace 149.9, also bassboxing with a average of 151 dbs. ana put up a big number in st.A 155.6, also ss 1-2 did a huge number with 2 lvl5-18s a 163.4 or 6 and ssnw with 2 lv5-18s did a 160.8. There were big numbers yesterday hung out with thor awesome dude. Straight diehard competitor was doin his runs with a bad alternator an a wounded sub i will post vids shortly they are uploading now DC FTW!
Congrats on that 155.7
That is a HUGE number out of a daily driver suv. Maybe we can pour a little more sand out of you box here soon. It would kick ass to see a 56
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Volts / amps = ohms
Volts x volts / ohms = wattage.
Looks familiar to what I txt him yesterday
It's ok Timmy, we will get you up to speed one of these days
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Yeah it is a little cheaper because it is also single wall insulation. It shouldn't be an issue as long as its installed correctly
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take your power wire out completely it might have a break in the insulation and touching metal.
As korey said, your insulation has probably rubbed off somewhere and is grounding your power somewhere. This = very bad and could cause a fire. Remove the power wire and replace it, check it for any slits to where it could have been touching the metal.
You 2 can't be serious. Come on now. Posts like these drive me nuts.
1st of all if you have a bare spot in the power wire somewhere, you will not get a ticking noise. You will however get a spark, maybe a flame, and if you are not fused, possibly a fire.
For the OP, If you have already taken the charging system out of the mix, like you say you have with the 2nd battery and the issue went away then it is with in the charging / power system with the car. Redoing the grounds and making sure that not only the stereo has a good grounding throughout the setup but also the car itself. Cars have crap for grounds and it only gets worse as the car gets older. Double check all those points as well.
Next isolate the alternator out of the system. Unhook it and run the car. This will tell you if it is an alt issue or something else. it can be in the spark system of the engine. Coils, caps, plugs and wires can all be suspect and can be a pain in the ass to hunt down. I typically like to start with plug wires and work my way back one step at a time.
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They used to make one and you can still get it if you know the right people. I'm actually picking up my shipment tomorrow.
I'm sure there are several gallons of the bedliner and enclosure coating floating around just that we (more like one awesome person) couldn't get the formula just perfect, so it never went into large a production run.
Need help getting rid of some? I would be interested in disposing of some of it for you
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I wouldn't mind seeing a DIY spray on bed-liner system. It would also double as a good box coating system.
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I put about 1000w to each of mine. Does the job nicely
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Put your LED's in an acrylic tube and lightly wet sand the tube until it looks frosted.
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God help us with the kids in the public school system
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I would suggest reconing both at the same time.
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The slipnslide can be found in any newly formed retention ponds. It's a geosynthetics clay liner. I worked for a company and we engineered projects like that all the time.
Cool ass shit though, makes me wanna find when the next one goes in
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I don't like to bash brands, but if it was my money, I would spend it with XS any day over the others.
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So this product would be more like a Damplifier Pro XL?
I have 4 shop packs in my truck and I'm still short quite a bit. Some places were doubled up do to the large spaces of unsupported material I was working with. I'm sure my application was over kill, but I don't have any unwanted noise and rattles.
For my case, a thicker product would of been a benefit. I think most everyday systems it could also be a benefit as not everyone needs to coat their entire car to achieve great results. I think the key would to be to market this product as a cost savings alternative to using more of the damp products.
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So... I absolutely love cutting circles now, however my 1/4 straight cut bit lasted all of 2/3 of a full loop on an 11 inch circle, and the 3/8 straight cut makes more smoke than it actually cuts, so things went a little rough. But now I just got this in the mail last night.
My brand new Freud 1/4 diameter, 1 inch CL downcut spiral bit. This thing looks mean. I can't wait to break it in.
The problem with a flush cut bit is not the bit at all. Some bits work better in different types of wood. Same goes for saw blades.
The problem you are seeing is that the bit is slipping more then cutting. The dust from MDF is a pain for the bit to clear and it gets trapped as the blade is turning. Sometimes you can correct this by turning down the speed on the router if its adjustable.
When the wood smokes like that, it is most likely from either a dull edge or the result of pushing to hard as you make the cut. The key is to let the router do all the work. A light touch as it makes the pass and sometimes doing multiple passes will give you great results.
For handheld router-ing, I like to use a spiral down cut so it throws off all the dust down into the box. When I router on the table I use an upcut bit so it helps keep the wood pulled to the table. A down cut on a table can lift the piece you are working with
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Really depends on the bit, the material and the force.
I would try slowing down not only the speed on the bit, but I would also put very little force on it as you work. Seams to work pretty well for me.
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So you set the gains with a DMM and not a scope. So yes in theory you have set the amp to put out an X amount of power, However this does not mean it will not be putting out a clipped signal.
I would start there, then look at the box design. If it is the wrong design for the type of music you like to listen too then it will be hard on your subs.
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Gives Rusty a chance to work on the van
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Air mail from Hong Kong isn't too bad, anywhere from 2 weeks to a month depending on the carrier. Shipping prices are about right for something that size too.
However, It is always a gamble when ordering anything from overseas. Ask yourself this, It it's junk, are you prepared to throw it away? Because I can tell you, it will not be easy or worth it to try and return it or get a refund.
My walk-in humidor finished!
in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"
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Looks great.
What did you use for a humidifier?
I'm looking to build a 5-800 stick one myself and I've been looking at the Oasis units.