andym85

are those amps like 1200watts a piece? if so, then i would def. upgrade electrical...and if you put one to each woofer, i may call the maufacturer first to ask them what they think, and be very cautious with your gains on the amps

taken from the sticky in this section of the forum... Maximum Fuse Size 00 awg 400 amps 0 awg 325 amps 1 awg 250 amps 2 awg 200 amps 4 awg 125 amps 6 awg 80 amps 8 awg 50 amps 10 awg 30 amps 12 awg 20 amps 14 awg 15 amps 16 awg 7.5 amps

thats just a ridiculous idea....impractical as hell

it really isnt that difficult to understand this rope thing. just imagine a piece of flat paper...when you hold the piece of paper at each end, parallel to the ground, and drop a pencil in the middle the paper will bend. NOW, fold the piece of paper ever 1/2" or so, to where it looks like an accordian (or those stupid paper fans you use to make as a kid)...now hold the paper up and drop a pencil on it...no bending at all...in fact you may be able to set a cup on it. same idea with fiberglass. flat surface _____________ =weak and unsupportive. bent surfaces (or raised) ^^^^^^^^^ = strong with lots of support.

you would (or somebody u know) have to fab up a bracket yourself...

::scratches head and walks away confused as hell::

^^^^that makes more sense...now i think you are saying the exact same thing david is saying...it was just confusing at first

thickness depends on the size of the mat you are using and how much resin you apply...and i can't see that brass mesh hurting anything...i would assume it would add some structural integrity to things.

...true...

should be higher imo...im hitting around that with 2 10's and 1200 watts

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lookin sweet as usual man :^

i would guess one or the other...i doubt if it is both, but ya never know

yea...could be the batt or the alt i guess...cause if you think about it, you may have been draining your battering pretty good causing your alt. to work overtime to try and keep everything charged. and over the last few weeks this may have led to a partially dead battery, a partially dead alt, or perhaps both??

yep..

huh...wierd. i would try and do like accordman said and see if you can hook it up to your system again, if you havent already tore the wires out. the gains up on the amp? maybe bace rca inputs?

lol...tighter is better...damn straight but hell, i didnt the the first thing about soldering once upon a time. i went through about 4 mini torches that were complete shit before i found one that works. i fucked up a bunch of soldering jobs practicing, but that is how u learn. like i said, grab some terminal/wire and try and find a good torch for big wire. it takes some time and a little money...but you will figure it out...it aint that hard

^^^how do u get the solder where? not really sure what u are asking?? i think you are asking how do u solder it if there is no room in the terminal, since the wire fits so tightly inside the terminal...that is why soldering is so good, because the wire fits tightly in the terminal and then when you 'melt' the solder inside the terminal, it bonds the wire to the ring terminal. regardless of how tight the wire fit is inside the terminal there is always room to fill it with molten solder...just try it. get some terminals and wire and practice

sounds like you might be right about your alt...from the looks of your electrical in your sig i would agree. just to be sure..i would double check all of your grounds for the amp/battery/alternator

i actually thought i had a lot more...guess not, cause i cant seem to find them...oh well

not sure what section to put this in, so feel free to move it mods.... i have some pics from a car show in Feb. (systems and muscle cars) and seeing how everybody loves some pics, id thought id share.... this one was sweet saleen the original bat-mobile

you should do that, but only after you have sufficiently heated the wire to the point where the solder will melt when touching the wire, in order to achieve the best connection. i also was told a tip when using ring termials that are smooth on the inner surface (such as mine)...get a thread tapper (or whatever its called) and create some threads on the inside of the terminal to give the solder something to hold on too ehh...come to think of it, maybe we are saying the same thing...just in two different ways...idk

^^^x2...if u do it that way then you really arent getting any solder down into the wire...it is more of a surface conection which will eventually break if any amount of tension is applied...trust me, i know from experience

mine is a butane torch...and like you said, it just takes some trial and error. when i said you gotta find the right amount of heat, i said that because you can start to melt the wire jacketing, but you should feel it getting to hott before that happens...just takes practice. i think flux is only used when soldering copper together, like for plumbing.