Bushwacker24 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hey guys, I have a lvl 4 with 5 parts and im running a jbl GTO14001. Before this amp, which i bought yesterday, i had a kicker z1000.1 and for the longest time when i would play low bass it would start to smell and get hot. Now with this new amp, after playing a low-medium bass song for about 5 mins, my entire car smells very weird and ill put my hand to the cone and it is very hot, like to the point where i have to quit touching it. Can anyone help me with this? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamHT Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Gains? Bass boost? What are the settings on the headunit. I'm seeing a clipped signal getting clipped, lol Tell me...does this smell like chloroform to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel4055 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 How did you set your amp gains like bass boost and such? And what settings do you have on on your head unit. Rest In Peace mother. January 22, 1955 - February 14, 2013 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/user/35351-megrch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Clipping the shit out of the amp most likely. I would turn it down now before you see smoke. 2001 Yukon XL Sitting on 35 x 12.50 x 20, XD Monsters Headunit: Clarion DXZ785USB Front: B&C 10NW64 10" Neodymium Woofer, Crescendo XST2 Rear: B&C 8NDL51 8" Neodymium Woofer, Crescendo XST2 Mids & Highs Amps: MB Quart DSC 4125, MB Quart DSC 480 Subs: 4 18" SSA ZCONS Sub Amps: 4 GP3K Pro Electrical: Iraggi 260a, 3 tejcurrent 240a, tejcurrent quad bracket Kinetik - 6 HC2400 My Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanH Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Yeah, what they said lol http://www.youtube.c...er/SmallTownSPL 2002 Chevy Blazer Substage: Shhh, its a secret Mids and Highs: Stock-Going to change soon Amp:MTX 92001 Wire:1/0 Welding cable Electrical:Stock http://www.stevemead...__fromsearch__1 I hope she was meaning that to you. Any who.... You dont say you wanna have dinner in the first damn post. talk to her first. I say find out if the status was torwards you.. Here try this... "Hey hows it going ( notice smiley face makes everything better ) I saw your status. "You are far from usual".... So is my dick... Wanna Fuck tommorow???" Or send her message saying "hey" she replies back "hey" when this happens reply Wanna fuck (INSERT ADDRESS HERE) Quote of the SPL Creed ; back in the day my girlfriend gave me a choice between her and my love for car audio, I told that bitch I've made harder decisions at the Coke machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjay Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 does it smell like plastic or metal? Principal JTech Consulting - Leader in 12-Volt Training and Product PlanningIt's not about how much power you have, but how well you use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwz Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Yeah I'd go with either a clipped signal or you need to tune your system properly. You could be getting issues with voltage drops, so get a voltmeter (I use stinger blue). Definitely pay attention to the smell like Superjay said. edit: umm make sure your ground connection is perfect. if you don't know what to look out for, do some searches on this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 what are the settings like on your amplifier and headunit? example: where the gain is set on the amp, whether or not bass boost is used on your headunit, amp, ipod, etc., eq settings on headunit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillPwn4Food Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hey, this sounds like me when I was young, dumb, and had a Visonik amp. Probably some glue melting and burning up on the sub from being clipped, like everyone else has mentioned. Get an o-scope. If you don't have one, lower the gains, bass boost, etc. I'm sure the smell will stop when you do so. Wall build: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/174827-walled-taurus-with-lambo-doors/#entry2571893 real men dont use fuses Neither do moronsSays the guy with lambo doors on his Ford Taurus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamHT Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Aren't both amps stable at 2 ohms? I wonder what the wiring was set to. I wonder if too low and gain was increased to compensate, or if it was wired to 1 ohm and gain still turned up. Also, information on enclosure? Tell me...does this smell like chloroform to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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