Quiet Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) It's going into protect because it's seeing too low impedance... it can't drive it. If you wire it like i stated in a previous post, your problems will go away. I had to figure this out the hard way the first time I ran into it... didn't have these forums in the 90's and my friends at the time were learning from me! Just like this but your amp would be bridged. Edited April 9, 2011 by srp365 Quote 2007 Pacifica Rebuild. Less quiet. Still not loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitacy Posted April 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I put the dmm on it to set the gain control until I can get a O-scope. So could that be why it's going into protect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerman Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 No...protect mode b/c ur amp is seeing to low of an impedance level. Wire you subs like the picture above, and your amp will be recieving a 2ohm load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 hahaha love your avatar I ate lunch at a Chinese Buffet in Longview Texas... swear the address was 420 N High Street No...protect mode b/c ur amp is seeing to low of an impedance level. Wire you subs like the picture above, and your amp will be recieving a 2ohm load. Quote 2007 Pacifica Rebuild. Less quiet. Still not loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitacy Posted April 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Then what just put the DMM plugs in there? Because I tried how the chart says and it keeps going to protect everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerman Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 hahaha love your avatar I ate lunch at a Chinese Buffet in Longview Texas... swear the address was 420 N High Street No...protect mode b/c ur amp is seeing to low of an impedance level. Wire you subs like the picture above, and your amp will be recieving a 2ohm load. Thanks bro...my last name is actually baker, hence the username. A friend of mine was on a road trip, and she saw the sign...so I got a picture message of it saying "for some odd reason this made me think of you" and I've kept the picture ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Then what just put the DMM plugs in there? Because I tried how the chart says and it keeps going to protect everytime. OK, lets solve this issue you got. Put down the DMM for now. . Your gains most likely will not send your amp into protect mode. Wire your subs as shown above, then let us know if your issue still persists. We wanna help but you gotta listen to us. Quote 2007 Pacifica Rebuild. Less quiet. Still not loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitacy Posted April 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) Does it matter if I use a negative or positive wire on the other terminals on the sub? Edited April 9, 2011 by Vitacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Quote 2007 Pacifica Rebuild. Less quiet. Still not loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Does it matter if I use a negative or positive wire on the other terminals on the sub? If you follow the diagram, then yes, you will have all the terminals on your subs connected. Have you followed the diagram? Quote 2007 Pacifica Rebuild. Less quiet. Still not loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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