MindCtrlpankak Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Alright guys, got a bit of a pickle. The past day or so i noticed my subs weren't hitting as hard as usual. My subs are not even a month old. Checked gains and all that stuff, it was fine. I pulled over off the road because i knew something was up, and one of my Type R's wasn't moving at all. I checked all my connections, to and from the amp/speaker, inside the box. Checked the terminals by hooking up the wires to the non working speaker to the working. Everything is fine except for the fact that the sub isn't working. I don't believe the sub is blown, i lightly pressed down on it and didn't hear any scraping, and it felt like just the right amount of push. I don't have a digital multimeter on hand, so i can't check the resistance. What else can i check? IDK how to get to the fuses on my Rockford 1500bd. My system. Pioneer AVH-P4200dvd Focal solid 4 Rockford 1500bd Focal 165 components Focal 165 co-ax Alpine Type R 1223(x2) Sealed pre-fab box. Oh and a distribution block, the sub has a 100a fuse and the 4ch has a 60a. Any help is appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamHT Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 How did you "check the gains?" Quote Tell me...does this smell like chloroform to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCtrlpankak Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 How did you "check the gains?" I mean i don't have the SMD DD-1 or a O-scope, but i meant i visually looked and saw they were where i set them. The gain is set to about 3.5/11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCtrlpankak Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 How did you "check the gains?" I mean i don't have the SMD DD-1 or a O-scope, but i meant i visually looked and saw they were where i set them. The gain is set to about 3.5/11. bump for helppp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tainted Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Did you use those little jumper wires that came with the subs? They like to wiggle loose, had that happen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFF Larry Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Use a dmm and.check coils. Don't light press the cone down in the center to check, push hard Quote Team Clearly Louder (MECA)Team DC Audio ++* SELLING the CACTUS SOUNDS K12 for $1550 shipped *++ HMU!!! 3 flips. nollie flips. big flips. hardflips. - steez Youtube Channel My Build Log 95 Bonneville SSE - WALLED/4th Order - ~30 cubes - *thanks LoganBerry, CortezDVT, Cj18, SuperCharged DC, Ryan-RAM Designs,LoudNLow931* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCtrlpankak Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Use a dmm and.check coils. Don't light press the cone down in the center to check, push hard Had to work today, my father knows a guy who owns a shop and took it to him. My fathers not exactly an expert so I was told that one of my coils is blown. Idk how the hell it happened, I didn't think i was over powering them... Apparently one coil still workes. What exactly does this mean for me? Should i pursue a recone? Whats worse is I purchased them from sonicelectronix, i'm almost positive they aren't an authorized alpine dealer...so...fuck. Anyway, should i just run the one coil, try and it get it fixed...or what? I checked the jumper cables, they were fine. I'll check the cone again Larry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooTxBeeR Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Ya, if thats the case, you need a recone, and no lol do not run only 1 coil. Quote On 11/20/2012 at 8:54 PM, AMI CUSTOMS said: Turned mine up today at a light, guy next to me his steering wheel started moving and he looked over at me like I was a magician lol. On 5/9/2012 at 8:45 PM, skittlesRgood said: fuck the plating. look at what the main metal used is. you could buy unicorn blood plated terminals but if its just covering up dog shit, whats the point On 4/10/2013 at 12:26 PM, mrd6 said: I'll admit, half way through sanding that fiberglass in the rain and cold while I was all itchy I was definitely starting to question why i was doing this haha Soon To Be '04 Ford Escape US Alternator 280A Hairpin D4800 Under the Hood (6) XP3000's in Rear 1/0 SHCA & XS Power 4 runs to back TORK2 kit from Tony @ CE Auto Supply Pioneer DEH-80PRS DD AW6.5 (2) per door *Tweeter Unkown* DD SS4a & C3d (2) SCV4000 @ .5Ohm (2) 15" Sundown Zv5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCtrlpankak Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Ya, if thats the case, you need a recone, and no lol do not run only 1 coil. Yeah i definitely thought that, the guy from the shop told my dad it was all kosher to run one coil... Regardless, i think that the sub was defective, i mean the other sub is completely fine and i know i wasn't giving them too much power... I'm gonna try to get it exchanged. Thanks for your guys' help, at least i still have one working sub for some thump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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