Razz Posted February 7, 2012 Report Posted February 7, 2012 Hello I have a problem with my sub and wondering if any of you could help me. I was driving to get me some Hardess this morning and noticed my sub was making a weird like whistling sound so I turned the bump off and got home started inspecting everything and both coils work like they should and it bumps just like it always has but when you push down on the speaker if feels like its rubbing. I tried blowing the coil area out with air to see if something had gotten down into it to no avail. So my sub is pounding the same with a kinda whistling sound and feels as if something is rubbing together. Any suggestion? Thanks guys! Quote
mlstrass Posted February 8, 2012 Report Posted February 8, 2012 Never heard a whistling sound out of my HDC's. How long have you had the sub, any chance you clipped it to death and unwound the coil? Quote
Razz Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Posted February 8, 2012 Ive had it for almost 6 months and never heard it clipping. I guess ill just recone it... It still plays as it should just has an annoying sound to it. Quote
mlstrass Posted February 8, 2012 Report Posted February 8, 2012 Throw a DMM on each VC cause if you started to unwind the coil at least one side should read way off. and you don't necessarily hear clipping. How often did you get the sub stinky? I beat the crap out of my HDC's, but know when to back off... If you don't already have the v4 basket/recone then get that and you'll be happy. Louder and lower is what I've found with the subs I've reconed with the latest stuff. Quote
Razz Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Posted February 8, 2012 Will do on the DMM and on the stinky part ive never smelt anything really im only pushing 1200 watts to it so I dont think ive been bad to it. Anyway Ill check it tomorrow and update. Thank you for responding back. Quote
mlstrass Posted February 8, 2012 Report Posted February 8, 2012 NP, and 1200watts clipped will kill a sub eventually. Do you have stock electrical as I run an AQ1200 in the wife's car and it will dim the lights pretty bad when I crank it up. She doesn't play it that loud though, so it's not a problem, but obviously that is enough to drop voltage and clip the signal Quote
Sanitarium Posted February 8, 2012 Report Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Sounds like you bottomed her out. Play it till the increased friction causes it to blow anyways, or go ahead and recone it, a recone is roughly $80+ shipping. glue kit from AQ is $25. Learned this from experience.. Don't try to call whales before a new box design has been proven lol. Proof: edit: ^^ yes that still played for the ride home from the show. Edited February 8, 2012 by Sanitarium Quote
Razz Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Posted February 8, 2012 Well decided to go ahead and tear it down and this is what I found. I would say it was needing a recone wouldnt you? Lol Thank you for all the help guys! http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/862/280ua.jpg/ Quote
ChevyBoy95 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) heat most likely. glue probably burnt up and the windings came off. Edited February 8, 2012 by ChevyBoy95 Quote Best Score to Date : 160.5 dB Outlaw (47Hz)[4 XM 15's & 2 Taramps Bass 12k's] BL : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/147800-chevyboy95s-4-15s-7krms-wall-1533-db-on-half-power/YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/hitemwiththeflex/
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