dfoland93 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 So i just replaced my old rcs with some knu crystal rcas and hooked it up to my hu and amp. And no matter how i change the wires the sub won't play. Someone for the love of god help me out Quote The spot with least resistance LOL. I would ground to a rubber dildo if it had less resistance than a run of 4/0 wiring. how many poeple work there 3 or 4 lol At crescendo HQ? probably 2-3 At the sweatshop in china? 30,000 children No Engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEEMDUB Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 So i just replaced my old rcs with some knu crystal rcas and hooked it up to my hu and amp. And no matter how i change the wires the sub won't play. Someone for the love of god help me out hook up the old ones and then see if they work again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfoland93 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Old ones are jacked up and ruined... Quote The spot with least resistance LOL. I would ground to a rubber dildo if it had less resistance than a run of 4/0 wiring. how many poeple work there 3 or 4 lol At crescendo HQ? probably 2-3 At the sweatshop in china? 30,000 children No Engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicks Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Have a DMM? remove the new RCA's from the whole system. Use the DMM (ohms) and measure the resistance from end to end to make sure you don't have a broken cable. Center conductor to center conductor. Outside conductor to outside conductor. Also check resistance between the outside and inside in case there's a short. Quote This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEEMDUB Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Old ones are jacked up and ruined... Well its weird that the new ones just flat out dont work.......are you sure you have the rcas in your rear preout of your h/u and on the input not the output of the amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfoland93 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 I have no DDM or anything. The rcas are plugged into my hu and the wires go into the input of my amp Quote The spot with least resistance LOL. I would ground to a rubber dildo if it had less resistance than a run of 4/0 wiring. how many poeple work there 3 or 4 lol At crescendo HQ? probably 2-3 At the sweatshop in china? 30,000 children No Engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfoland93 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Today i took out the old rcas and plugged the new ones in. And no matter how i re arrange them they won't work. Quote The spot with least resistance LOL. I would ground to a rubber dildo if it had less resistance than a run of 4/0 wiring. how many poeple work there 3 or 4 lol At crescendo HQ? probably 2-3 At the sweatshop in china? 30,000 children No Engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEEMDUB Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Today i took out the old rcas and plugged the new ones in. And no matter how i re arrange them they won't work. What headunit do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicks Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 May want to pick up a DMM when you get a chance. Very useful debug tool and you can get a decent one for cheap. Doesn't have to be top notch. Have a portable music player with RCA outputs? Try plugging in the portable player in place of the HU. If you get sound then your HU may have issues. If still no sound then your new RCAs may be bad (assuming your amp definitely works). Quote This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 How were the old wires messed up? If they were cut for instance while the head unit was on you may have shorted the outputs on the deck. Likeliness that the new rcas are bad is really unlikely. Quote BMW X5 Stealth Build w/ IPAD BMW 325i Rear Deck Digital Designs Build BMW 325i Car PC Touchscreen Bezel Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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