Fosgate 15" T1 dual 4 ohm, smells....funny

[newb4976]

Earlier today i traded my SA-8 v.1 D4 and some cash for a Rockford Fosgate 15" T1 dual 4 ohm, seemed to work fine when the guy did a demo, free air, off his amp, played for a minute fine, didnt smell anything, didnt hear anything funny, was wired at 2 ohms, so both coils were hooked up. Now i get home about an hour ago and did a a test in some random 15" box i found in my shed, for literally 30 sec to see how it sounded in a sealed box, crappy btw, and i took it out and it smells like old/ burnt/ electronics, it works fine, both coils are working, i tested them differently, and together, its got good excursion, doesnt bind, surrounds are good, i can see the coil is shiny copper, not burnt as far as i can see, so whats the problem? is it burning up slowly? is it about to burn up? can i only see one of the coils? was it burnt up, and fixed, so the smell is just there? what wrong with it?

thanks

[CleanSierra]

How big was the box, how were the gains on the amp set? Improperly set gains lead to clipping, clipping leads to frying a coil. You might be okay though, just get it in a proper enclosure and set the gains on the amp correctly

[newb4976]

2.0 cubes, gain turned all the way down, bass boost off, air tight, its been 20 minutes since i did that and now i can hardly smell it, even if i put my nose right next to the motor, im very confused

[CleanSierra]

Was voltage good when you played it? I'd say if the coil looks good, you should be okay. I don't know if I would've bought a sub with seeing it perform free air. Subs don't like free air and I wouldv'e wanted to see if it was ok IN a box. I think you'll be just fine though, maybe it just has a smelly nature. What amp do you have on the sub for the test in this box?

[newb4976]

Ok, so i think im a retard, i just pushed up the cone, i saw the top half of the copper looked brand new, and the other half is like a grayish black, am i boned? and if one coil is blown, which is what it seems like, then which coil is which? how do i find out if the top of the coil is the connections on the right or left or the sub? can i run it off one coil and just cut the rms in half?

[Ddub847]

nope

[newb4976]

nope what?

[Ddub847]

cant only run 1 coil. well u can for a very short period of time til it burns

[newb4976]

FUCK

[CleanSierra]

You're hosed. The guy that sold it to you likely knew what he was trading or selling. Sorry about it thought partner

I don't know if recones are available for that sub. PSI would probably do one.