fiftycharger5 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 i have a t1000-1bdcp in a 2013 dodge charger ive had for exactly 1 year. the battery is in the trunk and my installer said in my case that it was best to ground the amp to the battery and so thats what he did. all of my wiring is RF 4 gauge ofc. im running a single t1 10 @ 2ohms with the gain right at 3. be advised im not pushing the sub hard at all. the amp is mounted to the back of the seat and it has plenty of room to breathe. ive had the system in for 3 days now i cant help but notice my amp gets super hot. the plastic case is very warm but the heatsink is literally hot enough to fry an egg on. ive been researching the whole "battery vs chassis" debate and i havent gotten anywhere close to a definitive answer as to which is better. 1 thing i did notice is that the ground wire from the negative battery terminal to the chassis is no bigger than 8 gauge(maybe 10). could the diff in wire gauge be the culprit? sorry the post is so long but i wanted give as much info as possible. Quote 2013 Dodge Charger SXT Sport Package 1 DC Audio Level 3 10 / 1 RF T1000-1bdcp / RF 4 Gauge Wiring / Big 3 Upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoove Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 I am not familiar with how hot that generation of RF amp gets. But sounds like you need to do the BIG 3. Quote 2 Team Fi 15's v1 2 DD M5's 970amps of Alt 6th order blowthroughThe truck Blowthrough build : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/155555-smooves-1996-chevy-ext-cab-c1500-slow-build/The 350z build : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/170694-smooves-2003-nissan-350z/ My FB page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Smooves-Car-Audio-and-performance/719746144805343 Team Fi Audio http://www.ficaraudio.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 you need to ground that battery with at least 4 gauge 8 gauge ground is not enough Quote my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandpride684 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 yeah your ground wire should at least be the same size as your power wire....and check how your sub is wired also unless you know for sure that it is wired at 2ohms... Quote Build Log http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/186921-blk9te-07-yukon-slo-mo-build/page-3?hl=%2Bblk9te#entry2881410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooTxBeeR Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) I bet your installer didn't use the proper tools to tune your amp and it has not a damn thing to do with your grounds. Edit: Also you posted in the wrong section fyi Edited August 24, 2014 by RooTxBeeR 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...
fiftycharger5 Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 the sub is dvc4 so im sure its wired correctly. and where should i have posted this to get the most responses? i appreciate your guys input. Quote 2013 Dodge Charger SXT Sport Package 1 DC Audio Level 3 10 / 1 RF T1000-1bdcp / RF 4 Gauge Wiring / Big 3 Upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSkippyJ Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Those amps get hot. I would at very least upgrade the battery ground to 4g. Quote F150: Stock 2019 Harley Road Glide: Amp: TM400Xad - 4 channel 400 watt Processor: DSR1 Fairing (Front) 6.5s -MMats PA601cx Lid (Rear) 6x9s - TMS69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedal Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/forum/12-electrical-battery-alternators-wiring/ That's where you should have posted your topic. You posted in "CE auto electric supply", which would be great if you were posting something to do with one of their products. Quote SMD Tool Map https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/193176-smd-tool-map-new-november-2014/ Build log https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/197217-reeds-03-tahoe-hat-sqaq-singer-xs-shca-cockbox-80prs/?page=32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandpride684 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/forum/12-electrical-battery-alternators-wiring/ That's where you should have posted your topic. You posted in "CE auto electric supply", which would be great if you were posting something to do with one of their products. Or in the equipment section under amplifiers...or in the rockford fosgate section Quote Build Log http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/186921-blk9te-07-yukon-slo-mo-build/page-3?hl=%2Bblk9te#entry2881410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefourth Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 For sure upgrade that ground cable. That's one reason the amp is getting so hot. Quote Thanks alaskanzx5 I might just do thatI can recone a sub myself. About a year ago I took 2 12" power acoustic mofos and made one sub. I took the magnet and the motor off of one and j b welded it to the other motor and magnet. I had to wind my own voice coil so it would work. After I was done hooked up to 2 boss 5000w amps. And shattered my back and all my side windows came to this thread to recommend soundqubed and ct sounds. OP goes with soundstream. oh lawd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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