Thewes Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 No WAY. WOW. Got a long story for you all. I was driving around town today and see these 2 SEXY ass girls in like some hatch (yeah crazy shit they were sexy though) with an Iowa license plate or something. I speed up next to them and my friend thinks it would be hilarious to bump it right next to them, so he turns it up. Well, Ya Dig by Young Jeezy screwed comes on and starts to jam and then I past them a bit and boom the dreaded smoke smell. I freak the fuck out, turn everything off, and flames start to pour out of the fuses, and i just put my head down in shame. I just fucking blew a piece of nice equipment due to being a moron, but I pulled up at a friends, checked it out a bit more. The fuses were MELTED, the speaker wire was MELTED, the power/ground terminals were a bit black. I gave it a quick wipe off, set the gains with a multimeter, and replaced the crispy fuses. I really had little hope here, but I turned everything back on, and god fucking damn, what do you know, still bumping just as hard... I honestly don't know what to say about sundown, these fucking amps are indestructible. A flaming amp going on to jam out 20 minutes later is incredible. My sundown saz1500 came back from the grave today. Awesome. All I can say. Never using another type of amplifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 cool that you got lucky. ive fried one they arent indestructible just pretty stout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron813 Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 Sounds like my Hifonics XX Thor i run the thing at .5 ohm and have clipped the shit out of it and ran it all day like that and it has been just fine doesnt even get warm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji0687 Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 thats pretty damn lucky too...but sounds like a pretty tough amp too. kinda like my mtx 1501d...runs at 1 ohm all day every day never gets hot never cuts out...straight up BEAST 1989 Chevy Caprice Classic350ci V8 High Performance JVC Arsenal HU JL XR series components Infinity Reference 6x9s Pioneer Premier 4-Channel Clarion 2-Channel Rockford Fosgate Series 1 2-Channel Fusion 2000.1D MTX Crossover RF, Knu, Kicker, and Monster wiring NVX VCW 12in. Sub **Won on here from the Sonic contest!** *Build log coming soon!* Starting all over pretty much which the gear listed...lost almost everything I had, including my life. Never take life and what's in it for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewes Posted March 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 thats pretty damn lucky too...but sounds like a pretty tough amp too. kinda like my mtx 1501d...runs at 1 ohm all day every day never gets hot never cuts out...straight up BEAST Was running this at .5. Still run it at .5, just with gains adjusted correctly. Lost a tad bit of bump but heat isnt an issue unless I go for about an hour straight and so far no fires Oh yeah, and Ill post some pics of the fuses too. This is what caught on fire, not the board. I honestly don't know what caused it, the fuses didnt just blow, it blew fucking holes through all four 40 amp fuses. Holes. Voltage drop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagebee Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Was running this at .5. Still run it at .5, just with gains adjusted correctly. Lost a tad bit of bump but heat isnt an issue unless I go for about an hour straight and so far no fires Oh yeah, and Ill post some pics of the fuses too. This is what caught on fire, not the board. I honestly don't know what caused it, the fuses didnt just blow, it blew fucking holes through all four 40 amp fuses. Holes. Voltage drop? may be a short somehwere, Ive had this happen, go through and check all your power wires, make sure they didnt ground out somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 may be a short somehwere, Ive had this happen, go through and check all your power wires, make sure they didnt ground out somewhere The amp fuses wouldn't/shouldn't blow from a power short - that should just make the amp cut out (unless the short is internal) Running it at 0.5 ohm means it's going to draw a hell of a lot of current - it's more likely that either your speakers shorted or the note being played was bang on where your box gives the very least impedance rise. The reason you can get away with bumping them at 0.5 is probably impedance rise - a sub playing music has a higher impedance than it does when sitting still. However if you play just the right note, your impedance will be very very close to nominal (0.5) so your amp suddenly draws HEAPS of current - then one fuse blows slightly before the others (no 2 fuses will be identical for blow current) and then it cascades 10.x volts fo' life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewes Posted March 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 The amp fuses wouldn't/shouldn't blow from a power short - that should just make the amp cut out (unless the short is internal)Running it at 0.5 ohm means it's going to draw a hell of a lot of current - it's more likely that either your speakers shorted or the note being played was bang on where your box gives the very least impedance rise. The reason you can get away with bumping them at 0.5 is probably impedance rise - a sub playing music has a higher impedance than it does when sitting still. However if you play just the right note, your impedance will be very very close to nominal (0.5) so your amp suddenly draws HEAPS of current - then one fuse blows slightly before the others (no 2 fuses will be identical for blow current) and then it cascades My bad, it was Young Jeezy- Thats How Ya Feel slowed down. The low part is like 29 hz. Thats when it lit on fire. My voltage was doing fine... like 12.00v now that I think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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