RedFred Posted April 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Just a little update here. 3 of my 4 C418s have shown up, and my AQ 90.4. Still waiting on another C418 and the two 3500s. I'm really loving the looks of these carbon caps lol. And the guy says with these PSI recones they're rated for 4k RMS each, so I probably can't even tickle them. In order to test all of them, I did some free air, each time on my two 2200s strapped @ 2 ohms: My dad also fixed my "broken" 2200! I e-mailed and talked to some amp repair guys, and the mean quote was $160 + shipping to repair it. So as you guys saw, my solution was just to buy an entire new (to me) amp from that guy. But my dad finally convinced me to let him take a look at the board, and found the most simple fix ever. The RCA inputs (yeah all 3 of them), had come completely loose and just needed a gentle push to work again! After doing that, we tested the amp and it works flawlessly again lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1Fanatic Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Nice fix! 2000 Toyota Solara SEV6, 200 amp alternator, Jensen VX7020, Hifonics American Warrior Taurus X, Hifonics American Warrior Centurion X, JBL Club 6500C, Power Acoustik XP2K-4102, Coustic Power Logic HT-612 in a BP4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karkov Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Damn, nice fix, lucky haha moves some air! 2007 Chevy Tahoe (SOLD) 12 ~ FI Audio X series 10" w/BP option 2 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @0.67 3 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @1.0 2 ~ PPI 3 way sets (not installed yet) 1 ~ RF T400-4, 1 ~ RF T600-2, 1 ~ RF T600-4 4 ~ CT Sounds 5.25" Strato comps (rear fill only) 1 ~ XS Power D4800 1 ~ XS Power D3400 8 ~ XS Power XP3000 160 stock alt, Mechman 370 Elite, 185 DC Power 320+ Sq. Ft. Sound Deadener Pioneer AVH-X5500BHS Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/knfjdkghjudfhsgkjdhf/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFred Posted April 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 On 4/9/2017 at 6:33 AM, Karkov said: Damn, nice fix, lucky haha moves some air! Rest assured, my luck ran out quite quickly after the amp fix lol? Thinking I may try trading my dual 270s for a single 370 once the JS one gets back from warranty repair. I've not been having good luck at all since the install was completed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalledSonic Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Sorry to hear about losing a belt. Although, theres a 99% chance its a simple alignment issue. You should have all pulleys aligned to within a half rib/tooth (say, 1mm or less offset). I hope you dont give up on all that power. I wish i had the room for a second alt! Chevy Sonic Wall (4) 15's on 10k Build Log https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/209412-2015-chevy-sonicwall4-15s10klithiumlarge-case-hairpin-us-alts/ (4) Fi SP4 15's | (2) Ampere 5Ks | Active! | Arc KS600.2 & KS125.2mini | CDT Silk Domes | Silver Flute 8s | 240Ah JY | US Alts Jeep Wrangler JK (4) 8's in a 4th Order Build Log https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/209841-shadow-2016-jeep-wrangler-jk4th-order4-8sdc-35klarge-case-hairpin-us-alts/ IG @walledsonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karkov Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 oh damn...well get it taken care of long term i guess, could have been worse, still sucks tho 2007 Chevy Tahoe (SOLD) 12 ~ FI Audio X series 10" w/BP option 2 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @0.67 3 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @1.0 2 ~ PPI 3 way sets (not installed yet) 1 ~ RF T400-4, 1 ~ RF T600-2, 1 ~ RF T600-4 4 ~ CT Sounds 5.25" Strato comps (rear fill only) 1 ~ XS Power D4800 1 ~ XS Power D3400 8 ~ XS Power XP3000 160 stock alt, Mechman 370 Elite, 185 DC Power 320+ Sq. Ft. Sound Deadener Pioneer AVH-X5500BHS Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/knfjdkghjudfhsgkjdhf/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFred Posted April 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 1 hour ago, WalledSonic said: Sorry to hear about losing a belt. Although, theres a 99% chance its a simple alignment issue. You should have all pulleys aligned to within a half rib/tooth (say, 1mm or less offset). I hope you dont give up on all that power. I wish i had the room for a second alt! I'm pretty sure it's the fault of my JS alt. I called them up and explained what happened and how the pulley isn't turning easily, and they agreed that they think it's the root cause. So hopefully I'll get it back and be all set lol. There are always more unexpected circumstances in this hobby! 34 minutes ago, Karkov said: oh damn...well get it taken care of long term i guess, could have been worse, still sucks tho Yep, moved past and learned a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFred Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Been a super busy day. Got done with school for the week and headed home. Voltage was low (around 13.8V) the entire ride, with the stereo completely off. Belt was squealing like mad. Got home, took out the JS Alt, packaged it and shipped it back to them. Hooked up the single 270a Mechman, and voltage is still low (13.8V). Looks like I may have to send that one in too. Anyways my last C418 showed up, as did the 3500s. UPS absolutely did a piss poor job with these. The 3500s were thrown in one box, together, with no separation, and PACKING PEANUTS. So of course they were banging around on eachother all ride, resulting in one of them having some pretty serious cosmetic damage (they were 9/10 cosmetically in the pics the guy sent before shipping) Luckily they still work as intended, one of them just looks crappy. Similarly, the C418 was packaged in one box, with peanuts, which obviously did nothing. It looked like the box was dropped, and there is chipping on the magnet, plus a weird high pitched rubbing sound: It sounds like packing peanuts rubbing, but I have used two air compressors now to try sucking and blowing every crevice in the subwoofer, and haven't had any luck stopping that rattle. So I'm currently working with the seller and UPS to see what type of refund arrangement we can get for this mess. I've decided I'm done messing with dual alternators, so I'll be trading my bracket setup on Sunday. One positive thing is that my amp collection is looking pretty cool!? I've now got: 3x SQ 2200 2x AQ 3500 (single input) 1x SQ 120.4 1x SQ 90.4 1x AQ 90.4 I'm also probably going to pick up two Obsidian 18s tonight since they're dirt cheap, and then probably get one of my old dual 18" boxes back. Thinking my next move will be two C318s, and a single 370a alt from Custom Electric (Jonathan Patrick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1Fanatic Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 That sucks about the packaging issues. 2000 Toyota Solara SEV6, 200 amp alternator, Jensen VX7020, Hifonics American Warrior Taurus X, Hifonics American Warrior Centurion X, JBL Club 6500C, Power Acoustik XP2K-4102, Coustic Power Logic HT-612 in a BP4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karkov Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Damn, yea, I hate ALL shipping companies because of this, over and over, and over, and over, and over...oh you get the point 2007 Chevy Tahoe (SOLD) 12 ~ FI Audio X series 10" w/BP option 2 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @0.67 3 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @1.0 2 ~ PPI 3 way sets (not installed yet) 1 ~ RF T400-4, 1 ~ RF T600-2, 1 ~ RF T600-4 4 ~ CT Sounds 5.25" Strato comps (rear fill only) 1 ~ XS Power D4800 1 ~ XS Power D3400 8 ~ XS Power XP3000 160 stock alt, Mechman 370 Elite, 185 DC Power 320+ Sq. Ft. Sound Deadener Pioneer AVH-X5500BHS Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/knfjdkghjudfhsgkjdhf/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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