Joe X Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 10:32 PM, Palo Allen said: 2018 tacoma -b4 today - had factory head unit - audiocontrol lc2i - jl 450/4 amp - shit sounded badass - lc2i goes out so i decide to do away with the factory shit _ got the pioineer FH-S52BT head unit & it doesnt sound half as good & isnt as loud and the jl amp gets hot & goes into protect mode after a few minutes-which it never had before- even cranked for hours at a time - royally pisses me off - this was 'supposed" to b way better than factory- but it damn sure aint - anybody got a clue on this deal? Try the following before buying upgrades: there are a couple of switches on your amp labeled "Input Voltage", should set them to "low" (200mV to 2V) and then set the correct gain (input sensitivity pot) with the usual tools, as for the amp getting hot, set the "Infrasonic Filter" switch to on, to filter out inaudible low frequencies that the Pioneer deck can play but a stock unit connected to a LOC usually can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palo Allen Posted March 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 YEAH THEYRE ALL SWITCHED LIKE YOU SAID & TURNED ALL THE WAY DOWN - UNTIL MY LINE DRIVER COMES INTO TOMORROW THAT PUTS OUT 10 VOLTS - ILL REPORT BACK WHEN I GET IT HOOKED UP TOMORROW - I ORDER THE AUDIOPIPE 3 CHANNEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe X Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 You actually need the "Input Voltage" switches set to "HIGH" not "LOW" if using a line driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palo Allen Posted April 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 WELL THAT TOOK CARE OF MY POWER PROBLEM & ITS SOUNDS KILLER BUT ITS STILL GETTIN HOT AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palo Allen Posted April 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 9:29 PM, Joe X said: You actually need the "Input Voltage" switches set to "HIGH" not "LOW" if using a line driver. O HELL I DIDNT KNOW THAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palo Allen Posted April 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 ok so my amp is still gettin hot no matter what input level, etc is - i found out my amp is supposed 2 run on 8v max & the line driver i just got puts out 10v - so i supppose this is my problem now - dammit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe X Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 The line driver comes with a gain knob so there should be no problem, just engage your infrasonic filter switch on the amp and then set your gains with a SMD DD-1 or a scope to make sure you are sourcing a clean signal. Also check your input power voltage not to exceed 14.5V and that you have no bridged loads below 3 ohm, those two can get your amp to heat up as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palo Allen Posted April 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 no gain knob on the one i got of course -audiopipe - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe X Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 It seems you have an Audio Signal Splitter rather than a proper line driver, if you want something adjustable you will need to exchange it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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