Amalan Posted July 9, 2008 Author Report Posted July 9, 2008 trust me on this.... just ground the amp to the battery. much better connection. aight ill give that a try tomorrow morning. Does the amp go into protect when it cuts out? the pa amp did not the earthquake
David Posted July 9, 2008 Report Posted July 9, 2008 sounds like you have some bad tinsle leads. at low volume the sub isnt moving much so the leads are fine, but once the volume is cranked the subs start moving real good and the lead comes apart, seen this happen before.
wL<3bass Posted July 9, 2008 Report Posted July 9, 2008 sounds like you have some bad tinsle leads. at low volume the sub isnt moving much so the leads are fine, but once the volume is cranked the subs start moving real good and the lead comes apart, seen this happen before. Thats what happened to my brothers L7. Vehicle: 1997 S10 Blazer 4dr 4X4 Exterior: Rear End Bagged, Black Grill, Lifted 2" Amplifiers: Rockford Fosgate T8004 & T10001bd Batteries: 2 Stinger SPV35, Kinetik HC2400 Electrical: Big 3, DC Power 290amp Alternator w/ MLA at 15.5v Enclosure: 4.2 ft³ @ 33Hz 84sq.in. of port (20sq.in. per cube) Headunit: Eclipse CD3200 w/ 80G iPod Mids/Highs: Rockford T152s (a-pillars), Rockford T162s (doors) Subwoofers: 1 15" Fi BL Fully Loaded Wire: All 1/0g Kicker Hyperflex My YouTube Videos My Fiberglass A-Pillar Build My "Seamless" Looking Box Build My DD1508 T-Line Bandpass Build "Seamless" w/ Acrylic Windows (for '05 TrailBlazer) My Stealth 8" Fiberglass Build (for '05 TrailBlazer) My Build For A Friend's '08 Cobalt 15" BL Sealed Off From The Trunk My feedback/references...
Forevrbumpn Posted July 9, 2008 Report Posted July 9, 2008 sounds like you have some bad tinsle leads. at low volume the sub isnt moving much so the leads are fine, but once the volume is cranked the subs start moving real good and the lead comes apart, seen this happen before. Damnit Dave, beat me to it.... first thing I thought of with out reading the whole thread But yeah, tinsels if the amp is working fine, if not, what Roscoe said, ground the amp to the battery I have a ritual called "terminator". I crouch in the shower in the "naked terminator" pose. With eyes closed I crouch for a minute and visualize either Arnie or the guy from the 2nd movie. I then start to hum the T2 theme. Slowly I rise to a standing position and open my eyes. It helps me get through my day. The only problem is if the shower curtain sticks to my terminator leg. It sorta ruins the fantasy.
Amalan Posted July 9, 2008 Author Report Posted July 9, 2008 sounds like you have some bad tinsle leads. at low volume the sub isnt moving much so the leads are fine, but once the volume is cranked the subs start moving real good and the lead comes apart, seen this happen before. this was the first thing i thought of when it started happening cause it happened to my ssds but as far as i can tell the tinsel leads seem intact and completely fine. im not sure what the fuck is going on because like i mentioned above i started free airing it on the pa amp just to see if it was the tinsel leads and it wasnt all i noticed was the typical wear on the spider cause of the tinsel lead slap. would the tinsel leads cause the amp to go into protect? cause i remember when my tinsels burnt up on my ssds they just quit and the amp was fine not going into protect or anything. im leaning toward bad ground right now so hopefully grounding it to the battery will fix it.
David Posted July 9, 2008 Report Posted July 9, 2008 I bet the break is under the dustcap ( if its broken) this would be the best way to check the sub. pull the sub out stick your DMM probs in the push terminals, now push the sub down and let it come back up, see if you can get a reading throughout the cycle. if it changes at all while doing this you have a broken tinsle at the coil.
Amalan Posted July 9, 2008 Author Report Posted July 9, 2008 I bet the break is under the dustcap ( if its broken) this would be the best way to check the sub. pull the sub out stick your DMM probs in the push terminals, now push the sub down and let it come back up, see if you can get a reading throughout the cycle. if it changes at all while doing this you have a broken tinsle at the coil. alright im going to try ground to the battery first and if that doesnt work ill try that.
Amalan Posted July 9, 2008 Author Report Posted July 9, 2008 alright so i changed the amp ground to the battery and its still doing the same thing so i swapped out amps again and the power acoustik was playing fine at full tilt with the sub and the sub was def moving enough for me to tell that it wasnt the tinsel leads that were bad. so im not sure what the problem is i still dont think its the amp and my car volt meter tells me the front battery is sitting at 14v and doesnt dip much with the pa amp. i mean i guess its the earthquake amp then?
ALPINE408 Posted July 9, 2008 Report Posted July 9, 2008 I still say your ohm load is to low for the earthquake amp But you don't wanna test that Have you ever had your woofers blown?
07sOnAtA sp.ed Posted July 9, 2008 Report Posted July 9, 2008 hey, my lil bro had the same problems, w/ the earthquake amp i bought him, idk which model you have, but i bought him a pho5000d... you probably need a new battery. b4 he changed his battery, when his bass would hit, the volts would drop to 12.03... when i saw that i was like holy sh*t, so we got his a new battery, a circuit breaker, and ran his spkr wires str8 from the amp to the sub (12" Orion HCCA d4). doesn't cut out ne more, but still low voltage problems, imma do the "big 3" when ever he gets some 0gauge wire. the sub and the amp still gets warm though... try some of these things i did, culdnt hurt CURRENTLY UNDER RE-CONSTRUCTION 2008 Hyundai Sonata Team T3 Audio Team Deadly Hertz Team SMD (Street Motivated Devastation)
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