Crump Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I was driving around town for a while running errands, i DID use the bass knob turned about 1/2 way. However i set the gain with the bass knob all the way up so i didnt "over power" the sub. I have a 12 Fi Bl w/ cooling. Its getting about 1375 watts at about 14 volts. Should i be worried ? Quote Team gg Team doa Installs I have doneMy 2010 Rebuild 144 db so far....2 DC xl 10s Firing into cabin on a RF 25002 12" AQ HD's powered by a Saz 2k + Lots o Mids+Highs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwz Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Increasing bass boost increases clipping... which increases power. Which also increases the heat production. Turn your Bass Boost on your headunit and amp to 0. I blew two Type-R's this way. Always measure your voltage too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoe92 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Increasing bass boost increases clipping... which increases power. Which also increases the heat production.Turn your Bass Boost on your headunit and amp to 0. I blew two Type-R's this way. Always measure your voltage too. he tuned the gain with the "bass boost" up he said. besides that RF is different. its not a bass boost its a frequency booster. a little hot shouldn't matter as long as you are not continuously doing that. and are you still breaking your sub in? Quote Wouldnt be thehoe92 without teh purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white4d96 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 THis sounds really dumb but how hot is hot? Was it too hot to touch? Quote Too many projects, too little time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwz Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Oh now I get it... sorry the sentence wasn't really worded well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump Posted April 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 he tuned the gain with the "bass boost" up he said.besides that RF is different. its not a bass boost its a frequency booster. a little hot shouldn't matter as long as you are not continuously doing that. and are you still breaking your sub in? I dont think im still breaking the sub in. I have had it since about mid march. I dont always have the bass boost up, but i do ride around with it all the way up for a couple minutes at a time. and i didnt use the bass boost on the H/U, i used the bass knob. THis sounds really dumb but how hot is hot? Was it too hot to touch? It was warm not like scalding hot, but warmer than i have ever felt a sub. Quote Team gg Team doa Installs I have doneMy 2010 Rebuild 144 db so far....2 DC xl 10s Firing into cabin on a RF 25002 12" AQ HD's powered by a Saz 2k + Lots o Mids+Highs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white4d96 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 hm...i would double check that you aren't clipping if you can. About how long was it goin? Quote Too many projects, too little time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump Posted April 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 hm...i would double check that you aren't clipping if you can.About how long was it goin? Probably in total around an hour of driving. Stopping at a shop, then go, then stop, then go. Overall prob about an hour. Quote Team gg Team doa Installs I have doneMy 2010 Rebuild 144 db so far....2 DC xl 10s Firing into cabin on a RF 25002 12" AQ HD's powered by a Saz 2k + Lots o Mids+Highs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoe92 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 mine will also get warm from time to time. a lot of times its what song I play and which notes are in it and if the song possibly has clipping. you shouldn't be too worried if you don't smell them then you aren't pushing them too hard. Quote Wouldnt be thehoe92 without teh purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibs Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 mine will also get warm from time to time.a lot of times its what song I play and which notes are in it and if the song possibly has clipping. you shouldn't be too worried if you don't smell them then you aren't pushing them too hard. and if you smell them?!?! hahahaha i like that smell.. Quote Tibs 99 F-150 Build 8 twelves 8 - Re SE 12"s 2 - SunDown Audio Saz-3000d's 1 - vx4004 planet audio amp big 3 1/0 gauge MECHMAN 250 amp alt MySpace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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