Amalan Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 anyone have this issue? when im bumping decently loud after a while my whole car stinks up of some weird ass smell that gives me a headache. its not a bad smell but its not a good one its like an annoying one. anyone know how i can stop this stupid smell? Quote
sean 371 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 that sounds like coils melting...wonderful. Quote A couple links to some box builds: Tahoe Box 1, Tahoe Box 2, Nissan Titan, VW GTI, Mini-Bump, Hummer H2, Ford F-150 My own car builds (current setup --- under construction): Overall Thread, Kickpods, Dash, Back Doors Subwoofer Wall
ChevyBoy Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 yea, usually youll notice some problems with an amp. like it wont turn on, or be loud or something. does sound like the coils though cause they arent that bad of a smell. Quote
Amalan Posted June 1, 2007 Author Report Posted June 1, 2007 hm cause its been doing it since day 1 i thought it would go away but it still stinks lol Quote
sean 371 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 I think i know the smell you mean...its not real strong like burning coils, but you can smell it when youre bumpin...I'm not sure what that is, maybe the amp, or maybe its just the smell of the air moved by the subs, i don't really know. Quote A couple links to some box builds: Tahoe Box 1, Tahoe Box 2, Nissan Titan, VW GTI, Mini-Bump, Hummer H2, Ford F-150 My own car builds (current setup --- under construction): Overall Thread, Kickpods, Dash, Back Doors Subwoofer Wall
Coolwazabi Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 does it small like kinda like chlorine ? Quote
Chris Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 Could be just the glue the use on the internal components of the amp & like you said when you're bumpin kinda hard, everything starts to warm up & such which causes a smell to be given off. Kind of like if you microwave a baked potato - it's not burning, but you can sure smell it cooking! Quote 4 15" FI Q D2's in 12 cubes tuned to 32hz 1- T1000.1bd's 3 Maxx 29 deep cycles 4 runs of 1/0 gauge -Big 3 -Trunk sealed off from the cabin Custom 15.8 dual-volt switching MLA module All in a CAR.
Coolwazabi Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 Could be just the glue the use on the internal components of the amp & like you said when you're bumpin kinda hard, everything starts to warm up & such which causes a smell to be given off. Kind of like if you microwave a baked potato - it's not burning, but you can sure smell it cooking! well... that potato better be warm... cause if that amp is running hot... that ain't good... Quote
Chris Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 Nah, if it was running hot, things would start to melt & fry. It's most likely just giving off a natural scent like everything does when it warms up. Power Acoustik just happens to use a ton more glue than everyone else though. If you look on ROE ampguts, you'll see what I'm saying. Quote 4 15" FI Q D2's in 12 cubes tuned to 32hz 1- T1000.1bd's 3 Maxx 29 deep cycles 4 runs of 1/0 gauge -Big 3 -Trunk sealed off from the cabin Custom 15.8 dual-volt switching MLA module All in a CAR.
grumpy409 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 my pa smelt like that for a little bit... actually only three times with it loud. then it blew. and the smell got worse, and it started smoking. Quote
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