Car amp died
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I'll definitely put a video up. I'll probably need to break out the ol' Kodak (and by old, I mean like a year) because my Galaxy Nexus unfortunately doesn't like bass too much. Downside is my Kodak only records in 480p, but does handle bass pretty damn well (I took a very nice quality video of a rave I went to with it)
Edit - lol, just remembered, I had to drill new holes in the ceiling of my trunk to hold my speaker amp, I ended up pushing the drill too far and drilled straight through my parcel shelf at one point >:| Luckily it was a fairly small drill bit, so I pushed it back together pretty well with my thumbnail (it's carpeted 1/8" MDF) Still frustrating.
Edit - lol, just remembered, I had to drill new holes in the ceiling of my trunk to hold my speaker amp, I ended up pushing the drill too far and drilled straight through my parcel shelf at one point >:| Luckily it was a fairly small drill bit, so I pushed it back together pretty well with my thumbnail (it's carpeted 1/8" MDF) Still frustrating.
I'd love to get back into having a nice sound system in my vehicle and I might eventually. I'm just not sure how big of a one I'll be able to put in. S10 regular cab doesn't provide much room.
When I was young, dumb, and full of cum I'd drive around with that shit thumping all the time, but back then I was driving an old BMW, and. VW Jetta.
When I was young, dumb, and full of cum I'd drive around with that shit thumping all the time, but back then I was driving an old BMW, and. VW Jetta.
Sounds like you've been busy plasma.
Yeah mine also isn't perfect ;p
Bloddy circular saw is kinda off center and I'm no good at carpentering.
Anyway your dimmed lights is a sign that it's pulling a lot of power.
It should be fixable with a powercap.
But if it still dims then you should look into upgrading your alternator.
@431unkown
Thank god I still have this time xd
I prolly won't give it up that easily.
It's not only loud music but it's also the quality which is MUCH better then stock car speakers.
Yeah mine also isn't perfect ;p
Bloddy circular saw is kinda off center and I'm no good at carpentering.
Anyway your dimmed lights is a sign that it's pulling a lot of power.
It should be fixable with a powercap.
But if it still dims then you should look into upgrading your alternator.
@431unkown
Thank god I still have this time xd
I prolly won't give it up that easily.
It's not only loud music but it's also the quality which is MUCH better then stock car speakers.
Power wire and ANL holder came today (not the fuse yet). Still waiting for just the fuse and distro block now.
The Cadence wire does appear to be pure OFC which is great. I'll have to order another 20' length to replace the power wire to the distro block (I got 8 gauge for the block to the amps, and a 20' length of 4 gauge to ground the block, but I don't think it'll be enough to replace the CCA going to the block from the battery yet. I'll have to see. (CCA is rated at 250A as opposed to the 300A that OFC is though, and the CCA to the block from the battery is gonna be fused at 200A anyway, so if I pull more than that I'll have other things to worry about.)
I'll definitely be replacing the battery ground and alt cables with this stuff though
Edit - Or, hell, if I can, maybe I'll do some 1/0 gauge stuff.
The Cadence wire does appear to be pure OFC which is great. I'll have to order another 20' length to replace the power wire to the distro block (I got 8 gauge for the block to the amps, and a 20' length of 4 gauge to ground the block, but I don't think it'll be enough to replace the CCA going to the block from the battery yet. I'll have to see. (CCA is rated at 250A as opposed to the 300A that OFC is though, and the CCA to the block from the battery is gonna be fused at 200A anyway, so if I pull more than that I'll have other things to worry about.)
I'll definitely be replacing the battery ground and alt cables with this stuff though
Edit - Or, hell, if I can, maybe I'll do some 1/0 gauge stuff.
I think you should make a video dairy of it.
Titled, the humble beginnings of a serious speakerrig.
300A damn xd
Your main electrical fuse is like... 80A?
Atleast mine is.
Oh mind snapping a pic off the glass fuse?
I'm quite curious about it ;p
Titled, the humble beginnings of a serious speakerrig.
300A damn xd
Your main electrical fuse is like... 80A?
Atleast mine is.
Oh mind snapping a pic off the glass fuse?
I'm quite curious about it ;p
The ANL fuse that'll be replacing the glass fuse is rated at 200A. The glass tube one I'm using is rated at 80A (not those from Crutchfield though, it came with my wiring kit, but they look identical). My Pioneer speaker amp runs 2x 25A fuses, and the Hifonics sub amp runs 2x 70A fuses :x Equals 190A minimum I would need to fuse, 200 is the closest.
Also, played with the Pioneer amp yesterday. Can't get it to put bass out of the speakers still. Regardless, mids and highs are just fine, so once I get a sub or both in I won't be worried about it.
Edit - headlights no longer dim, either. *shrug* wait for my to put in the Hifonics one as well and I am sure that'll change.
Edit 2 - I'm not much of one for videos lol :x
Also, played with the Pioneer amp yesterday. Can't get it to put bass out of the speakers still. Regardless, mids and highs are just fine, so once I get a sub or both in I won't be worried about it.
Edit - headlights no longer dim, either. *shrug* wait for my to put in the Hifonics one as well and I am sure that'll change.
Edit 2 - I'm not much of one for videos lol :x
Hmm I see.
Mine is 2x30A fused, cable itself is fused with a 50A glass fuse, I'm planning on replacing it and giving this one to a friend of mine.
Are their specific high range speakers or mid range?
Midranges ones can but out a little bass but high range can't.
Best to stick in a powercap ;p
It protects your battery from powersurges + it looks badass.
Atleast mine does when it's jumping voltages xd
Lol the video diary was a joke anyways ;p
Mine is 2x30A fused, cable itself is fused with a 50A glass fuse, I'm planning on replacing it and giving this one to a friend of mine.
Are their specific high range speakers or mid range?
Midranges ones can but out a little bass but high range can't.
Best to stick in a powercap ;p
It protects your battery from powersurges + it looks badass.
Atleast mine does when it's jumping voltages xd
Lol the video diary was a joke anyways ;p
I hadn't picked the box up by myself prior to tonight - my dad and I both picked it up since it had the clamps on it and moved it into the shed to dry, he put it in my room tonight and I had to move it. This thing, un painted and with no components, easily weighs 35 or 40 pounds, if not more. Was so not expecting it to be THAT heavy. Monday I might actually weigh it lol.
Todays progress:
-Built second box on my own (yay me!)
-Drilled all holes in the first box except for the two for the rear handle (front handle is drilled)
Tomorrow, time permitting (I'm getting up at 8 AM to begin) I plan to:
-File down and sand edges of both boxes
-Seal box 1
-Seal box 2
-Drill holes for box 2
-Drill rear handle for box 1
-Paint inside of PVC pipes
-Attach PVC pipes
-Begin black coat
-Put distribution block in my car
-Upgrade replace some of the wiring in my car
-Run the RJ45 cable for my new subwoofer remote
Yes, the distribution block came today, looks sick (since it handles both power and ground in one package)
AND PICTURE TIEM!!1one!
Second box clamped after being glued and nailed with brads (that's the completed first box in the background)
How first box will look (plus 2 handles), just without the paint
There's my Crunch woofer with Kicker grille. I gotta screw it down tightly into the foam cushion on the woofer for it to stay in place.
Amp on top. Power of the gods mothafucka.
Even Metal isn't this metal.
Also, I designed them so I can use them as an impromptu bench/table/stool if needed. The top and bottom rest on the sides for vertical support, and laterally everything is held in place by the front and rear pieces. They're solid as hell.
ALSO I weighed the box this morning, with no components or anything in it. 30.5 pounds (13.83Kg). It feels a lot heavier than that though ._.
-Built second box on my own (yay me!)
-Drilled all holes in the first box except for the two for the rear handle (front handle is drilled)
Tomorrow, time permitting (I'm getting up at 8 AM to begin) I plan to:
-File down and sand edges of both boxes
-Seal box 1
-Seal box 2
-Drill holes for box 2
-Drill rear handle for box 1
-Paint inside of PVC pipes
-Attach PVC pipes
-Begin black coat
-Put distribution block in my car
-Upgrade replace some of the wiring in my car
-Run the RJ45 cable for my new subwoofer remote
Yes, the distribution block came today, looks sick (since it handles both power and ground in one package)
AND PICTURE TIEM!!1one!
Second box clamped after being glued and nailed with brads (that's the completed first box in the background)
How first box will look (plus 2 handles), just without the paint
There's my Crunch woofer with Kicker grille. I gotta screw it down tightly into the foam cushion on the woofer for it to stay in place.
Amp on top. Power of the gods mothafucka.
Even Metal isn't this metal.
Also, I designed them so I can use them as an impromptu bench/table/stool if needed. The top and bottom rest on the sides for vertical support, and laterally everything is held in place by the front and rear pieces. They're solid as hell.
ALSO I weighed the box this morning, with no components or anything in it. 30.5 pounds (13.83Kg). It feels a lot heavier than that though ._.
Sorry for the late response btw ;p
Looks pretty neat!
Yeah it's also heavier then I though when I made mine.
The other compartments are going to look the same or?
Looks pretty neat!
Yeah it's also heavier then I though when I made mine.
The other compartments are going to look the same or?
Dinoh I don't know what the fuck happened. I hooked everything up. Speakers were being driven in parallel with the coils in each woofer being driven in a series at 8 ohms/speaker for a total load of 4 ohms. With that load I was under driving the speakers by 250w which shouldn't have damaged them. No sound was coming out. Everything was hooked up right. Leave my car for a minute (running) to ponder it, come back, smell burning, take apart the boxes and I released the magic smoke on both fucking speakers.
What. The. Fuck.
And my rear speakers are knocked out now. I think I damaged the RCA cables.
What. The. Fuck.
And my rear speakers are knocked out now. I think I damaged the RCA cables.
That...
The only thing I can think off is that you've either put way to much voltage on them.
That's the only thing I suspect that could've killed it ;s
Did the coils fuse together or?
The only thing I can think off is that you've either put way to much voltage on them.
That's the only thing I suspect that could've killed it ;s
Did the coils fuse together or?
Not sure how I would tell. The terminals show very, very high resistance. Anywhere from 16 to 26 Ohms per coil, per sub. They smell of fried electronics.
That is really really strange ;s
I have no clue on what it could've caused it.
Maybe if you'd went to a car parts dealer and ask for info there?
To me it seems that you've hooked it up without a problem (theoretically)
I have no clue on what it could've caused it.
Maybe if you'd went to a car parts dealer and ask for info there?
To me it seems that you've hooked it up without a problem (theoretically)
