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May 1 2014 06:18am
What the hell? Few months old amplifier, tried to boost it up by maxing all settings, and here comes that ugly burnt smell :cry:

Thin ground cable? BAD GROUND??
To little air flow?
Did I put it wrong together??

check my pics :thumbsup:

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May 1 2014 06:32am
you can't just turn all the settings up and "max it out".

the problem here is ignorance.

you don't just turn the gain to some arbitrary setting.

you definitely don't turn the bass boost all the way up.

go learn about the settings before you start playing with them and ruining the amp. http://knowledge.sonicelectronix.com/car-audio-and-video/car-amplifiers/how-to-tune-and-adjust-amplifier-gains-and-bass-boost.html
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May 1 2014 09:28am
You have got to be joking
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May 1 2014 11:53am
Quote (Subwoofer @ 1 May 2014 13:32)
you can't just turn all the settings up and "max it out".

the problem here is ignorance.

you don't just turn the gain to some arbitrary setting.

you definitely don't turn the bass boost all the way up.

go learn about the settings before you start playing with them and ruining the amp. http://knowledge.sonicelectronix.com/car-audio-and-video/car-amplifiers/how-to-tune-and-adjust-amplifier-gains-and-bass-boost.html


thanks dude! :D
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#5
May 1 2014 04:34pm
how many ohms is your car?
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May 1 2014 04:39pm
how many impedance's is your head unit?
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#7
May 1 2014 04:46pm
Ground to bare metal grind it off not paint, make sure your car is a unibody otherwise go to the frame directly.
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#8
May 1 2014 10:24pm
Check to see if any of the wires have burn marks on connectors. If nothing, its internal, which usually means you're on your way to frying it.
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#9
May 2 2014 08:15am
I hope you got a ported box because that's how you get them ohms right.
Sealed box will mess up your ohms and blow your amp bruh!

Don't forget to use bigger fuses so you get more direct power to the amp too (no fuses is best though).
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May 2 2014 04:56pm
Quote (dr_deranged @ May 2 2014 09:15am)
I hope you got a ported box because that's how you get them ohms right.
Sealed box will mess up your ohms and blow your amp bruh!

Don't forget to use bigger fuses so you get more direct power to the amp too (no fuses is best though).


f fuses for real tho no troll
ive dead shorted 20a-300a and not all of the pop lol
id rather trust my own judgment than rely on a peice of metal as thick as a penny to save something
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