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#211
Oct 15 2010 09:58pm
Quote (Avoid @ Oct 15 2010 10:18pm)
what ohm are you running the subs @?

that amp is too big for those subs.

the most you should be running to those subs is 1500 @ 1 ohm, and at that I suggest a 2 farad cap, not a 12. i wanna say the basic rule is 1 farad per 1000 RMS watts. so <1000 = 1 farad, >1000-<2000 = 2 farad.


Running at 1ohm to both, 1500rms each = 3000rms total. (got it runnign at 2k til i get my cap)
I did alot of research and they say .5 farad per 500w, so correct 1 farad per 1000wat, so i should get a 3 but i also have a 1000w alpine powering my
in car speakers, so thats a total of 4k watts/rms + a bit over for peaking, which is say 5k... i got myself a 5 farad cap on eebay, paid 110$ for it and its
worth almost 300$
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#212
Oct 16 2010 02:47pm
I sold my buddy these two JL's and an amp I was runnin in my back seat for a week. I also have 4-gauge power wire in my car.
I installed everything in his car and it works but the amp powers down after a minute (doesn't go into protect, just powers down).
I orignially had this amp in my car with the same 8-gauge he has now and my 12" kenwoods and it worked fine with the amp all the way up, but I had a capacitor as well.

My question is, should I tell him to get a capacitor or bigger power wire?

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Oct 16 2010 09:56pm
Quote (Viho @ Oct 15 2010 11:58pm)
Running at 1ohm to both, 1500rms each = 3000rms total. (got it runnign at 2k til i get my cap)
I did alot of research and they say .5 farad per 500w, so correct 1 farad per 1000wat, so i should get a 3 but i also have a 1000w alpine powering my
in car speakers, so thats a total of 4k watts/rms + a bit over for peaking, which is say 5k... i got myself a 5 farad cap on eeebay, paid 110$ for it and its
worth almost 300$


type r's only have 500 or 600rms, depending on the submodel.
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#214
Oct 20 2010 08:35am
Ok, i really need a amp, post links, its for my type r's still, im getting tired of looking at them sitting in my floor
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Oct 20 2010 09:15am
Quote (LordPatrick @ Oct 20 2010 10:35am)
Ok, i really need a amp, post links, its for my type r's still, im getting tired of looking at them sitting in my floor


Get anything that has 1500rms @ 1 ohm

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_17757_Rockford_Fosgate_T1500-1bd.aspx

You have dual 4 ohm ATR's, right?
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Oct 20 2010 09:20am
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Get anything that has 1500rms @ 1 ohm

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_17757_Rockford_Fosgate_T1500-1bd.aspx

You have dual 4 ohm ATR's, right?


Yeah, the older ones i think, they have the big R on the front, not the small one, and each VC is 4 ohm
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Oct 20 2010 09:23am
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Yeah, the older ones i think, they have the big R on the front, not the small one, and each VC is 4 ohm


I'd look for something with 1500rms @ 1 ohm.

Yea its overpowering them by 250rms each, but they can handle it.

Wire them up parallel so you have 1 ohm.

Thats what I got setup, just a different 1500.1 amp though.
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#218
Oct 20 2010 09:24am
Quote (Avoid @ Oct 20 2010 11:23am)
I'd look for something with 1500rms @ 1 ohm.

Yea its overpowering them by 250rms each, but they can handle it.

Wire them up parallel so you have 1 ohm.

Thats what I got setup, just a different 1500.1 amp though.


What brand should i get? thats what im scared of, i don't want to spend a load on a amp and have it die in a month :(
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Oct 20 2010 09:26am
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What brand should i get? thats what im scared of, i don't want to spend a load on a amp and have it die in a month :(


Are you looking online or local?

If local, Rockford has a 1 year (sometimes 2 on some amps) warranty. Online, if you show at OCS (link I posted) it has a 1 year warranty, which isnt Rockford's warranty, but its OnlineCarStereo's.
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Oct 20 2010 09:29am
Quote (Avoid @ Oct 20 2010 11:26am)
Are you looking online or local?

If local, Rockford has a 1 year (sometimes 2 on some amps) warranty. Online, if you show at OCS (link I posted) it has a 1 year warranty, which isnt Rockford's warranty, but its OnlineCarStereo's.


I'll buy online most likely, because the closest car audio place is about a hour away
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