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Silver Member Username: KickermanPost Number: 128 Registered: May-06 | i have a kicker kx 350.4 powering my comps and i bridged the channels. ok if you turn the volume of the hu to about 35 on some songs or 40 on others the amp protect light comes on then it goes back off starts up again then comes on again repeatedly. so my question is does any1 know what would cause this. |
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Silver Member Username: RideredderCornell, IL USA Post Number: 795 Registered: Sep-05 | Clipping? Are you bridging each comp set to one channel? You probably got the Ohm load wrong. |
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Silver Member Username: OlegSanta Monica, CA USA Post Number: 794 Registered: Nov-04 | Friend had that amp, when bridged it's only stable at 4ohms. Somehow I think you're wiring it into a lower impedance. |
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Silver Member Username: KickermanPost Number: 130 Registered: May-06 | http://www.cdtaudio.com/classic2000MidDriv.htm if you scroll down i have a pair of the CL-E61. now it says that they are 4 ohms. so any1 else can think of the problem |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 11842 Registered: Dec-03 | turn the gains on the amp down. they're too high, causing the amp to clip and go into protection. |
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Silver Member Username: KickermanPost Number: 131 Registered: May-06 | i set the gains with a dmm |
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Silver Member Username: OlegSanta Monica, CA USA Post Number: 802 Registered: Nov-04 | What setting's it at?? |
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Silver Member Username: KklaggeSan Diego Post Number: 447 Registered: Dec-04 | You turn the HU to 40 on some songs?....what the max number the HU goes to? |
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Silver Member Username: KklaggeSan Diego Post Number: 448 Registered: Dec-04 | I have the exact same amp bridged to a pair of CDT CL-62's and have no problem whatsoever... I set mine with a DMM also (used 150rms as the amp will do 170rms bridged)...my HU maxes out at 60 so I set the DMM with 45 on the HU... If you're sure everything is correct you may just have a bad amp...just ran into that with a BNIB Crossfire VR-1000D...was going in and out of protect mode at random times...amp that I had before worked just fine...replaced it with a BNIB Us Amps XT-4000D and it works like a charm... Crossfire will be getting a call from me very soon. |
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Silver Member Username: KickermanPost Number: 132 Registered: May-06 | ok so i connected each speaker to each channel and it works fine but when you bridge it the protect light comes on. i dont understand the speakers are 4 ohms |
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Silver Member Username: OlegSanta Monica, CA USA Post Number: 832 Registered: Nov-04 | Do the speakers still sound the same when turned up or do they start to get distorted? If they're fine, leave them like that. Not sure what's wrong. |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 6102 Registered: Nov-04 | When you set the gains with DMM, did you do it properly? Are you using bass booster? You may have set the gains correctly, but when you turn up the bass booster, it alters the setting. Therefore, it'll cause the amp to overload. If you have a DMM, use it to also measure the speakers. Some my say 4ohms, but you'll find it's not always true. |