Underwater amps...
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Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 3176 Registered: Apr-05 | My basement flooded last friday from an irrigation ditch problem, lo and behold I had some good equipment on the floor: PPI PC2350: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/illuminator321/underwaterppipower.jpg PPI PC2300: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/illuminator321/f66afb33.jpg Fluke Multimeter and Weller soldering iron: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/illuminator321/underwaterfluke.jpg Water was up to half a foot, what you see in the pictures is aftermath when it was down to about 3-4 inches. After the equipment here (there's more, but not car audio related...) was dried out, the only thing that doesn't work anymore is the PC2350...I was going to install it sometime this week haha. Moral of the story? Install the amps when you have them! Don't leave them laying around! |
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New member Username: EricrustySAN ANTONIO, TX United States Post Number: 3 Registered: Jun-06 | Damn that sucks man, But I don't know where to store my w7 lol, it's to heavy to leave laying around and i have no amp to hook up it with.. |
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Silver Member Username: ShortysetniesRock Vegas, NC US Post Number: 336 Registered: Mar-06 | Give it to me Eric! |
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Gold Member Username: BlainewPost Number: 1189 Registered: Nov-05 | ib be happy to take that w7 off your hands..... |
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New member Username: EricrustySAN ANTONIO, TX United States Post Number: 4 Registered: Jun-06 | lol, I'm saving up for my 1000/1 , I'm just bumpin my two 12'L7's Right Now! |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 1239 Registered: Jan-06 | It isn't the water that kills circuitry it is power applied to it while wet! You may have blown a FET or so..Polo.. |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Ct Post Number: 5956 Registered: Dec-04 | yup if you ever drop your cell phone or any other electronics in water immediatly take out the battery and allow plenty of time to dry and you would be surprised they end up working most of the time. Jexx that sucks bro sorry to hear that man. |
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Silver Member Username: Van_manBoston South, MA Post Number: 653 Registered: Mar-06 | can you claim under homeowners insurance? |
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Silver Member Username: JohnfiacIl USA Post Number: 182 Registered: Mar-06 | he has pictures so he prolly can, but that sux.... |
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Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 3178 Registered: Apr-05 |
Some of the legs of the mosfets are rusted over, lol...I wouldn't be surprised if the rust caused some of the pins to bridge connections, the pc2350 was near the window where the water was the worst (as in muddy), so that might have something to do with it-whereas the pc2300 doesn't have any rust..hmm...
Yep! Not sure if I'll replace it, get something different, or just keep the money lol. |
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Silver Member Username: JohnfiacIl USA Post Number: 183 Registered: Mar-06 | Teaches you another lesson.... dont leave your equiptment laying on the floor.... i had a amp that got all wet on me before when i left i ton my garage floor and it rained and leaked under the door my amp got wet and i didnt notice until i plugged it in.....ooopppps and it smoked... only a 250watt amp for mids\highs.... cheapo one |
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Silver Member Username: Bulldogsm2008Iowa City, Iowa Post Number: 216 Registered: Mar-05 | if you are bumpin 2 L7s isnt your amp big enough for a w7 until u save up for a w7 |
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New member Username: EricrustySAN ANTONIO, TX United States Post Number: 5 Registered: Jun-06 | But the two L7's Hit Harder than the W7, Because I can't fix the amp to push 750 RMS at 3 Ohm, But I can push 550 RMS at 2 ohm per channel On the L7's, i Plan to have them all hooked up within the next month, with the same amp, and a Jl Audio 1000/1 |
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Silver Member Username: Andysd03Post Number: 202 Registered: Jan-06 | man u can get the orion2500d thats way better then the JLaudio 1000/1 for same price http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=426 |
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New member Username: EricrustySAN ANTONIO, TX United States Post Number: 8 Registered: Jun-06 | what would be the rms at 3 ohm |
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Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 2049 Registered: Jun-05 | stick with a 1000/1 it was basically made for that sub if your gonna go with something diff then go with a pg xenon |
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New member Username: EricrustySAN ANTONIO, TX United States Post Number: 9 Registered: Jun-06 | I'll probably stick with the 1000/1 just for the w7 but I'll look into getting something else for the two L7's ...Ok I this is my dream set up , I got the Subs and I can get the materials. I just need to know if I can build this bos without harming each other...... http://bigeric04.4t.com/Untitled-1%20copy.gif |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 1240 Registered: Jan-06 | I would like a crack at the PPI..Polo.  |
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Silver Member Username: JohnfiacIl USA Post Number: 192 Registered: Mar-06 | They stole your thread jexx |
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