I fu<king hate my amp
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Audioque 12 SD2.5s, Earthquake P... Post Number: 1874 Registered: Dec-06 | I have a massive P3000.1 Everytime i turn it loud it kinda skips like its not getting enough current. at low volumes its fine but when i turn it up it like stops playing for a split second and makes my sub make an unplesent noise. I know its not the sub becuase it did the same thing when it was wired to my Sd2.5's. Its deffinitly getting enough current cuz its wired with 0/1 and it used to be hooked up to my sd2.5s at 4ohms with gain down (no more then 1500rms) and it still did it. Now its wired at 2ohms getting its full amount of power and it still does it at high volumes. Also it must be getting enough current. heres an example.: My stereo goes up to 50 i dont turn it past 35. I can play the song BME Click (lots of bass but its all one note for the most part but it deffinitly uses a lot of current) when i play BME Click i can turn it up to about 32 before the amp turns g@y and doesnt work right and skips and sh!t. When i pay other songs like Ultimate Victory by Chamillionare for example it has a lot less bass but its a different kind of bass. It hits then stops, kind of hard hitting bass so most likly less current draw then when i play BME Click but when i play it (Ultimate Vicotry and a lot of other songs) i can only turn my HU to 23 before the amp starts doing its g@y thing. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas what this is from. I was thinking basicly the amp is a peace of sh!t and i need to buy a new one but i dont have the money to do so at the moment so im just seeing if anyone has any ideas i can try to fix it with. Thanks. O and BTW why cant you say g@y on here. its just a sexu@l preference. You cant say sexu@l either but you can say sex. strange. you can also say fucked. thats fucked up |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 4098 Registered: Nov-05 | i'll buy the amp from you  how much ya want? |
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Audioque 12 SD2.5s, Earthquake P... Post Number: 1875 Registered: Dec-06 | well you see if i sell it ive got nothing to power my sub with. ide sell for 300 shipped if i had a new amp. why you know whats wrong with it...or what you want it for? |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 4099 Registered: Nov-05 | i'd want it for my XXX 15" .. the amp is fine thats why i'd buy it lol.. your charging system is not enough for that amp.. the current draw is too much.. if you really want to sell it hit me up on aim/yahoo FrkKevin.. i've got cash in hand .. i'd help you find a replacement amp pending power you need |
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Audioque 12 SD2.5s, Earthquake P... Post Number: 1876 Registered: Dec-06 | ok i would sell it for a new amp. but befor that... i have a 220amp alt and a kinetic HC2400. Also id did this g@y thing its doing when i had it wired for a 4ohm load with gains set for 1500rms. i had this amp hooked up to my sd2.5s for a wile befor i got my 9515. My old amp was Earthquake PH20000w/D1.1 (1000rms) it worked fine and was wired with 4gauge on my stock 105amp alt. This amp was on my sd2.5's wired at 4ohms using 0/1 wire on my new HO 220amp alt. gains set so i was getting less then 1500rms. The sd2.5's were louder on my earthquake with my stock alt. also songs that use more current like BME click but have steady notes work better then songs that have faster harder hiting notes that use less current. |
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Silver Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin USA Post Number: 815 Registered: Mar-07 | i find with fast hard hitting notes, i have bigger voltage drops. my meter goes all over the place if its real loud. then i turn it down. thats just me tho. |
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Audioque 12 SD2.5s, Earthquake P... Post Number: 1877 Registered: Dec-06 | i never get voltage drops below 13volts |
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Silver Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin USA Post Number: 818 Registered: Mar-07 | me ither. only when its fast hard hitting notes, like this one song on young jeezys USDA cd |
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Silver Member Username: SkiesTofino, British Colu... Canada Post Number: 868 Registered: Aug-05 | Throw a multimeter on ONE of your RCA's, and keep the other one plugged in to the amp? Check for voltage spikes/drops. If thats fine then I would say you're right, bad power supply or its being choked by something... Find a friend, swap amps. |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 6651 Registered: Nov-04 | Snarl2004, have you checked your gain/level setting on the amp? It sounds like it's not properly set. If you overload any amp, it'll behave in a similar manner. |
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Audioque 12 SD2.5s, Earthquake P... Post Number: 1878 Registered: Dec-06 | ive set up may amps for friends and never had this problem. i have owned 3 amps this is my 3rd again i have never had this problem. i haev had this amp on my sd2.5's and same problem. i set the gain with a dmm. all settings on amp and hu are fine. like i said ive set up probly 10 amps. the amp is rated for 3000rms but ive only got the gain set for 2600rms and it still does it. |
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Silver Member Username: ShadeMoxee, Wa U.S. Post Number: 477 Registered: Nov-06 | do u notice any engine lag? perhaps ur alts going bad.. does it happen when ur sitting idle or all the time? |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 5901 Registered: Jul-06 | "Its deffinitly getting enough current cuz its wired with 0/1 and it used to be hooked up to my sd2.5s at 4ohms with gain down (no more then 1500rms) and it still did it. Now its wired at 2ohms getting its full amount of power and it still does it at high volumes." If you were using a high output alternator and this was happening I'd say something is wrong with the amp because you had it at 4 ohms too so if it was putting out 1.5k rms it really shouldn't have any problems with a good charging system. |
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Silver Member Username: Talon0112 audioque 2.5 145.2 ..., Pa Usa Post Number: 373 Registered: Jun-07 | i sell you a pg xenon 1200.1 250 shipped |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 6655 Registered: Nov-04 | Try this for a change. Look at your gain/level setting and find the min and max. Then visually set it according to your HU's voltage. Test it. If the problem repeats, raise the gain/level slightly to a higher voltage. Then test again till it functions well. Sometimes, when you try to be too accurate with DMM, it may not work well. |
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Audioque 12 SD2.5s, Earthquake P... Post Number: 1882 Registered: Dec-06 | "do u notice any engine lag?" no "perhaps ur alts going bad.." brand new voltage is fine "does it happen when ur sitting idle or all the time?" all the time "If you were using a high output alternator and this was happening I'd say something is wrong with the amp because you had it at 4 ohms too so if it was putting out 1.5k rms it really shouldn't have any problems with a good charging system." i completly agree "Try this for a change. Look at your gain/level setting and find the min and max. Then visually set it according to your HU's voltage. Test it. If the problem repeats, raise the gain/level slightly to a higher voltage. Then test again till it functions well. Sometimes, when you try to be too accurate with DMM, it may not work well." have tryed and nothing better happens |
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Silver Member Username: Surferdude9371Fully loaded 18 BTL Post Number: 266 Registered: Mar-07 | how big is the wire your running from ur bat to ur amp? when u turn the amp up does ur power wire get really hot? |
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Audioque 12 SD2.5s, Earthquake P... Post Number: 1883 Registered: Dec-06 | "how big is the wire your running from ur bat to ur amp?" 0 gauge "when u turn the amp up does ur power wire get really hot?" no |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 4134 Registered: Jul-06 | Snarl, where is the amp mounted? Thermal protection could cause the symptoms you're describing, if the amp is getting too hot and shuts off for a brief moment. |
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Audioque 12 SD2.5s, Earthquake P... Post Number: 1884 Registered: Dec-06 | its mounted on the floor. plenty of circulation. it does it from the second i turn it on if i turn it up as soon as i turn the truck on. it also does it in the winter when its like 30 degrees. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 4140 Registered: Jul-06 | Well after re-reading your first post, there's nothing else I can think of other than the amp itself being the problem. Sorry man |
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Audioque 12 SD2.5s, Earthquake P... Post Number: 1885 Registered: Dec-06 | lol thanks for your ideas though |
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Silver Member Username: Yukhui3 15 AA Havocs, Memphis 4kw!! Post Number: 776 Registered: Jan-06 | Redo your ground? Do you have a big 3? |
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Audioque 12 SD2.5s, Earthquake P... Post Number: 1886 Registered: Dec-06 | "Redo your ground?" the ground im curently using has been used on 3 previous amps. also i tryed scraping it even more just incase but it didnt help "Do you have a big 3?" ya |
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