amp cutting out, plz help
#1
amp cutting out, plz help
Ok, when i had my 500a2 2 channel fosgate amp on my 2 tens, it would get extremely hott after about 20-40 minutes and cut off, i would pause the music for about 30 seconds and it would work again for a few more minutes before doing it again, well when i got the JL 12w3v2 it will do this in about 15 minutes, do i have something wired wrong or can this amp just not dish out what it needs to for the w3?? i need to figure this out before i kill the amp
oh and i was told by my local audio shop that this amp would work fine and shouldn't have any problems powering the w3, well the bast**ds obviously lied cause it can't take it
oh and i was told by my local audio shop that this amp would work fine and shouldn't have any problems powering the w3, well the bast**ds obviously lied cause it can't take it
#3
please post us how many ohms your svc or dvc subs. Obviously either the amp is dying or you wired it wrong are you bridged ? or are you doing one sub into each channel ? Please let me know thanks
#6
u cant bridge it because the rockford amp does 500 rms @ 4 ohms bridged. Thats your problem. If you had 2 subs You could wire them in series/paralell. Besides that about 500 rms is too much for one jl w3v2 if im not mistaking ? Correct me if im wrong. i hope you didnt blow the voice coils.
2 DVC drivers with Voice Coils in Series / Parallel
Connecting the two voice coils of each driver in series (+ to -) and the drivers themselves in parallel (+ to +, etc.) will result in the following impedances:
2 Dual-4 Ohm Subwoofer: 4 Ohms
You need another sub to bridge the amp succesfully. Instead just plug it into the right or left channel of the amplifier.
2 DVC drivers with Voice Coils in Series / Parallel
Connecting the two voice coils of each driver in series (+ to -) and the drivers themselves in parallel (+ to +, etc.) will result in the following impedances:
2 Dual-4 Ohm Subwoofer: 4 Ohms
You need another sub to bridge the amp succesfully. Instead just plug it into the right or left channel of the amplifier.
#9
Originally Posted by DcMaN
hes running it bridged @ 2 ohms. I can tell. And since its pushing out its max power beyond its maximum ohm rating its overheating.
no no its only like 250 rms bridged at 2ohms, its an old model, no built in fans, i'm fixin to buy mono block alpine amp, 300rms, just saving for it
#16
i have the positive from one channel, and the negative from the other, then they go to the sub, and parallel it, too difficult to type, but we all know how to do that, did i do something wrong here? its what the box said, 175wattsrmsx2 channel@4ohms, 250wattsrmsx1@2ohms
#19
ghost ridden HOW IS IT PLUGGED INTO THE AMPLFIER. Which set of terminals is it going into? It should go into Either the Left Or the Right. Not one from each side
Your not taking one negative and one positive and then hooking it to the sub are you because that would indicate bridged mode which u cant do because you dont have the correct ohmload
Your not taking one negative and one positive and then hooking it to the sub are you because that would indicate bridged mode which u cant do because you dont have the correct ohmload
#22
i told you already though u cant run b ridged YOUR SUBWOOFER IS WIRED FOR 2 OHMS NOT 4 .WHen you bridge the rockford amp it is expecting a 4 ohm load. NOT 2 . Yes the amp is stable at 2 ohms . But not 2 ohms bridged.
#23
ok just to make this easier, how the h$ll should i wire this dam thing up then, i'm just telling you how i have the sh*tty thing wired up because thats how i was told to do it by that audio shop,
#24
then the audio shop shouldnt be in buisness. All you hve to do is instead of taking a positive and negative from one side. Put a positive and negative on either the right or left channel and that should solve your overheating problem.
#28
The amp also has a gain control follow this link and download the owners manual
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/scrip...ted=1083353145
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/scrip...ted=1083353145
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