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Old 10-19-2007, 07:56 AM
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Need Help, Amp shorting out at high volume?

I need help, that's why i'm here.
Just bought a 10" Kicker L5. Crazy bass for a 10".
i had an old kicker amp 350w which i hook up to sub on 2000 i30.
At high volume the amp cuts off, when i lower the volume it comes back on.
I'm thinking it needs more power. Do i need a capacitor? a better amp?
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Old 10-19-2007, 09:35 AM
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you need a bigger amp. most likely it's going into thermal protection at high volumes and shutting itself off. how high are the gains?
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Old 10-19-2007, 12:08 PM
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Yeah i think i need a bigger amp. Gain and boost on amp are below the half mark.
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Old 10-20-2007, 06:47 AM
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You are asking your amp to produce more power than it can. Turn the boost down and readjust your gains in the meantime till you pick up a bigger amp.
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make sure you've got decent size power and ground cable going to it as well.. what size wire are you using?
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Old 10-22-2007, 07:48 AM
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ok, thanks. i'm not sure of the gauge of the wire, it is a decent size though. one more thing, it's wired in parallel not series. which wiring produces more power, does it matter?
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