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Old 06-17-2009, 11:41 AM
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lol. i think im going to try run the sub with the 550 on lpf for now, if its shitty and im feeling ambitious i might try switch them around. the box im using is the one pictured above, i whipped it up last night with some 3/4" mdf.
Try both, you have nothing to lose. Let us know the results, and how you like the box.
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Old 06-17-2009, 11:52 AM
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one more question, when running 2 amps what are you supposed to do with the second remote turn on lead? double them up to the deck? i think my deck has a amp wire which im using to one amp already, and an antenna wire? what should i do
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Old 06-17-2009, 12:05 PM
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one more question, when running 2 amps what are you supposed to do with the second remote turn on lead? double them up to the deck? i think my deck has a amp wire which im using to one amp already, and an antenna wire? what should i do
Just connect the remote wire to the first amp, then run a wire from there to the 2nd amp. Some decks only power the antenna lead when the radio is actually playing. I have never had a problem wiring 2 amps like that, now 3 or more amps you would need a relay as it is a very low voltage signal.
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Old 06-17-2009, 04:50 PM
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pics of the enclosure...
or it wasnt built
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Old 06-18-2009, 01:31 PM
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got it all hooked up, sounds awesome rattles my hole car. very impressed with the walmart special. the box is great, sounds sick. i will get pics sometime, dont have a cam now...
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Old 07-12-2009, 11:36 PM
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k so happened yesterday,lol. i started a song rather loud, when the bass hit, it hit hard, blew the fuse in the back of the deck... put a new fuse in (same size) worked fine. blew it again about 2 hours later, at an average volume... changed it once again, seemed fine. then that night i started up my car to see the sony cdx gt230 deck, illuminated "failure" according to the owners manual this means it is wired incorrectly... i never touched the wiring, it was fine before that. didnt think much of it, kept playing fine then my speakers cut out, powered by 2 channel pioneer gm 3300t. shut it down, next day i ripped it all apart, everything seemed to be wired fine. tested all power wires, solid 12volts. could not get the amp to work again.. it would turn on and off by itself constantly, power light flashing. turn on lead had a steady 12v. i had this amp using the high input (as opposed to the rca) wired into the back of the deck. deck still works alright, except only 3 of the 4 speaker outputs are putting out a signal. still says "failure". i returned the amp to walmart, got my money back. im going to try find a better 4 channel. but i need to find out why my deck blew the fuse twice? any ideas? and i need to find out why only 3 of the 4 outputs are working? the rca to the sub is working fine and the second amp is fine. im stumped...
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Old 07-13-2009, 06:54 AM
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Sounds like a wire is arcing to ground somewhere. I'd go over everything a.s.a.p. before you start a fire or blow your deck. Sounds like it's popping the fuse to protect itself.
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Old 07-13-2009, 10:28 AM
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if the deck fuse is popping, would the short be in the car harness? or in the system wiring? its a 98 nissan sentra gxe
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Old 07-13-2009, 01:46 PM
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so, i took my deck to the dealer... its fried. i can send it into sony for work but im not to fond of that.. i neeeeed to find out why the fuse popped. the red and yellow wire both have 12 v to them. any ideas where to look?
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Old 07-13-2009, 01:48 PM
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No offence...it's a sony, try get your money back and get a kenwood, you'll be much much happier.
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