Robert.Metzel
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most batteries rest at around 12.4 so your saying your alt is discharging your battery?
My stock alt did that when it went out. Static battery was 12.6. With car on the battery read 11.7 and so did the alt? lol
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I think the noise ordinance should apply to everything and not just music. I'm so tired of listening to loud ass trucks with straight pipes and Harley's. Those people don't get pulled over so why should we? I have never gotten popped for my systems but I normal have the bass way down and don't bump at night or in neighborhoods. Rarely do I go full tilt. That and I am friends with a few of the cops here and 2 of them have systems themselves.
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Had the same problem. Mine was putting out 12.8 volts at idle. Sent it back and they put a tiny pulley on it and said it was functioning fine now. Put it back in with a smaller belt and now I am at 13.3 volts at idle.v
Never going to get anything from them again and they won't give me a refund.0 -
I would get one, but I never buy clothes online. Sizing for me is WAY to hard. Super small frame like my mom with dad's height. So I'm 6'6" tall and weigh 160lbs. So i need med width and xl length. Hard to find that size. Pants are even worse! lol If I just go XL it looks like I'm swimming in the damn thing.
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The size of your penis. i usually keep mine away like 18 inches
You're intelligent. Make a post on a public forum about how small your cock is.
Jeez! If 18" is small I might as well
myself now! 
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Answer I received is leaving it on the .1-2 volt switch is fine. That the head unit isn't putting out a true 4 volts. Which I am going to verify tomorrow with a dmm
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Sweet! I know the baby thing! went from 2 18's to a single 12 in 1.2 cubes to save room. Now he is 15 months old and I don't need to carry near as much. So now its 4 cubes and 2 12's.
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question answered off site... feel free to delete mods.
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Ok, I got my new replacement amp back finally. Amp has a sensitivity switch between .1-2 volts and 2-8 volts. My new headunit has 4 volt preouts. When I try to set the gains using the 2-8 volt setting I max the gain and never reach 40 volts (1600 rms). I get around 12 volts on the dmm. When I switch it to the .1-2 volt setting gain goes about 1/3 of the way up and hits 40 volts. Will I damage the amp if I just leave it at the .1-2 volt switch position? And any idea's on why if I have 4 volt preouts I can't reach 40 volts on the 2-8 volt setting?
Right now everything is hooked up but I have the amp off on the headunit. Waited 3 weeks to get the new amp back so I am really needing to violate my persons with some violent bass!
Its a Kenwood KDC-X794 headunit and a Soundstream Rub1.1600d amp. My old headunit before the amp blew had 2 volt outs so I didn't ever think about it.
Any help is much appreciated. I tried to google it but didn't come up with anything. Maybe I was just wording it wrong though.
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i have the sub level on the HU set to +9 bc ma friend that installed it said if u have that up then it draws less power and the bass on the HU is +3 but it seems like if I turn the sub level to 0 and the bass down on the HU it wont be loud at all bc its not as loud now as I thought it would be. do i have to let it break in or should I turn the gain on the amp up and put everything down on the HU?
Don't let your friend touch your stuff anymore for one! I'm a newbie for the most part too and I already can tell they your friend has no clue about what he/she is doing.
Its not loud when you turn it down because those were the settings used when setting the gain. Zero everything out on the head unit and start over. Follow this tutorial and just do it yourself. Its super easy and the more you do yourself the more you'll learn. It's your equipment so learning how to set everything properly will also help trouble shooting when issue's like this arise. If possible and the best solution, have a shop set your gains with a scope so everything is spot on.
Secondly, I'm running 1600 watt rms on 0 gauge wiring all around ( Power & Big 3) with an optima yellow top and a 250 amp alt and I have voltages issue's on peak notes. So you might wanna beef up your electrical some more.
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ok i ordered a 18" BTL and was going to hook it up to the new hifonics brutus brz2400. Is that too much for the sub? but i also got the sub at a 1ohm so i can hook the amp to 2 ohms. Also will i be able to put that 18" in the back of my 2001 impala?
Kinda late to be asking after you've already ordered it don't you think?
1. That amp will be fine. subs rms is 2000 watts and that amp does 1700 @ 2ohms. So if using a DMM you want 58.30 volts.
2. What electrical upgrades have you done to back this amp?
3. Not sure what fits in an impala as I have no experience with one.
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should have went dc power.
Yup, but some of use don't have $5-600 for an alt though. I went budget because mine is a daily driver and I don't ever compete. Nor do I run it at full tilt all the time. I'm usually at volume 10 when it maxes at 27. I just like having the option to get loud on rare occasions. lol One day I'll get a good alt.
Hope they work everything out for you though Memphis!
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Specs look nice!
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I just sent the alt I got from them back. It was only running at 12.8v at idle on the battery. 14.6 after 1200 rmps. Battery sits at 12.7 volts with the car off. Told me a slew of things to try, none worked of course. So I sent it back for them to trouble shoot. Told them either refund, or a fully tested unit before it ships back. So now I am waiting for them to get it and decided on what they are going to do.
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I'm for the Re XXX's too. I had 2 18's in my old Explorer and they were loud as hell and sounded great
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well basically a diy screen like i mentioned would just be super white photo type paper photographers use in the background with a non-reflective black border(not painted) vs this goo paint that this company claims has spent yrs perfecting it's properities
They want almost $200 for the paint.
That's what I was thinking. Except I picture a sweet wood frame painted black and set off the wall about a 1/8". Then you could mount the roll above and pull through and cut. You can get super white paper rolls for next to nothing from B&H. Are you looking to do flat a screen or with a curve?
I have used these rolls before for portrait work. Durable and very white.
I did find this article on DIY paper screens and some of the pro's and cons.
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WOW! Very nice!
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Fi Subs are so bad ass my 2-12's blew my amp! The ssd's were mean muggin my amp cause he wasn't putting out like he should. Long story short the amp shit itself on the output board trying to pleasure the 12's. Its was a sad day!
New amp will be here is a couple of weeks though. Hope this one puts out like he is supposed to!0 -
Another update...
I got the ipod to rca thing and tried setting with my gain with that and it would go all the way up past 60 volts on the output so it is my headunit putting out a really low voltage.
Time to get a pioneer
Yes! Dump that Jensen! I just pulled mine and installed my new Kenwood today. To bad my amp took a shit right after. Even without the subs the sound quality is much better.
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www.db-r.com
This should get you rolling.
Thanks! Sent them a service ticket to see if they would try and fix it! Man this sucks! Yet again, there goes my money I've been saving for my front stage!
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I agree, looks like it's shot. I'd recommend getting a hold of db-r and seeing if he can repair it for you, unless it's still under warranty.
Checking about the warranty but I doubt it. I'm sure they will say user error. And I am not sure who db-r is? I tried searching for that user name and came up blank.
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Made a video to show everyone whats its doing. The amp has been hooked up and running fine for a couple weeks now. Out of no where the amp starts cutting in and out today. When it does, it goes into protect mode. I checked every wire from the battery back and all are good. I even pulled the headunit and checked all connections there too. So here is what happens:
Amp cutting in and out while I was running errands today. So I turned the radio off until I go home. When I got home I pulled out all my tools and DMM and checked everything. All is well. But now, the amp is on, not in protect mode, and I get zero output to the subs. Yes, I checked the subs wiring too. I noticed when I lightly tap on the amps case it goes into protect mode. So I pulled the amp out and opened the case thinking maybe a loose wire. Nope. No wires at all, everything goes straight to the board. Everything looked fine to me too. I didn't see anything bent or broken. Hooked it back up and its still doing the same thing. Finally, as you will see in the video, after a few firmer taps it stays in protect mode and pushes out little power surges to the subs making them move just a hair. You should be able to hear that in the video. If you look when it goes and stays in protect mode near the end you can see a little spark shoot out near the speaker wires at 2:27. There were no loose wire strands sticking out at all to cause a short.
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Awesome video!
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The shortest complete sentence in the English language
in Off Topic
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Haha I took that one the morning after a long wedding.
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Already stated, but its not a complete sentence without punctuation.
And I didn't read the whole thread just scrolled down to reply.