SUB STOPPED WORKING!!!, AGAIN!!! Options

[acenova]

Alright, I'm irritated. This is the second sub I've gone through, the exact same kind as my last one to. I was just driving down the road listening to Lloyd Banks-on Fire and all of a sudden the base dissapears. Now, when I stopped the car, I checked the amp, and the amp was still on so obviously my sub blew or over heated. I highly doubt the sub blew because that sub can take quite a beating and is pretty Powerful. It's a MTX Thunder 8000 12". IF someone knows more about it and disagrees, please lemme know so I can beat someone up. But seriously, I think it's underpowered, making it over heat but I'm not sure because the amp is pretty powerful as well and should be able to power it just fine. Do you guys know if high heat, like outside temperature, can possibly mess up the sub? Personally I'd think that any heat would affect the amp before the sub but I could be wrong. My amp is fine, but my sub is messed, hopefully you guys can help me out w/ this one because this is the second one I've gone through.

[KAMiX]

What kind of amp have you got? I blew a MTX RT251D a while ago and the LED on it still powered up - and the fuses were ok, but the output signal was gone. It might be your amp.

Also check to make sure that the ground on your amp is at least as good as the one on your deck, or else your amp will send a charge back down your RCA cable into your deck and ground through there. A cheap multimeter is important to check your signals.

Edit - setting too high a gain won't blow your amp.. Maybe the sub but it's unlikely. I don't see how air leaks in the sub-enclosure could have anything to do with it either Coom.

This post has been edited by KAMiX: Jun 30, 2004 - 9:19 PM