Why does my amp cut out when i turn it up?

 

Silver Member
Username: Astrosafari

Delhi, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 421
Registered: Aug-05
why does my amp goes into safe mode when i turn it up to far?
im using a streetbeat amp, untill i start making more money, it only cost me $60 and its 4 can, 600 watts, using it on my 15 inch clarion. i have it wired wrong? my sub is dual voice coil, and 2 ohm per VC. i was told i might have it wired wrong. i dont know any other info about the amp except what i told you.
weather its wired wrong or not, im going to try it wires differnt ways, and im going to use thincher wire, would thicker wire improve performance? im using thick wire every where else, except to the sub.
 

Silver Member
Username: Astrosafari

Delhi, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 422
Registered: Aug-05
can some one give me different ways to wire it too plz?
 

Gold Member
Username: Young_james

Canada

Post Number: 1589
Registered: Sep-05
sounds like your clipping it to me
 

Silver Member
Username: Astrosafari

Delhi, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 423
Registered: Aug-05
whats that mean?
 

Silver Member
Username: Astrosafari

Delhi, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 424
Registered: Aug-05
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f89/Astrosafari/bestway.jpg

theres a pic i made, of ways to wire it, u will have to take it to paint or sumthin to make it larger, i dont know why it saves so small
 

Silver Member
Username: Astrosafari

Delhi, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 426
Registered: Aug-05
bump?
 

Gold Member
Username: Thomas_g

NM

Post Number: 1307
Registered: Oct-05
Ur probably overloadin it. :-)
 

Silver Member
Username: Astrosafari

Delhi, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 428
Registered: Aug-05
can you be more speacific?
 

Gold Member
Username: Thomas_g

NM

Post Number: 1309
Registered: Oct-05
Ur overloadin ur amp. :-)
 

Gold Member
Username: Thomas_g

NM

Post Number: 1310
Registered: Oct-05
Improper impedence from subs to amp more than likely. :-)
 

Silver Member
Username: Astrosafari

Delhi, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 429
Registered: Aug-05
how? sup to powerful? its only 600 watt rms, unless u mean the ohms?
 

Gold Member
Username: Thomas_g

NM

Post Number: 1311
Registered: Oct-05
ja i mean ohmz..... Ohm load
 

Silver Member
Username: Astrosafari

Delhi, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 430
Registered: Aug-05
how do i fix it??
 

Gold Member
Username: Thomas_g

NM

Post Number: 1312
Registered: Oct-05
Put tha proper ohm load to ur amp... :-)
 

Silver Member
Username: Astrosafari

Delhi, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 431
Registered: Aug-05
how do i find out what the ohm load is and umm how do i do that?
 

Silver Member
Username: Astrosafari

Delhi, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 432
Registered: Aug-05
i rewired it a differnt way, and tickend the wires, it doesnt go into safe mode any more
 

Gold Member
Username: Thomas_g

NM

Post Number: 1315
Registered: Oct-05
Well then maybe u wired it right now. U must know the specs of ur amp and subs to wire ur subs properly........... :-)
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