How warm is too warm?

trey goettling Silver Member Username: Trey4sports Post Number: 553 Registered: Sep-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 00:16 GMT i just got done listening to my subs and i was wondering if its normal for the dustcap to get warm, not hot, but warm the cone nor the surround is warm so i was wondering what signs should i look for to see if the sub has reached full potential, i know what it sounds like but i was wandering what the aftermath should look like? and if the coil is starting to smell is that an indicator?
Where Are you Muddy? Gold Member Username: Stnorris RE SX 15, IA US Post Number: 2079 Registered: Apr-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 00:21 GMT whats ur box tuned to and do u have a subsonic filter on?
trey goettling Silver Member Username: Trey4sports Post Number: 554 Registered: Sep-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 00:27 GMT about 37 hz and yes the subsonic filter is on
trey goettling Silver Member Username: Trey4sports Post Number: 556 Registered: Sep-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 00:29 GMT i think i was feeding each sub about 800 or 900 RMS for 10 second intervals because my alt cant handle that much power
Colby Silver Member Username: Yukhui Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA Post Number: 437 Registered: Jan-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 00:30 GMT What sub and amp do you have?
trey goettling Silver Member Username: Trey4sports Post Number: 557 Registered: Sep-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 00:39 GMT 2 WMD 15's and a massive audio P3000.1 but i have the gain on the P3000.1 at about half, paired up with a 5V preout HU
Drivingreckless Gold Member Username: Drivingreckless DD 9515f, USA Post Number: 3031 Registered: Apr-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 00:45 GMT you dont want to smell your VC leave it at that.... if you do smell it turn it off and let your subs cool.
Steinkea Silver Member Username: Adam_s 15 TC9 Hybrid, RE MT Softparts Post Number: 758 Registered: Aug-04	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 00:51 GMT On my rl-p the cone used to get warm after I would play it hard for a long time. It never smelled just got warm.
ReArrangeYaMind Gold Member Username: Matt12490 California USA Post Number: 1815 Registered: May-05	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 00:53 GMT Are you saying your gain is set to 5 volts?
trey goettling Silver Member Username: Trey4sports Post Number: 560 Registered: Sep-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 01:01 GMT no i was just saying my head unit is 5V
trey goettling Silver Member Username: Trey4sports Post Number: 561 Registered: Sep-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 01:02 GMT but heres the thing, after a while i can smell the VC but yet there is not distortion ?
¤Jack_ké££iñgoñ¤ Gold Member Username: Frkkevin Resonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 3254 Registered: Nov-05	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 01:03 GMT if the subs are new and you smell the coiils its normal...
J B Silver Member Username: Oneracistguy TWO EGG, FL USA Post Number: 343 Registered: Sep-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 01:06 GMT to a certain point^^^
trey goettling Silver Member Username: Trey4sports Post Number: 562 Registered: Sep-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 01:17 GMT its not a strong smell at all only when i get to the box i can slightly smell a rubber type smell
Steinkea Silver Member Username: Adam_s 15 TC9 Hybrid, RE MT Softparts Post Number: 761 Registered: Aug-04	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 01:48 GMT That is prolly the excess glue. How new are the subs??
trey goettling Silver Member Username: Trey4sports Post Number: 563 Registered: Sep-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 02:14 GMT uhm install was done saturday night so 3 days maybe 2 hrs of listening total
BernyMacAttack Gold Member Username: Bernymac Cambodian Post Number: 2120 Registered: Sep-04	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 02:44 GMT that amp is badazz huh :D
Steinkea Silver Member Username: Adam_s 15 TC9 Hybrid, RE MT Softparts Post Number: 765 Registered: Aug-04	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 04:33 GMT Yeah. I would almost 100% its the glue if you say it only smells by the box and smells like rubber.
trey goettling Silver Member Username: Trey4sports Post Number: 573 Registered: Sep-06	Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 04:38 GMT yeah i saw on the ROE 12" challenge the WMD has lots of excess glue, and is it normal for the dustcap to be a little warm?

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