did i blow out my bass?

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Topic: did i blow out my bass?

Posted By: devastater99
Subject: did i blow out my bass?
Date Posted: February 14, 2006 at 8:42 PM

hey...................sigh...........

so today im driving and realize there is no bass with my music, i turn it up a little and hear that it is on, but lower than ussual and it like stops after about every 3 seconds of continuous bass........so its like bass on, off on off on off, etc......but at a very low volume,

i have thought of several explanations to comfort myself,

1. one of the wires has come loose, ( i checked everything except the wires behind the dash cause i didn't have time to pull those out)

2. the fuse blew, i got a 25 amp fuse in my amp and i really hope this is the reason.......

3. its blown out................really don't like that option

so anyone know what it could be so i can fix it????

thanks

ps, just fyi , its a 350 watt bass, hooked up to a 350 watt amp,

and its in my toyota corolla 98'

thanks, please post!!!

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Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: February 15, 2006 at 6:12 AM

You need to first do some basic troubleshooting, my man. Is the amp getting hot when the subwoofer cuts out? Is the amp staying on? Is there a protection light on your amp- is it coming on? How much voltage is the amp getting at the power/ground terminals? How many ohms is your subwoofer rated at, and is the amp rated to handle that load? How was the gain set? These are all important questions that each need to be addressed.

Check the speaker wires at the amp and make sure there are no loose wire strands that could short. Also, pull the sub and check those wires, too. Assuming no wires are shorting out, use a multimeter set on resistance and check the sub at the speaker terminals. It should read close to what it's rated at, maybe a little under. Push the cone in/out and watch the reading making sure that it never reads zero.

I also find it hard to believe that a 350 watt amp only uses a 25 amp fuse. That tells me that your amp is over rated.

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Posted By: devastater99
Date Posted: February 15, 2006 at 11:35 AM

well, i dunno what size fuse should be in it, my older cousin just gave it to me and thats what was in there, sooo i dunno, but i'll look over it with some more detail today thanks for the advice

Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: February 15, 2006 at 1:21 PM

I agree with geep.

Check all connections on the amplifier. Double check. Then check the length of the speaker wire. Make sure something hasn't sliced the wire. Check connections on the subwoofer. Inside and out.

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Posted By: devastater99
Date Posted: February 23, 2006 at 10:32 PM

hey, finally found out, its blown out.........i work at an auto shop and one of the sound system experts told me its gone.......so i guess im gonna have to buy a new one......oh well, it won't be that expensive.....