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Ketel22

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Posted: November 10, 2003 at 5:55 PM / IP Logged

how many think that running an 18" woofer that has an rms reccomendation of 300w will be blown by powering it at 1500w?

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Posted: November 10, 2003 at 6:33 PM / IP Logged

Feed it distortion, it will blow

Feed it too much power for prolonged periods so that the voice coil cannot dissipate the heat, it will blow

What do you think?

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Posted: November 10, 2003 at 8:08 PM / IP Logged

I know a guy that supplies 9 kilowatts to subs that are rated at 1,600 watts rms. Richard Clark of Car Sound magazine put 32 kilowatts to the same subwoofer and it didn't blow. But what both of them did was apply that power for a VERY short time. If you are smart about it, you shouldn't have a problem.

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Ketel22

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Posted: November 10, 2003 at 8:31 PM / IP Logged

thing is im trying to blwo it but i dont want to do it through distortion. i want to have some fun with it first!

may i add the speaker is about 30yrs old. its cv

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Posted: November 10, 2003 at 10:13 PM / IP Logged

Turn it up , keep it clean, watch it smoke, make sure your friends and camera are there, it is damn funny, stinks up the car though.

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Ketel22

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Posted: November 11, 2003 at 3:07 AM / IP Logged

should i set it in the bed of the truck in that case? what do you reccomend to get the full effect of the coils burning?

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Alpine Guy

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Posted: November 11, 2003 at 8:29 PM / IP Logged

put it in a box that is way overly ported, and feed it the juice, hehehe.

i put an alpine mrd-m1000 up to my factory 6x9's in my pathfinder, lol they lasted 12.5 seconds before the cone turned inside out and and blew straight out. Stunk like heck for a hour or so. Smells like when you turn your electric heater on for the first time in a few months.

Ketel22

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Posted: November 11, 2003 at 9:55 PM / IP Logged

overly ported. would taking the top of the enclosure count?

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Posted: November 12, 2003 at 8:47 AM / IP Logged

SS Joe film it and send it to me

talk to you lata

Hey tell me when ur selling ur kappa perfect cause i will prolly need new subs soon

Ketel22

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Posted: November 12, 2003 at 12:31 PM / IP Logged

tim, you should be there when i do it

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