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blueextc 
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Member spacespace
Joined: February 09, 2006
Location: United States
Posted: April 30, 2007 at 12:39 PM / IP Logged  

Long Story, short.... a customer brought in an entire Sony system to have installed. (I dont usually do it, but the price was right). He claimed everything worked from a previous car, and just needed "the wires ran". After testing his amplifiers before installation, one of the sub amps had no output. He brough me a Hifonics 2006D Monoblock amplifier.

His enclosure was already made and wired up. There are 6 Sony Xplode which read approx. 1 ohm at the input.

The 2006D Amplifier claims to be 1 ohm stable. There is 4GA wire to everything, and that amplifier is fused at a distribution block for 60A (55A is recommended in the owner manual)

Everything is installed and ready to go. He comes back in an hour with no sub output.

Blown Fuse.

So I replace the fuse, and re-evaluate the gains with him there. I turn down the sub amp and have him play the system at his normal level, and then set the sub gain accordingly. Everything is ok. Customer leaves, and i get 5 calls the next day before the shop opens that he needs a fuse.

His "car audio expert" friend told him to turn it up, and before he could stop him, POP.

So I replaced the fuse with an 80A and gave him a spare. So far no calls, but I am wondering if this is normal for an amplifier to draw so much more current that the 55A recommended fuse rating becomes obsolete? Or may there be a problem with his subs bottoming out when he's cranking on it?

The fuse at the battery is only 40A, and the other amplifier's fuse in the same distribution block is also 40A, and neither one has had a problem. Only the closest fuse to the Hifonics amp.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks!!

austincustoms 
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Copper spacespace
Joined: November 15, 2005
Location: United States
Posted: May 01, 2007 at 5:48 PM / IP Logged  
When you say "aprox. 1ohm", I hope you mean slightly over. If not, that's why. Either put a high watt resistor somewhere in series with the subs, or use smaller wires inside the box to bring the resistance up some.
As for the gains, I use this rule for every install - I set the gains at the proper, safe level. If the customer touches them AT ALL, I will no longer warrant my previous work. Your job is not to fix doodie their dumb ass broke, so don't think you owe him anything.

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