How would you explain this in court

Someone has asked me to go to court tomm b/c i mecp certified and explain to the judge why this installation is incorrect.
Some simple background on the case:
2 13.5 JL Audio W7's
2 Pheonix Gold Tantrum 1200.1 (one on each speaker)
Extra battery...
went through 5 blown amps...speakers sounded like cr@p and shop could not solve the problem and wont refund the money... thats why he is in court.

now i havent seen the car or install but this is the diagram of how the speakers were connected when pulled out of the enclosure.

https://www.completeaudio.net/Drawing1_gif_1.gif

i have my own theories... but i would like to hear others. i want technical and also practical explinations of what would happen to the amp if this was connected like so... and how to explain this to a non electrical orinented person ... like a judge.

umm in that diagram arnt the voice coils going to be working against each other?

xetmes wrote:

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umm in that diagram arnt the voice coils going to be working against each other?

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exactly...

well i dont know how to explain opposing induced magnetic fields to a non-technical person. On that note i think the only thing you could do is state that each coil will produce a force opposite of each other therefore producing very little sound. Also the fact the coils are opposed could have caused a cross-coupling similar to a transformer and dropping the impedence to dangerous levels and overheating the amplifier.

why would anyone hook subs up like that though?

I agree with ViperATC5 on the last comment. Unless there were pictures or the actual enclosure was not tampered with prior to the court date, it will be a " he said, she said " case.

Now, who was it that opened the enclosure and found the wiring to be incorrect ? Your friend or another shop ? This will also affect the outcome of the judge because they will need to nkow if this person who opened the enclsoure to see the wiring was actually an unbiased 3rd party.

If the judge rules in favor of the shop, your friend will most likely have to use warranty to fix the amp correctly and keep the equipment but loose out on the installation money he put into the system.

well members i'm the gentleman who filed the suit, i knew there was no way the judge would comprehend. funny thing about it is the left side amp would always blow first, and the bass would come in and out before finally no more bass.
unfortunately he played the "another shop touched ur car" card, which isn't true b/c its common sense that if ur having an electrical problem with anything and u take it to someone else they either won't touch it b/c they become liable or they will rewire the entire thing b/c although then might find one problem there might be more and if not founded could yield the same result, hence them becoming liable.
"u can't prove common sense, u either have it or u don't"
funny thing is the only shop that saw my car was speaker warhouse which is the original jl store from when they first started, and all they did was laugh, take pictures, and laugh some more. just the mere fact that the box was bolted to the floor of the trunk with metal l's was crazy, b/c guess what my gas tank is right below that, spark spark boom boom, duh...when i showed manville smith the pics he shook his head, he even called the owner of the shop for me..........i had pics of everything including the intial wiring, receipts, the only thing i didn't have was the pics of the speaker in the box b/c no one touched them.
but once again its over and now and i must move on

i would like to thank the twin techs that came down today on such short notice, u guys know ur stuff i wish i came their first...

thanks to everyone else

tony