smoke out from my box

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Topic: smoke out from my box

Posted By: robert99
Subject: smoke out from my box
Date Posted: May 21, 2003 at 10:30 AM

I have 2 12" infinity kappa perfects12.1D powerd by a 12000 watt jbl BP1200.1. amp is turn up half way. when i turn the radio on it sound ok but when i turn it up it takes about 1 minute to smoke then stop working.the amp doesnt heat up or turn off. Do i have something hooked up wrong?

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Posted By: Blazermedic
Date Posted: May 21, 2003 at 11:36 AM

I'm confused, do the Kappas smoke or does the amp smoke? Either way, you've got a problem. Are the Kappas out-of-the-box new or did you buy them online? Same with the amp. I've been seeing an awful lot of amps bought online coming back as defective lately.

Cary

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Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: May 21, 2003 at 11:41 AM

That amp defiantly out powers your subs but you should not have a problem with them smoking. I don’t know how you have them wired but you can wire them in parallel for a 1 ohm load on the amp. If this is how you have it wired and it is smoking then you might want to try this wiring configuration https://www.audiobahninc.com/tech/wiring/Series_Parallel_dual_4_ohm.pdf

Posted By: robert99
Date Posted: May 29, 2003 at 11:34 AM

have to wait to try this I had to send them off to get new ones. I bought them from cartoys. Would some of the amp wireing cause smoke to come out off my subs?

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