Did I run down my amplifier?

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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: Did I run down my amplifier?

Posted By: 20mustang02
Subject: Did I run down my amplifier?
Date Posted: January 25, 2006 at 11:36 PM

Okay, my amp(a rockford fosgate P3001) was working fine until I parallel wired my woofers(2 RF P210S4). Then the next thing I know it stops bumpin. I rewired them back to series. I have had them series wired for 3-4 weeks and they've been working fine...no problems, heck sounded better IMO than when I ran the A and B channels. I know the subs are under powered but I plan on getting another P3001 amp in the near future. But my main question is why is the bass cutting in and out all of a sudden? Is my amp in protection mode? The light on the front blinks if I turn the gain up...but I can't feel the bass at all anymore... posted_image

Am I completely screwed or will it recharge itself?(dumb question I know) Please help! Thank you!

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: January 26, 2006 at 8:29 AM

Sounds like you placed too low an impedance load on the amp. Yes, you may have damaged it, and no it will not fix itself. If it is under warranty take it back where you bought it and see if they will replace it for you. Do a search for "setting gain" and follow the directions to set it properly. It is not a volume control, it is designed to be set once to match the head unit output and left alone.

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Posted By: 20mustang02
Date Posted: January 26, 2006 at 2:28 PM

Thank you

Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: January 26, 2006 at 4:59 PM

Does it have tire tread's across the heatsink?

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Posted By: fingaz22
Date Posted: January 26, 2006 at 5:29 PM

i can smell the rubber!!! buy a better quilty amp and if you have to stay with fosgate go back about 10 years and you'll be fine. there new stuff (after 1999-2000) is garbage. all there old skool can't be beat. good luck

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Posted By: nstaller36695
Date Posted: January 26, 2006 at 7:47 PM

actually a 3001 is 2 ohm stable and the p210s4 in parralell shouldnt have burned the amp of course like some others have mentioned its fosgate so they dont know how it works and they sure dont know why it breaks, but i did that same system in a car 2 weeks ago except with p212s4 and it played fine and havent seen the customer back ( yet ). but i think it just reffers back to the gain being to high sending a clipped signal to the woofer. i spent 20 minutes tuning the system wasnt loud but she was happy

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