what do you do when you get new gear

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Topic: what do you do when you get new gear

Posted By: jmelton86
Subject: what do you do when you get new gear
Date Posted: December 30, 2008 at 8:53 PM

Just for the h3ll of it, what kind of things do you guys do when you get new gear?

I'll start it out.
When I get a new(ish) amp, i'll hook it up to a battery in my junk room and make sure it powers on. Then i'll give it a signal via LOC from mini stereo system. Then i'll hook a speaker up to it, 1 channel at a time, and go from 0-full volume a couple times to make sure it plays cleanly.
Another thing I always do is make sure it has good fuses in it. I don't mean fuses than aren't blown, I mean i'll make sure it has got ATC or Buss brand fuses in it. -I hate cheapo fuses... lol.

When I get new speakers/subs. I'll hook them up to about twice the power they are rated for, just to make sure they play cleanly with no noise.

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2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: December 31, 2008 at 12:00 AM

I plug that 5h17 into the WALL!!! If it survives at all, or at least lives longer than the circuit breaker stays closed, it's good enough to install! LOL

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: December 31, 2008 at 12:05 AM

I guess that's one way to tell, lol!

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2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001

Posted By: kassdog
Date Posted: December 31, 2008 at 1:51 PM

I don't really do anything because I don't buy used gear and I always buy new gear from reputable shops. If it doesn't work after i install it I exchange it but very rarely is that a problem.