jaydawg

Okay, so assuming that is even fixed and returned under warranty.... Would the Soundstream TRX-2000D or Sundown SAZ-1500D be better? The Sundown amp has an rms lower than the Fi's but I have also heard that it is WAY underrated. The Soundstream is less expensive but at this point that is not longer something I am going to base my decisions on... SO, yes you are absolutely correct, I do not want to have to deal with a crap amp again.

How do I measure the voltage? Just put a meter on the battery terminals? I had a capacitor with a digital meter in it that read 12.5 volts unless the alternator was on in which case it was closer to more like 13.4 volts. The dome lights or headlight never dimmed or anything even when the sub hit really hard.

Alright, I just put a new Fi Btl 18 in my 97 dodge ram 2500. It is diesel and has a h/o alternator and duel batteries. I was using a power acustik OVN1 5500D amp. It is connected to a battery with zero gauge wire for both the positive and ground. The gain was only turned up about half way with the BTL running at 1 Ohm. I did not listen to it all that loud, however one day the bass cut out and then the amp started to smoke. I immediately shut off the radio and felt the amp. It was cool to the touch. The amp was only in for a week and had only been used maybe three times.... When I got home I turned the radio back on and the LED indicator came on but no power is coming out of the amp.... I sent it back under a factory warranty. I just wanted to make sure that this is not something that I did. I don't know enough about amps to understand why is started to smoke. The only thing that I can guess is that a capacitor exploded. Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.