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KU40

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    Saw Dust in sub?

    I think you definitely want to get that out if you can.
  2. I believe you are thinking about that statistic incorrectly. While over the course of a song the average of the whole song is 50%, you likely have many spikes to 100% (3000 watts), as well as dips to 0%. You need the subwoofer to be able to handle those 3000 watt spikes, which are those bass hits which normally last maybe a quarter of a second or whatever. In fact, with a subwoofer, it's often either on or off. So you do basically have either 3000 or 0. So while the average may be 1500, I think a better way to look at it is that half of the song is 3000 and half is 0. That will lead you to know why you need a sub that can take the 3000. Also, as with car engines, the heat takes a while to dissipate from the motor. So you need the sub to be able to handle the 3000 watts continuously, because that's sort of like the temperature your car engine runs at and when the thermostat opens and the correct rate of heat dissipation over the radiator as the engine creates it. With a 1500 watt sub on a 3000 watt amp, it's kind of like running a Toyota Tercel cooling system on a Ford F350. Eventually the heat buildup will overcome the cooling system, even if you drive it for a second, turn it off for a second, drive for a second, turn it off, etc (dynamic song).
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    Transformers Carving.jpg

    From the album: HT

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    Welcome to the IHoP

    Just played a full 18 holes for the first time in probably at least 2 years. Yuck, not great. There were a few shots that were beauties and fun, and a few that just went straight into the woods. Luckily the two guys they paired me with were really cool and fun to play with. Sometimes guys can be dickheads, especially if you're struggling and holding them back.
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    must have. aww, getting angry over the internets.
  6. And no, Vd is not the only or best way to compare which subs will be louder. There is a sensitivity rating as well. Plus it depends on what box you put it in and what frequencies you are playing. I could go on for days about what it depends on.
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    How do I wire this?

    I take it you just have two of them? Just wire one to each channel.
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    I think it was one of the buses used in Dumb and Dumberer. There is a scene in there where they jump the bus and I imagine it ruined a couple front ends during filming, as I saw another picture with the driver's side wheel looking like this one.
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    96 Eclipse SPL help

    What box do you have now
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    test

    fail
  11. In fact, it is a idea. haha I don't know why that idea just popped into my head.
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    haha man that word needed to be brought back. It's been too long.
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    Which is good because I had two days of catch-up to do.
  14. I wouldn't be worried too much about phase on subwoofers either. Plus, I don't know what amplifier you have, but some have adjustable phase from 0 to 180* (not just a switch between the two). You could use that to even it back out.
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    Camping Trip

    Sleeping bags that sleep two people Is there any fishing involved? If not, there should be. That could be your third night's supper. Otherwise I say rough it and go traditional. Baked beans, beef jerky, corn, etc. Also have to take a cast iron skillet (one of the big black ones), that's the best way to cook food while camping. You don't wash it, just wipe it out real good. Each meal becomes more flavorful. Also, for more traditional cooking, dig a hole about 10" in diameter and make a fire in it. Then put two rocks on two of the sides and balance the skillet on them, and there's your cooking surface. We did that last weekend and it's awesome and feels "campy." Also, if you remove the rocks and make a big bonfire for the night over the hole, you can come back in the morning and dig into the hole and there will still be glowing coals that you can use in one of those small bbq grills (about the shape of a basketball) for making breakfast of eggs and sausages in the skillet. Also something we learned last weekend. That was pretty cool.
  16. Scratchy Ba..... I mean American Bass.
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    Loss of sound??? ANy help

    Yeah that was most likely a bottoming out event. It could have damaged the coils, but if it was just once it should be ok. Just don't do it again. TURN THE GAIN DOWN.
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    is it safe to run 3500d @0.25 ohms

    I'd just run it at 1 ohm. It will last a lot longer.
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    help with door speakers

    Can you make new places for it to screw in?
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    Laptop Woes (Help Me!)

    Well hopefully it works. I hadn't even though of using an external hard drive. But at that point it seemed like the easiest thing to do was replace my laptop. It was old anyways and I had the funds (federal tax refund).
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    Trade my 3000 for 2 1500?

    I'd also run two 1500s just to be safe.
  22. Adrian has it. Output voltage has nothing to do with input power. His example doesn't even make sense, because he says 160 volts, but that already IS on the output side. So that 3200 output watts, given a 14 volt system and 100% efficiency, would consume 228.5 amps. Give that equation a spin. Also asAdrian said, fuses don't blow instantly. Many take a few seconds of constant current at least, depending on how much the current exceeds the fuse rating. Music, however, is dynamic. Oftentimes the bursts that require more power only last for half a second at most. Therefore, the amp could draw 100 amps through that 60 amp fuse for .5 second and not blow.
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