fi dust cap getting pretty warm??? on a fibl15 with cooling fully load

[caddyon20s 0]

hi today i was playing deep bass for like 20 minutes and after i gave the sub a break i touched the fi cap and it was pretty warm is this ok?? if i had played it for a lil longer would the sub had blown up???or do i have to break in my sub???im running a rockford fosgate p8002 amp and its sopuse to put out like 950 rms only. I tought a fi could take more than that if i got all the options thanks.

Edited August 6, 2007 by caddyon20s

[bdawson72 0]

You may be clipping it

[ener.g 0]

i think i heard that it was ok, i know my 18 with everything but cooling gets pretty warm..

some one said it was because of the hixmax coil & 3rd slug.. i have mine running at about 3000 watts rms @ 2ohms on an XX-cyclops so its pretty clean power..

one of my friends has 2 15's with no options on 2k rms each and tthey dont even get warm so that makes a little sense when they say it is from the options you have, some one else with more knowledge needs to reply to this though..

[NDMstang65 403]

So long as you don't smell coil burning your fine...if your getting the funky coil smell then turn it down.

[JimJ 11]

some one else with more knowledge needs to reply to this though..

Damn.

[caddyon20s 0]

no the sub didnt smell or anything but i was just a lil worry, and what does it mean to be clipping is that when the amp shuts off?? if it is no my amp doesnt ever shutts off.

[caddyon20s 0]

i think i heard that it was ok, i know my 18 with everything but cooling gets pretty warm..

some one said it was because of the hixmax coil & 3rd slug.. i have mine running at about 3000 watts rms @ 2ohms on an XX-cyclops so its pretty clean power..

one of my friends has 2 15's with no options on 2k rms each and tthey dont even get warm so that makes a little sense when they say it is from the options you have, some one else with more knowledge needs to reply to this though..

hey i got the cooling option on my sub but what do they do excactly to the sub, what makes it different from one that doenst have the cooling, the only thing i notice was a lot of holes arround the sub basket is that what cooling is?? hey one more question do u think that the bigger the box lets say up to 4 cu ft for a bl15 the more bass it produces?? is a 4cuft box better than a 3cuft?

Edited August 6, 2007 by caddyon20s

[JimJ 11]

Those holes provide more ventilation and help more air circulate around the coil, keeping its temperature down.

[sundownz 197]

Warm dust cap is normal, don't worry about it unless you smell something as Nick said.

Think about it this way... ever touch a 100-watt light bulb that has been on for an hour? Hot as hell right?

Well... your coil is dissipating 95-98% or more of the energy you put in as heat. Think about it

[Fi Car Audio 64]

Heat will build up in all parts after being played for a while. If the coil doesnt smell, you should be good (means the cooling is doing its job). The cooling consists of 6 axial channels machined into both the pole and the top plate as well as an angled cut on the pole extension to aid in air flow.

[UNIT 6639 0]

I asked a similar question about my BL, got the same answer, if your not smelling coil, your good! I got my dustcap heated up playing test tones, I never smelled even a hint of coil cookage, and trust me, I have blown a couple of subs in my teenage years so I know what coil smells like