Fi BL 15 heating probelm

[Smallk07 0]

hey everybody, ive had my 15" BL for a month now and its running off a Rockford P1000-1BD (1328 rms @ 1ohm) but ive noticed after playing a couple of songs its hot to the touch but not too hot,,my gains are only half way and the bass knob is only half way.... i was wondering if this is normal and is my sub taking on any damage by being hot....????

[jonbearsmt 919]

the dust cap is warm?

[Smallk07 0]

yea

[jonbearsmt 919]

warm is normal for hard play..

[Smallk07 0]

ok thanx but how can i tell when i starts to take damage

[jonbearsmt 919]

do you smell glue?

[Smallk07 0]

no

[ohhsosmooth 0]

Then your good..

[NDMstang65 403]

If it's not stinking and you don't see smoke then don't worry about it.

It's doing its job

[johnecon2001 82]

How did you set your gains? Just twist the knob and go?

[Smallk07 0]

yea i just put the gain half way because i didnt want too much power going to the sub jus yet... and plus i really dont know how to set the gain correct so thats another reason why i put it half way lol...

[sound=vibration 34]

yea i just put the gain half way because i didnt want too much power going to the sub jus yet... and plus i really dont know how to set the gain correct so thats another reason why i put it half way lol...

your supposed to use a digital multimeter and bass boost dosnt help at keeping it cool.. unless properly used and set right bass boost will ened up hurting your sub

[KU40 173]

the gain is not a volume knob. You could be getting all 1328 watts at half gain. You could even be past that and into clipping at half gain.

[ABXX49 20]

I believe Neil wrote up an article on how to set gains using a DMM. It is VERY useful and should be stickied if someone can find it.