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Well I should be wearing one of those "There's your sign" things that Jeff Foxworthy is always talking about after last night.

Ok so. I received my subs from Smoker on tuesday and went to install them in the box last night. So here's what happens.

I go to work. I go strait to the gym where I honestly can say I am proud of myself because I ran for 25mins... And I hate running. Of course this is piled on with all the other lifting... Then I went strait home and got to work on cutting out the holes in the box for the subs. Took my time and did a good job on it.

So i put the subs in the box and then into my truck. making sure that I wired the subs correctly in Parallel..

Here is where I screw up:
I didnt realize it but i was putting in the wires to the terminal on the amp and Hifonics Brutus amp I have has the wires like this:

- - + + and I thought that it was more like this: - + + -

No sound is coming out I thought ok... what is the problem?
Checked all my lines and my RCA's all the way back the HU still nothing... Now im pissed/scared because im thinking my amp is messed up.

Well I check it with a DMM and all seems fine... Can't figure it out...

So im up for a couple hours when i just say screw this and go to bed... of course its on my mind when i get up... I look at the amp in the morning (you know when its light out) and see the configuration ... and just go, yep great job idiot!

Figured I would share my stupidity with all of you.

Happends. Wired out of phase lol.

well, at least you didnt break anything, i've wired my subs out of phase, because the -and+ signs are really small

I remember when I was first in the game and I was trying to bridge the amp and did that same thing. Both negs to one sub, and both pos to the other....funny when you really think about it.

I live the perfect life, everything gets done right the first time, so I can't really say that I know how you feel....

No biggie, we have all done it at one point or the other. I have. It is amazing though how clear things become when it is as you said "lights out"


Tim

yea I swear damn lighting is what always kill me. Oh well its all hooked up and sounds pretty good... Pretty much on par with what I was looking for.

i shoved a screw driver through a brand new sub last week

CaptainPioneer wrote:yea I swear damn lighting is what always kill me. Oh well its all hooked up and sounds pretty good... Pretty much on par with what I was looking for.

flashlight FTW

^^^ pff I dont have any of those new fangled hand torches! lol

Nah jk..

But yea I just get impatient lol