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poppin fuses for no reason
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:04 pm
by loudwagon15s
well, for now i have a legacy LA1470 running my 2 15'' kicker cvrs (trust me, i know its a pos) and the thing just loves to pop fuses, i wired the subs to 4 ohm (the're dual 4) and bridged the amp to 4 ohm. I'm running a knu koncepts 4 guage eko power and ground. I have no clue as to why this amp is doin this, advise is greatly appreciated.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:26 pm
by Scarrell
you may have your gains too high.. check your power wire and ground also, make sure they arent cut anywhere and are exposed and touching something.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:53 pm
by swimmerdude
Actually, Chris, that might be the problem.... we never set the gain once you got the 4gauge in there, unless you set it??
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:56 pm
by audiobass10
Your Legacy amps popping fuses????? Wierd......
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:08 am
by GlassWolf
loudwagon15s wrote:well, for now i have a legacy LA1470 running my 2 15'' kicker cvrs (trust me, i know its a pos) and the thing just loves to pop fuses, i wired the subs to 4 ohm (the're dual 4) and bridged the amp to 4 ohm. I'm running a knu koncepts 4 guage eko power and ground. I have no clue as to why this amp is doin this, advise is greatly appreciated.
gains are set too high, or the amp is defective. 50/50 with a legacy.. they do suck.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:36 am
by solacedagony
Scarrell wrote:you may have your gains too high.. check your power wire and ground also, make sure they arent cut anywhere and are exposed and touching something.
x2
And what Glass said. Pretty much has to be one of those.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:47 am
by GlassWolf
I'd have added clipping from lack of current.. but it's a legacy. I doubt it draws enough to clip that badly from a stock electrical system. Not like it's really 1500 watts or something. lol
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:48 am
by loudwagon15s
thanks guys, but for now i wont be able to set any gains, my car's broke again, after just a week ago, i dropped a new moter in it. ford blows worse than my legacy!
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:51 pm
by solacedagony
Set it to minimum :) That'll pretty much make you not have to worry about it being the gain.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:53 pm
by loudwagon15s
well, good news, cars fixed, all that trouble over a little vacuum leak, and i should be able to set the little thing tomarrow (even a legacy will make neighbors mad) last time i set the gain with my old 10guage, i couldnt even reach the numbers set w/ gain equation, hopefully this 4 guage will help