problem with my sub

ahern3 · Post by **ahern3** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:09 pm

I recently just bought a new sub that I hooked up and had playing for like 2 hours (not continously) then just quit working. The sub sounds like its trying to work but its like its not getting enough power. Just wanted to know if the amp went out or is the spearker blown. I have a Kicker Comp and a Kicker Kx150.2 amp in a S-10.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:19 pm

does the amp light up does the green power light come on? is gain on the amp set correctly?

ahern3 · Post by **ahern3** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:16 pm

the green light is on and I dont really know what the gain should be set on

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:19 pm

what do you have it set at now? are you rca's connected correctly?

ahern3 · Post by **ahern3** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:13 am

When I first turned it on the gain wasn't up high at all and after the problem I messed around with it to see but the speaker still doesnt seem like it is getting enough power. I tried hooking it up to each channel instead of bridging it but it still dones't play right. I do beleive the rca's are connected correctly

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:16 am

pull the speaker out and test the voice coils with a DMM after that put the DMM on AC 200 volt's and come back and tell me what you get.

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:47 am

i bet if you push on the cone it will start to make some noise, sounds like youve overdriven it and heated up the coil

ahern3 · Post by **ahern3** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:33 am

I don't have a DDM but I did take the speaker out and did notice some glue or something comming of the speaker

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:24 am

By any chance did you have this in a truck style wedge box that fits behind the seat... If so I believe you bottomed out the sub due to lack of air space and gains being set too high... In lay terms; you blew the sub.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:30 am

does the sub make a scratch sound when you move it.