Smellie coils

[Ace Ventura 10+ year member]

When I drive my sub hard for about 2-3 minutes it really gets stinky.

It is rated at 1000 rms but I am running about 1800 to it. (IA DR 12" and 20.1)

Now I'm not an expert, but that doesn't seem too healthy for the sub...What exactly am I smelling and how bad am I messing up the sub?

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[roarzorz 10+ year member]

The 20.1 is under-rated so you're really putting 2k+watts into that 1krms sub.

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

thats not good bro, it could be glue your smelling. i would back off some of that power

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

When I drive my sub hard for about 2-3 minutes it really gets stinky.
It is rated at 1000 rms but I am running about 1800 to it. (IA DR 12" and 20.1)

Now I'm not an expert, but that doesn't seem too healthy for the sub...What exactly am I smelling and how bad am I messing up the sub?

The smell is when your voice coils get hot and start to melt the gule and varnish off the pole.

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

see glue lol that what i said lol

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

unless your goal is a toasted sub, me a wee bit more gentle with it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

turn the gains down until you can play it with no stink.

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

I would tone down some of that power to your subs. If you kepp doing this it will eventually melt most of the gule and varnish off the pole and then the voice coil will start to unwrap and then your sub will blow up and probally smoke.

 

[Ace Ventura 10+ year member]

The 20.1 is under-rated so you're really putting 2k+watts into that 1krms sub.

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[Ace Ventura 10+ year member]

I would tone down some of that power to your subs. If you kepp doing this it will eventually melt most of the gule and varnish off the pole and then the voice coil will start to unwrap and then your sub will blow up and probally smoke.

Should I install a Flux Capacitor to the pre amp outlet of my delorean board to attenuate some of the clipped sine waves propogating from the farad transistor?

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[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

Should I install a Flux Capacitor to the pre amp outlet of my delorean board to attenuate some of the clipped sine waves propogating from the farad transistor?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

What ?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

 

[Ace Ventura 10+ year member]

What ?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

Short answer; Am I running too many jigga-watts?

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

to much power to that sub of yours bro .

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

Short answer; Am I running too many jigga-watts?

LOL...yes to much power for the sub dude.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Should I install a Flux Capacitor to the pre amp outlet of my delorean board to attenuate some of the clipped sine waves propogating from the farad transistor?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

It will be fine if you ONLY play it that loud while driving 88mph //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

lol