im sooo ****ed off

**chitown_16** · 12-06-2005, 04:31 PM

i attempted to hook up my stereo today while i was at work
and i did evrything im supposed to and for some fuked up reason my sub wasnt working

i have no idea why

but im furious

everything was hooked up right and it wasnt no 100 200 or even 300 hundred dollar sub the damn thing cost me 499 dollars

this sux

**c0rrupti0n** · 12-06-2005, 05:01 PM

damn wtf... name your sub, and have you figured out wtf happend?

**c0rrupti0n** · 12-06-2005, 05:02 PM

btw RMA that ****** back...

**lerandell** · 12-06-2005, 05:03 PM

Check the sub with an ohm meter. see if you have continuity thought the voice coil or coils.

**ddn** · 12-06-2005, 05:05 PM

At least the dip****s at Ultimate Electronics giving you the wrong impedance sub didn't cost you a blown $400 amp.

**chitown_16** · 12-06-2005, 08:24 PM

the name of my sub is an alpine type x 12 inch

rms 1000

peak 3000

im going to flip out

where the heck would i buy a tool to detect if the sub is even working or not or if i got a faulty sub

**viper24** · 12-06-2005, 08:28 PM

on your amp, does it have an input light? or some light that lights up to the music? if so, check to see if that is getting signal, maybe replace the alpine sub with another sub or speaker (be careful not to over power a regular speaker) and see if you get a signal. You might have some wires flipped around on the amp. also, the amp might be set on a certain setting that may be inhibiting the output of the line going ot the sub... let me know if you need some help!

**FungFlex** · 12-06-2005, 08:46 PM

damn man sorry to hear that those alpine type x's bump

**Will Albers** · 12-06-2005, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by chitown_16

where the heck would i buy a tool to detect if the sub is even working or not or if i got a faulty sub

Its called an ohm meter. Available with any multimeter purchase. Try radio shack.

Test the subs impedence. If its less than ~3.5you may have an issue. Check the sub and see if it says 4 ohms or 2 ohms on the basket. What ever the ohm reading is should be close to that number

If it stays infinite when you check it, you have a dead speaker. if it reads near zero, you have a blown sub that will destroy most amps.

Good luck!