SSplaytoy Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 That is one S12L7 down and the other one smells like it is about to go. I had them wired at one ohm, so they were probably getting 1000 w rms with an amperage drop. The sub started cracking noises and just hummed. I have everything wired at 4 ohms now and I can honestly say, I miss that hard bass. Further warning to L7 owners, it is not cool to have a mucho dollar sub go to sh!t, so wire with caution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04CHASE Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 i know how you feel , i blew one 12 w7 and 2 13.5's w7, it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m396 #00-011 Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Overheated and locked up the voice coil. Turn the gain down a bit, don't turn the vol knob much past 3/4's. If you need more bass than that, add subs, change box, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaotik1 Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 I have to see if I still have the pictures of the box I caught fire.. 3 JBL GTI subs each having a JBL PB-1200 amp to them. Lots of bass, then smoke, then fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_forma Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 where did you get the subs from? Just curious cause i know that circuit city has some thing where you can replace the sub any amount of times under warrenty without question if you buy from them, but it is very expensive to get them from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m396 #00-011 Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 BTW, If this was bought new from an Authorized Dealer, it probably wouldn't be an issue, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.0ss Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 OHH Sounds like fun!! I am one of those lucky people that has never toasted a sub... Now I have toasted a couple of component speakers before, but I am really hard on them and have them crossed over a little bit to low... Good luck fixing them... If you are considering replacements.. Diamond Audio just came out with some new crazy warranty that they are backing, Might want to check it out and look into there D6 or HEx Subs, I am running my 3 12inch D6 subs and I run them hard with out a problem (I probably should not have opened my mouth) But they really stand behind there stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSplaytoy Posted September 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 I do have warranty My gain is about 3/8 of the way up, bass boost on the amps is 6db. Has been that way since day one. The bass knob is only up to the second notch too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03ScreaminSS Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Oh the fun. I just recently smoked my 12" Alpine Type-R. Burned the DVC on it! Good times! Now I have 1 12" L7 wired at 2 ohm pusing 650 RMS. Sounds real good. My gain is a little under half and my remote bass knob is under half and my bass on the deck is all the way negative. You can hear me from a half mile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m396 #00-011 Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 I do have warranty My gain is about 3/8 of the way up, bass boost on the amps is 6db. Has been that way since day one. The bass knob is only up to the second notch too. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sweet, glad to hear it. Regardless of were the bass and gain is now, it's gonna need adjustments before you do it again. Personally, I'd drop the bass boost back, most are just a distortion knob. What are the details on the enclosure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSplaytoy Posted September 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 I did a custom enclosure. I fyou do the math, integrals included if you want to be precise is approx. 1.9 cu. ft. per chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_forma Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 you got almost 2 cu ft per chamber? That is crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m396 #00-011 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 I did a custom enclosure. I fyou do the math, integrals included if you want to be precise is approx. 1.9 cu. ft. per chamber. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A bit big for sealed, too small for ported. Which is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSplaytoy Posted September 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 According to Kicker, 3.25 cu ft. is the best for ported and 2 cu ft. for sealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m396 #00-011 Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 According to Kicker, 3.25 cu ft. is the best for ported and 2 cu ft. for sealed. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, but the power handling for the 2 cuft box is far less than the .88-1.0 cuft box they base the spec on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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