Power wire is not rated by total watts passing through it, it is limited by the amount of amps that it can pass through it. 4 gauge is fine for your amp. I would suggest doing the Big 3 if you have voltage drops.
Like check the ground? Could it be the amp? Ive had this problem ever since I got the amp, my other 500rms amp didnt drop, so Im thinking the wire cant carry enough power for 1000rms.
Did you ground your amps to the body? If so the chassis to battery ground under the engine bay would not be sufficient enough to carry the current. Also the wire going from the alternator to the positive battery terminal is it at least 4 gauge?
the pdx amps are 1 ohm stable arent they? what ohm load is on the amp at the moment. have u got 4ga going all the way from the battery? 4guage is only meant to handle up to 800rms. and your pulling out at least 1200 when you crank it.
I usually stick to 4 ohms, just recently I jropped it to 2 ohms to see if that was the problem, but the problem is still here. I have the wire going straight from the battery to a cap then to the amp. I read about the wire only being good for 800rms up to 18ft. I have at least 25ft. worth of cable. Thats why I hope its just the wire that is the problem.
the only time i would ever have over 800 rms going thru a 4guage cable is after i split a 0gauge cable to go to two amps. get some 0gauge dude and ur problems will go away, garuntee it. and stick to 2 ohms. less ohms - less resistance - more power. ur amp can handle it
ok, ya i tried 2 ohms for the first time and im not going back, it hits the beats way better, as well as the lows, awesome. Could I have both subs wired for 2 ohms to the amp? Or would I have to get another amp to run each of them at 2 ohms.
i told you 2ohm is better :D. it depends what type of subs u got - dual 2ohm or dual 4 ohm. if u have dual 2 ohm u can wire them both up at 4 ohm then wire them togethor to take it back doing to 2ohm. have u got dual 4ohm or dual 2ohm?
shit ok. i think ur only option is 4ohm then man. should have gotten the dual 2ohms like i did :P. man that sucks. maybe get a different amp (one thats 1ohm stable) and set it up at 1ohm.
@camarosam That cant be true, when you double the ohms you drop half of the power. so 1000 watts at 1 ohm is 500 watts at 2 ohms. your amp is 1000 watts rms by 1 ohm, but your amp is not 1 ohm stable. to truly push rms you need a 1 ohm stable amp or a 2000 rms amp. hope this helps
nice dude. looks all too familiar :P. you got a way better amp though, 1.1000 yeah? what power cable have you got? it shouldnt be anything less than 1/0 gauge.
ya, its the pdx 1.1000. I got 4 guage, which i think is too thin, cause the bass keeps droping, like literaly cutting in half, and thats the only explanation that could be causing it.
Power wire is not rated by total watts passing through it, it is limited by the amount of amps that it can pass through it. 4 gauge is fine for your amp. I would suggest doing the Big 3 if you have voltage drops.
rich52490 3 years ago
Like check the ground? Could it be the amp? Ive had this problem ever since I got the amp, my other 500rms amp didnt drop, so Im thinking the wire cant carry enough power for 1000rms.
camarosam 3 years ago
Did you ground your amps to the body? If so the chassis to battery ground under the engine bay would not be sufficient enough to carry the current. Also the wire going from the alternator to the positive battery terminal is it at least 4 gauge?
rich52490 3 years ago
the pdx amps are 1 ohm stable arent they? what ohm load is on the amp at the moment. have u got 4ga going all the way from the battery? 4guage is only meant to handle up to 800rms. and your pulling out at least 1200 when you crank it.
Gskate1011 4 years ago
I usually stick to 4 ohms, just recently I jropped it to 2 ohms to see if that was the problem, but the problem is still here. I have the wire going straight from the battery to a cap then to the amp. I read about the wire only being good for 800rms up to 18ft. I have at least 25ft. worth of cable. Thats why I hope its just the wire that is the problem.
camarosam 4 years ago
the only time i would ever have over 800 rms going thru a 4guage cable is after i split a 0gauge cable to go to two amps. get some 0gauge dude and ur problems will go away, garuntee it. and stick to 2 ohms. less ohms - less resistance - more power. ur amp can handle it
Gskate1011 4 years ago
ok, ya i tried 2 ohms for the first time and im not going back, it hits the beats way better, as well as the lows, awesome. Could I have both subs wired for 2 ohms to the amp? Or would I have to get another amp to run each of them at 2 ohms.
camarosam 4 years ago
i told you 2ohm is better :D. it depends what type of subs u got - dual 2ohm or dual 4 ohm. if u have dual 2 ohm u can wire them both up at 4 ohm then wire them togethor to take it back doing to 2ohm. have u got dual 4ohm or dual 2ohm?
Gskate1011 4 years ago
dual 4 ohm, the amp handles 1000rms at 2 or 4 ohms.
camarosam 4 years ago
dual 4 ohm, the amp handles 1000rms at 2 or 4 ohms.
camarosam 4 years ago
shit ok. i think ur only option is 4ohm then man. should have gotten the dual 2ohms like i did :P. man that sucks. maybe get a different amp (one thats 1ohm stable) and set it up at 1ohm.
Gskate1011 4 years ago
ok, thanks for the help.
camarosam 4 years ago
@camarosam That cant be true, when you double the ohms you drop half of the power. so 1000 watts at 1 ohm is 500 watts at 2 ohms. your amp is 1000 watts rms by 1 ohm, but your amp is not 1 ohm stable. to truly push rms you need a 1 ohm stable amp or a 2000 rms amp. hope this helps
elancohen92 1 year ago
nice dude. looks all too familiar :P. you got a way better amp though, 1.1000 yeah? what power cable have you got? it shouldnt be anything less than 1/0 gauge.
Gskate1011 4 years ago
ya, its the pdx 1.1000. I got 4 guage, which i think is too thin, cause the bass keeps droping, like literaly cutting in half, and thats the only explanation that could be causing it.
camarosam 4 years ago