Recent content by mikelaubach

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    t-rex audio

    Who is running this event?
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    1996 Bronco build - everyday system, not a ground pounder (caution - pix heavy)

    Ok, so "some" amount of forward progress. I was liking have a sub and hearing/feeling the bass in the music, but had not ported it yet, and could hear the sub having problems in a 1.75cf sealed enclosure. The achilles tendon is healed up, but I have far from original range of motion and still...
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    Will the midrange be drowned out?

    I put these in the doors of our stock Audi A4, replacing the stock paper (crap) ones that it came with. I did one and then compared right away. The stock one is more efficient (it gets louder at any given volume level). BUT this is MUCH better sounding. Once I replaced the other side, it...
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    Can someone please tell me whats going on with my amp

    So, what is the status Suteman? Amp work with the new fuse?
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    ANYONE in Connecticut?

    The June show got canceled. boooooo
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    Can someone please tell me whats going on with my amp

    Wow, we be all over the map here! LOL You have the amplifier in the car, and there are three power lines going in - one for hot (red I hope), one for ground (black I hope), and one fore remote (blue I hope). I like to follow convention if its not obvious. My understanding of the above is...
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    Fusing question

    In any direction. IE - that 0ga run to the rear battery should have a fuse before it gets to the rear battery. If not, then if something happens to the cable under the hood (after the front fuse), then you have a 0ga line being fed by the rear battery towards the front. Fire. Fire! Fire...
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    got a really good WTF question on my alpine 9813

    So do the two radios have the same pin-outs? I do NOT mean the same SHAPED plug, but are the pins on the two radios the same - pin 3 is power on them both, pin 4 is ground on them both, etc. Just because the plug shape is the same, does not mean the pin use is the same. I found that there are...
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    got a really good WTF question on my alpine 9813

    Talk to sleazebagger, you guys have the same sort of crazy-arsed electric crap going on. LMAO
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    I tried setting my amp with dmm and nothing!

    Are the speakers attached or not? The fact that you are getting anything at all says that the majority of the amp's systems are working. Won't some amps not behave properly without a load? Install the speakers and wire and check again AFTER turning the amp gain all the way back down...
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    Questions about using a DMM

    Everything said above is a good starting point. While that is not untrue, there are plenty of threads on this site for setting gains using a DMM. While is not as perfect or easy as clamping to get the power output at a specific frequency, it is close enough to properly set the gains.
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    Alternator Mystery 10.00 Pay pal

    Wow, about time! Look like it puts out alot of power too, so that's great. No real "tested" advice on the optimal voltage, but 14.5 should be more than plenty high. Could like drop to 14 flat even.
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    Can I use the power wire as a speaker wire?

    Kiss that 2 ohm "load" goodbye though! Lulz
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    ipod connection

    It's not "working" per se. You are "lucky?" and it is back-feeding, most likely due to a poor internal design. I hope you didn't spend too much - that should be $5 at the most.
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    ipod connection

    Those are not inputs, they are RCA outputs. You cannot use you iPod on this deck without an auxillary part. According to my research, in order to use you iPod, you will need: * IP-Bus System Control o XM Satellite Radio o MCD Control o TV Tuner Control o Auxiliary Input (CD-RB10 or...
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