Girr68
Junior Member
Hi guys let me start off by saying this is my first post i'm 100% new. I'm new to car audio and i can almost guarantee i'm doing something wrong.
I have a 15" Hifonics Brutus 650w rms and 1200w peak 2 ohms sub in a sealed box in the trunk of my sunfire, it's powered (bridged) by a cheap Sony Xplod 1000w amp which has 2 30A fuses in it.
I'm running this all on a Scosche 1200w wiring kit, Either 6gage or 8gage i can't remember exactly.
When i play music past 30 volume (headunit goes to 46 max) My amp starts to get really really hot, i'm talking after a good 10 / 15 mins of use it will burn you. WHY????
My fuses are all good, my wiring is enough Watts to power the sub also. Is it the amp? or possibly another problem? People told me ground may be an issue, my ground is secured. I do however have a Brand X capacitor that i AM NOT running and when the bass hits hard it does dim my lights, i was planning on hooking it up this weekend... Could this be part of my problem?????
Any help would be greatly appreciated because i do not want anything to happen to my sub, but i can't stand not being able to really use the full potential of my sub without worrying about lighting on fire Lol.
I have a 15" Hifonics Brutus 650w rms and 1200w peak 2 ohms sub in a sealed box in the trunk of my sunfire, it's powered (bridged) by a cheap Sony Xplod 1000w amp which has 2 30A fuses in it.
I'm running this all on a Scosche 1200w wiring kit, Either 6gage or 8gage i can't remember exactly.
When i play music past 30 volume (headunit goes to 46 max) My amp starts to get really really hot, i'm talking after a good 10 / 15 mins of use it will burn you. WHY????
My fuses are all good, my wiring is enough Watts to power the sub also. Is it the amp? or possibly another problem? People told me ground may be an issue, my ground is secured. I do however have a Brand X capacitor that i AM NOT running and when the bass hits hard it does dim my lights, i was planning on hooking it up this weekend... Could this be part of my problem?????
Any help would be greatly appreciated because i do not want anything to happen to my sub, but i can't stand not being able to really use the full potential of my sub without worrying about lighting on fire Lol.