need help installing JL 1000/1 and JL w7 12

Post by **ttocs** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:42 pm

I like to use a bolt that holds the alt to make that connection personally.

vipka9 · Post by **vipka9** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:41 am

okay so i think i found all my grounds i need to change out and from the looks of them i think there 10awg. it looks way smaller then my 8 gauge. so should i move up to 8 gauge or 4 ? i would like to start tomorrow since i came home late today

Post by **Bfowler** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:47 am

4 for sure!

lowblueranger · Post by **lowblueranger** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:18 am

4 gauge minimum. If your using 4 gauge on just your amp then I suggest 2 or 0/1 since the rest of the electrical needs power too. Those JL amps can run on low current and are built very well- I'd replace all wiring and it should work fine- no need for a cap if your electrical system is doing it's job. The slash amps are very effecient!

dwnrodeo · Post by **dwnrodeo** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:40 am

lowblueranger wrote:4 gauge minimum. If your using 4 gauge on just your amp then I suggest 2 or 0/1 since the rest of the electrical needs power too. Those JL amps can run on low current and are built very well- I'd replace all wiring and it should work fine- no need for a cap if your electrical system is doing it's job. The slash amps are very effecient!

Remember though the length of wire to update the big 3 is substantially shorter than the length to the amp(s) so 4 gauge should be fine.

vipka9 · Post by **vipka9** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:00 pm

can i use any 4gauge like im using on my amp or do i have to get a certain kind.. sorry new at thiss

Post by **Bfowler** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:55 pm

yep, any brand that is actually 4awg should be fine.

Stryker · Post by **Stryker** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:27 pm

use 0 gauge don't be a wuss.

4 should be adequate for the power your running....I guess

vipka9 · Post by **vipka9** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:02 am

hey guys again im here with another problem witht hsi JL 1000/1 im burning voice coils. first i burned the D9 diamond and i thought maybe it was the sub? then i switched over to a JL w6 and its burning voicecoil to. i can see smoke coming out the port.. whats wrong now! help me!!!

Post by **ttocs** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:23 am

what is the gain setting on the amp?

Bass boost? BBE? any other equalization?

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vipka9 · Post by **vipka9** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:25 am

to JL specs again.. bass boos on 4+
http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/557.pdf

tuned to jl specs except the bass boost is on 4+ everything else is left the same

eulogious · Post by **eulogious** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:26 am

Man, since I posted this, I might get aids, that's what I get for being a good person!

It sounds like the amp is clipping, killing your subs, so like ttocs asked, what are your gains and stuff set at?

Post by **ttocs** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:30 am

by jl specs, you don't mean you tuned it with a multimeter do you?

Phisically where is the gain at, 1/2, 2/3 full ect?

more infecting...

vipka9 · Post by **vipka9** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:31 am

eulogious · Post by **eulogious** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:31 am

vipka9 wrote:to JL specs again.. bass boos on 4+
http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/557.pdf

tuned to jl specs except the bass boost is on 4+ everything else is left the same

Well, you don't have a w7, so why are you using those specs to tune your amp?!?! A w7 can handle lots more power than the subs you have listed I believe, I could be wrong. Also +4db on the bassboost is almost doubling (2x) the power output of the amp, if it's anything like a PG amp. Every +3db of bass boost double the power required by the amp!

I would turn your gains WAY down, and all bass boost OFF, and then start to tune your amp...

vipka9 · Post by **vipka9** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:32 am

oh because i was running the JL and just swaped it over.. its burning the voice coils

Post by **ttocs** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:35 am

well it sounds like it but it shouldn't be at 1/4 volume.

Do you understand what clipping it and what it sounds like? It it the most common problem the melts subs.

Post by **Rold Gold** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:42 am

When the sub "farts" that's a bad thing.....

I'm with the other guys, turn everything all the way down and never touch the bass boost.....turn the HU up to about 70% and ease the gain up alittle at a time to tune it....

How much signal are you getting from the HU?

Post by **ttocs** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:48 am

you said it was set up according to jl specs, what did you mean by that?

vipka9 · Post by **vipka9** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:48 am

well if theres clipping i cant hear it clipping at all. i guess i dontknow what clipping is.. i just hear bass.. the diamond sounded perfect and it just stopped out of no where and the jl w6 is pushing fine just burned a little so i stopped and disconnected it. checked the diamond with a volt meter and it read o.oo6 and is suppose to be near 4 ohms or around there.. ill turn it down and start out of 16+ 4 is where it is at. so ill guessi turnit to 0 any other advice i should do also?