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Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:45 pm
by Drock
I'm wondering :
A) if it would harm the amp if I used an 8ohm load front left and right channels
And 2ohm bridged rear channels.
Reason is I'm just thinking of using a set of cerwin vega home speakers and a 12"dd sub on my test bench that I have extra kicking around.
Or I could use a pair of ti10d4 to get a 4ohm load.
Not sure what's best on this little amp.
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Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:33 am
by dvnt88
That bad boy looks verrrrrry familiar ....
Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:31 am
by Drock
Ya I'm trying out some of my gear in the stash. Just wasn't sure if it's safe to run the speakers I have already.
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Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:55 am
by trickyricky
Am pretty sure a 2ohm bridged load will kill it. 4ohm will be minimum when bridged.
Looking at the spec sheet it states it can handle a 1-ohm stereo load and 2-ohm mono/bridge load. I personally wouldn't try it, but it should be able to handle it. Just don't expect any extra power.
Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:31 am
by Drock
Thanks for the info. Just sucks because all I have are dual 4ohm subs .
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Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:42 pm
by Bfowler
if you make sure it has its own 4gauge or better, and is installed in a way to keep it cool (fans aren't a bad idea)
it should be fine to run it at 2ohms as long as you dont hammer on it
Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:36 pm
by Drock
Ok. So been playing with this amp for a bit today. Puts out pretty good for a little amp. Would be pretty loud in a car I think. Rockin the shop pretty good.
But........ I discovered an issue with the rear frequency knob/pot.
When I try to adjust the sub goes into convulsions, lol. Does this mean it needs to be replaced? And if yes. Is it hard to replace?
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Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:36 pm
by Drock
Ok. So been playing with this amp for a bit today. Puts out pretty good for a little amp. Would be pretty loud in a car I think. Rockin the shop pretty good.
But........ I discovered an issue with the rear frequency knob/pot.
When I try to adjust the sub goes into convulsions, lol. Does this mean it needs to be replaced? And if yes. Is it hard to replace?
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Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:02 pm
by ajaye
I'd give a shot at hitting it with deoxit gold first, won't hurt. If it really needs replaced it should be 3 joints to desolder/solder I'm guessing. The one time I took my 2 channel Tantrum apart I remember swearing a lot though.
Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:17 pm
by Drock
ajaye wrote:I'd give a shot at hitting it with deoxit gold first, won't hurt. If it really needs replaced it should be 3 joints to desolder/solder I'm guessing. The one time I took my 2 channel Tantrum apart I remember swearing a lot though.
Thanks ajaye, will do that.
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Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:40 pm
by trickyricky
I repaired a 200.2 tantrum and it was pretty easy and simple to disassemble and re assemble. So don't think you'll have a hard removing the pot if it is an issue, mouser has them in stock in case the deoxit doesn't work....fingers crossed.
Re: Tantrum 600.4 help
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:44 pm
by Drock
ajaye wrote:I'd give a shot at hitting it with deoxit gold first, won't hurt. If it really needs replaced it should be 3 joints to desolder/solder I'm guessing. The one time I took my 2 channel Tantrum apart I remember swearing a lot though.
Thanks ajaye, will do that.
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