why wont my amp stop clipping?

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joel
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why wont my amp stop clipping?

Post by joel »

by battery is sufficient im pretty sure cuz it hasnt run out or lost power. my ground is good. might i need a capacitor? and how many farrads would be safe with 1000 watts?
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Post by gridracer »

Your amp is clipping because you are turning it up to loud. Set your gains properly upgrade your big 3 wiring and don't buy a useless cap.
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Post by joel »

but thats what i mean, im not turning it up loud at all and its clipping. upgrade my big 3 wiring? what does that mean?
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Post by dako »

If the gain setting on your amp is cranked, you can still have clipping without the head unit being up at full volume. You might want to do a google search on properly setting your amp gains in conjunction with your head unit (there are plenty of step-by-step tutorials out there). Also, the big three is a wiring upgrade that allows for larger power and grounding wires. I've never personally done this, but it can be beneficial if you're going to be running a huge system.
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Post by joel »

oh ok
well i only have 1000 watts and im running 4 guage wires which should be enough but ill look up that gain setting thing
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Post by fordtough1 »

here is a good tutorial from our own forum.

http://phoenixphorum.com/gain-setting-w ... vt280.html
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Post by joel »

ok, thanks
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