New subs keep cutting out.

[Golden80]

I just got a pair of JL Audio W0's and a JBL 300.1 amp. They play great
but will just cut out after about 5-10 minutes of playing. The power
light on the amp is still green and I checked the wires and everything
is wired together well. Just wondering what I should check out. Is the
amp bad?

Matt
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[Soundfreak03]

>I just got a pair of JL Audio W0's and a JBL 300.1 amp. They play great
>but will just cut out after about 5-10 minutes of playing. The power
>light on the amp is still green and I checked the wires and everything
>is wired together well. Just wondering what I should check out. Is the
>amp bad?

How do you have them wired? If they are in parallel they then they are
presenting a 2ohm load to the amp (assuming they are each 4ohm) and though I
have not personally used the JL amp I bet that it does not like the 2ohm load.
Wire them in series too create an 8ohm load, use only one sub, or try and trade
them for 2 8ohm models.

Les

[Matt]

JBL amps dont mind a 2 ohm load and they can even handle a 1 ohm load

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Matt
"Soundfreak03" > wrote in message
...
> >I just got a pair of JL Audio W0's and a JBL 300.1 amp. They play great
> >but will just cut out after about 5-10 minutes of playing. The power
> >light on the amp is still green and I checked the wires and everything
> >is wired together well. Just wondering what I should check out. Is the
> >amp bad?
>
> How do you have them wired? If they are in parallel they then they are
> presenting a 2ohm load to the amp (assuming they are each 4ohm) and though
I
> have not personally used the JL amp I bet that it does not like the 2ohm
load.
> Wire them in series too create an 8ohm load, use only one sub, or try and
trade
> them for 2 8ohm models.
>
> Les

[Golden80]

The amp says it can handle a 2 ohm load. The salesman sold me the amp
and promised that it would be able to handle it.
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[Onyi C. Ejiasa]

Do you notice that the amp is hotter than normal? Does the amp resume its
duties after it cools or does it remain off once it cuts out?

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"Golden80" > wrote in message
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> I just got a pair of JL Audio W0's and a JBL 300.1 amp. They play great
> but will just cut out after about 5-10 minutes of playing. The power
> light on the amp is still green and I checked the wires and everything
> is wired together well. Just wondering what I should check out. Is the
> amp bad?
>
> Matt
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[mixmastersmike]

I have the jbl 300.1 also. I had a 2ohm dual voice coil in each I wired
in parallel for a 1 ohm load. Allthough the amp's specs claims it can
handle a 1 ohm load, the amp gets very hot and does shut off in 5-10
mins. A 2 ohm load though, and the amp runs fine. (still a bit hot, but
I guess that's common.)

MMS
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[Paul Vina]

Are you running a single DVC sub or a pair? If it's a pair then the amp was
seeing .5 ohms, not 1 ohm. If you have the loudness on the HU turned on it
can cause the same problem.

Paul Vina


"mixmastersmike" > wrote in
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> I have the jbl 300.1 also. I had a 2ohm dual voice coil in each I wired
> in parallel for a 1 ohm load. Allthough the amp's specs claims it can
> handle a 1 ohm load, the amp gets very hot and does shut off in 5-10
> mins. A 2 ohm load though, and the amp runs fine. (still a bit hot, but
> I guess that's common.)
>
> MMS
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[mixmastersmike]

It was just a single sub

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[mixmastersmike]

jvc-sh99 i meant, not 909 :)

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