CAR AUDIO TIPS AND TRICKS
CAR AUDIO WIRING PAGES PIONEER KENWOOD AND MORE.
CAR ALARM AND AUTO START HELP PAGES
TIP OF THE WEEK:
NOISE? IF YOU ARE USING A AMP TRY A ISOLATOR FOR THE RCA's IT JUST GOES IN-LINE AND USE AS MANY AS YOU HAVE AMPS OR EQ'S
NOTE: YOU WILL HAVE TO GROUND THE AMP SIDE OF THE RCA's TO MAKE THE AMP TURN ON!
PYRAMID HAS THE BEST FOR THE MONEY $15.00 RETAIL E-MAIL IF YOU NEED SOME!
TIP OF THE WEEK:
SPEAKERS: ALL SPEAKERS NEED FILTERS (EXCEPT SUBS) COMMONLY REFEREED AS BASE BLOCKERS THEY JUST GO INLINE WITH THE POSITIVE SPEAKER LEAD.
HERE ARE MY PIX OF SPECS:
TWEETERS------------ ---------------2.2 UF @ 100 VOLT
3" ------------------ ---------------33 UF @ 100 VOLT
4" -------------------- ----------------49 UF @ 100 VOLT
4/6 ------------------ ---------------- 49 UF @ 100 VOLT
6" ROUND 5/7 OVAL 6/8OVAL----- 80 UF @ 100 VOLT
6/9 , 7/10 OVAL ----------------------100 UF @ 100 VOLT
8"--------------------------------------200 UF @ 100 VOLT
10" ------------------------------------400 UF @ 100 VOLT
THESE SPECS WORK WITH PIONEER AND KENWOOD SPEAKERS AT AMP RATING UP TO 100 WATTS RMS.
THIS WILL ALSO SHORT CUT THE AMP NEEDS TOO! YOU CAN USE 1 AMP FOR THE MID BASE UP AD ONE FOR THE SUBS! ( YOU CAN AFFORD BIGGER STUFF)
CROSS-OVERS ARE PRICED AT:
$5.00 EACH UP TO 100 UF
$7.50 EACH FOR 200 UF AND UP
E-MAIL IF YOU NEED SOME TELL ME AS MUCH ABOUT YOU SYSTEM AS YOU CAN ( SPECS) AND I WILL CUSTOM MATCH THESE TO YOUR SYSTEM!
HERE IS A CHART BELOW FOR THE TECH'S
THIS IS FOR A 6 DB SLOPE HIGH PASS USE IN-LINE (SERIES) LIKE A FUSE
| RATING | 2 OHM | 4 OHM | 8 OHM | PRICE each |
| 199 mfd | 400 hz | 200 hz | 100 hz | $5.00 |
| 99 mfd | 800 hz | 400 hz | 200 hz | $5.00 |
| 47 mfd | 1700 hz | 850 hz | 425 hz | $5.00 |
| 33 mfd | 2400 hz | 1200 hz | 600 hz | $5.00 |
| 13 mfd | 6000 hz | 3000 hz | 1500 hz | $5.00 |
| 9.9 mfd | 8000 hz | 4000 hz | 2000 hz | $5.00 |
| 6.6 mfd | 12000 hz | 6000 hz | 3000 hz | $5.00 |
| 3.3 mfd | 24000 hz | 12000 hz | 6000 hz | $5.00 |
AMP TRICKS:
1) YOU NEED A BOARD TO PUT THE AMP ON DO NOT SCREW DIRECT TO THE FLOOR OF ANY CAR OR TRUCK
WATER WILL WICK UP AND DAMAGE THE AMP (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY)
2) DO NOT FASTEN THE AMP TO THE SUB BOX! THIS WILL DAMAGE THE PCB AND SHAKE LOOSE THE PARTS! (NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY)
3) BUY A BIG ENOUGH AMP SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO OVER DRIVE THE AMP
DISTORTION WILL KILL SPEAKERS AND FAST!!
NEVER EVER RUN ANY STEREO OVER 2/3 VOLUME
IF IT IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH GET A BIGGER SYSTEM!!
10/25/14