burning smell!!!

[alainax]

lol i wouldnt be asking u's if i was confident! i might take it back to xs but might be akward, hmmm i just dont know what to do!! would the speaker wire coz this sort of problem?? it was very sudden n the burnin was bad! xxx

 

[paulbfd]

would the speaker wire coz this sort of problem??

Hard to say, its not like your sending loads of power down them over a long distance.

How quickly does it cut out when you play it?

Could you play just the sub and see if it cuts out or start to smell, then if it doesn't, try the same with just the 6x9s?

That why you can rule out which area is at fault.

 

[chaos]

If its still not right by the time the bash comes around, I'll have a gander if you want

 

[alainax]

some 1s mebtioned dodgy earth,. it seems fine to me but could this be the problem? would that coz the interfearence? xxx

 

[DJTenchu]

Burning smell and cut outs insn't interference. If your power cable is overused, the inline fuse should have gone, then you wouldn't be able to power back up. Sounds to me like the amp is doing its job, but something isn't able to cope with the power its kickin out. The burning smell is presumably the shielding on a cable meting due to too much current passing through. I would guess this is in the speaker cable, especially if these have been replaced with narrow guage grey ones. The speaker cable is probably more likely to be the problem if you've been through a couple sets of 6x9s to no avail.
In my useless opinion Id say, get your mate to replace cabling, burning smell is normally the result if underrrated cable, new wiring isn't that expensive and its very important that you have a wiring set which can handle the power you put through it. Secondly, talk to the last people who faffed with it before it cut out. At the end of the day, if your system used to kick, and since they touched it its had problems, its really their job to sort it out. Even if its awkward, I'm sure a coy look and a smile could convince them to have a look at it.
Hope thats of some help, if not, hey, at least I dont charge for my babble eh?
Laters

 

[T.E.D. Jordan]

I would change them naff grey wires like suggested. But echoeing others, it does sound like somethings gone pop! As you increase the volume to your voice coils, the voltage is upped and the wires spark between them more causing the amp More trouble, therefore you can sometimes end up with distortion whilst your install gets louder.

 

[alainax]

alaina does the fixed it dance, fixed it dance , fixed it dance!!! wooo hoooo!!

got me solder iron, sum solder n a screwdriver n dived deep into the belly of the beast!
undone everthing, ( well almost the earth n power,rc, rca's all ok)
swaped my 6x9s n solderd all the wires back on( whihch is difficult in the pitch black in a 4x3ft mdf box with ur phone as the only light!) n solderd sum gold wirs to my sub.

its working great set it all to the optimum as sed b4. only prob is me leds not working

:slayer:
xxx

 

[custard]

alaina does the fixed it dance, fixed it dance , fixed it dance!!! wooo hoooo!!

got me solder iron, sum solder n a screwdriver n dived deep into the belly of the beast!
undone everthing, ( well almost the earth n power,rc, rca's all ok)
swaped my 6x9s n solderd all the wires back on( whihch is difficult in the pitch black in a 4x3ft mdf box with ur phone as the only light!) n solderd sum gold wirs to my sub.

its working great set it all to the optimum as sed b4. only prob is me leds not working

:slayer:
xxx

your description makes it sound very scary

 

[alainax]

i was bloody scary!! had wires in my mouth at one point to keep them away from the iron! had to solder in the dark*while lying upside downin the bit where the spare trye should be* then take a look with the phone after lol!
ps soldering irons r very hot!
xxx

 

[chaos]

ps soldering irons r very hot!

I know. Molten solder is too - especially when a blob of it falls on the back of your hand!

 

[alainax]

I know. Molten solder is too - especially when a blob of it falls on the back of your hand!

was more my face i was tryin to avoid! now that would have hurt! xxx

 

[chaos]

was more my face i was tryin to avoid! now that would have hurt! xxx

Yes it would have

 

[paulbfd]

Well done Alaina glad it's fettled.

 

[alainax]

but we'l all be non the wiser to what caused it?? bad connection n fired 6x9's? xxx

 

[Hellcat]

Well done. next time use a torch cause soldering irons hurt if you burn yourself!