Line out converter???
09-08-2008, 08:30 PM
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a guy on crutchfield said his sub out was week and he had to buy a line out
my headunit gave no sound to my subs, adequate power and hookups, next thing is check the cabling which i will order 2morrow, but i hooked it up today after i got my amp back from kicker and nothing, green light on, but no sound
my headunit gave no sound to my subs, adequate power and hookups, next thing is check the cabling which i will order 2morrow, but i hooked it up today after i got my amp back from kicker and nothing, green light on, but no sound
09-09-2008, 12:52 PM
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well ya i mean i want them working so as much help as possible is wanted...
one question i know the 2 lines, one solid and one cut up is dc, which is ac on the multimeter...?
thanks, ill try this later
what if there is no volatage? first replace the wiring right?
one question i know the 2 lines, one solid and one cut up is dc, which is ac on the multimeter...?
thanks, ill try this later
what if there is no volatage? first replace the wiring right?
09-09-2008, 10:42 PM
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not sure... all the ones ive used are labeled (for us dumbasses) if theres no VAC on your rcas then either the line output or the RCAs are bad... do the same test at the loc itself (one prong inside one on the jacket) to determine if its the rcas or LOC.
09-14-2008, 03:46 AM
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i got the cables, but i cant do the install till next weekend, i have to swap out the harness for the head unit, get the new kit installed, install the battery, install the subs/amp, carpet the amp board, mount, ground the amp and clean my car... itll be a nice project lol
09-19-2008, 11:39 PM
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the cables that were hooked up tested out okay... idk what it could have been, the headunit is sending signal to the sub from the sub out (i tested with the multimeter, and the signal fluctuates from about .5-.6 and so on, so its signal)
any ideas?
bad amp rca in?
any ideas?
bad amp rca in?
09-20-2008, 12:52 AM
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Did you test before and after the RCA's (at the head unit and then at the end of the cables)
I think Emp said to do this once but anyway get a 3.5mm to RCA cable and plug your MP3 player into the RCA's on the amp, if the problem is still there then its the amp if not then its before the amp either cables or HU itself
I think Emp said to do this once but anyway get a 3.5mm to RCA cable and plug your MP3 player into the RCA's on the amp, if the problem is still there then its the amp if not then its before the amp either cables or HU itself
09-20-2008, 01:12 AM
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when its playing go positive to negative on the speaker terminals on the box?
will do later today
Did you test before and after the RCA's (at the head unit and then at the end of the cables)
I think Emp said to do this once but anyway get a 3.5mm to RCA cable and plug your MP3 player into the RCA's on the amp, if the problem is still there then its the amp if not then its before the amp either cables or HU itself
I think Emp said to do this once but anyway get a 3.5mm to RCA cable and plug your MP3 player into the RCA's on the amp, if the problem is still there then its the amp if not then its before the amp either cables or HU itself
09-20-2008, 01:43 AM
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on the amp itself then on the speaker wires/terminals on the box. I assumed u already checked the RCA at the amp just as u did at the HU since it was the first thing i recommended but if not do skip my post and do spuns advice b4 testing speaker output
09-20-2008, 11:34 PM
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okay well i took spuns advice and bought a mp3 adapter
first of all i ran the new cords after i tested the output from the headunit, which was varying, which is signal, so i ran it, and i hook it up... nothing...
the rca reds .019 and stays there
i hook up the mp3 adapter thinking, its the amp, and boom i get bass, and loud bass cuz i had my ipod all the way up...
i reconnect the rca from head unit, nothing
what am i missing?
first of all i ran the new cords after i tested the output from the headunit, which was varying, which is signal, so i ran it, and i hook it up... nothing...
the rca reds .019 and stays there
i hook up the mp3 adapter thinking, its the amp, and boom i get bass, and loud bass cuz i had my ipod all the way up...
i reconnect the rca from head unit, nothing
what am i missing?
09-21-2008, 01:17 AM
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rcas shouldnt be reading .0___ more like .6
Your testing voltage AC and most hus are rated for 2v+ PEAK so you should get at the bare miniumum .5 with it cranked. You really just need to try it with low power and get .1 or .2 then crank it and get triple or whatever.
Did you test the mp3 unit at the amp or at the HU side of the rcas
Your testing voltage AC and most hus are rated for 2v+ PEAK so you should get at the bare miniumum .5 with it cranked. You really just need to try it with low power and get .1 or .2 then crank it and get triple or whatever.
Did you test the mp3 unit at the amp or at the HU side of the rcas