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Thread: Problem with JL 1000/1 |
    
New member Username: Fathom04
Phenix City,
AL
USA
Post Number: 7
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 03:30 pm: |
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I took it out of the box this AM. Hooked it up. No sound comes out of the speakers untill i wiggle the power/ground. Then its just a hum. I think its about 30-60 hertz. The speakers even make the sound without the RCA's hooked up.
I know its a defect but i just wanted to know if i can fix it before i go and shell out more cash.
I have a 170 amp alt, with 4g power/ground. The subs are 2 jl w6v2. |
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New member Username: Lowemotions
Post Number: 4
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 07:21 pm: |
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if its new you have a warrenty |
Silver Member Username: Theelfkeeper
Stockbridge,
GA
USA
Post Number: 857
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 07:24 pm: |
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double cheack all your connections, both ends (power, ground, rca's and rem), and check your filters on the amp and HU.
if all that checks out fine, try another amp if you can get ahold of one. if it works, then its definally the JL amp. hopefully you have a warranty. |
New member Username: Fathom04
Phenix City,
AL
USA
Post Number: 8
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 08:04 pm: |
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Sometimes there will be a burst of power...then it goes back to the humming noise. Ive really never seen anything like this :/
I took the amp turn on out. The noise didn't shut off for 5-10 seconds after i unhooked it. I checked the power, ground, rca's and rem and everything seems to be ok.
I also had this checked with one of the top audio shops in this area. They said it was all hooked up correctly and said that the amp was most likely underpowered at one time (probably wasnt new). But... i tend to trust people more on here than i do at audio shops. |
Silver Member Username: Rzarector
Coquitlam,
Bc
Canada
Post Number: 842
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 12:28 am: |
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it might be a fault in the amp.. i had a jl 500/1 that had a problem with the ground/power connections.. the subs would work if you wiggled the connections .. it was replaced |
Silver Member Username: Drpthemc
Atlanta,
GA
USA
Post Number: 123
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 08:56 pm: |
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sounds like ur having the same problem as me... sucks man... you expect to get a good product, considering its JL, but really u get something thats crappy... i feel you... i think thats the problem why my amp cuts off at higher volumes... do you have that problem also?...
-if u got it checked out or fixed... how much did it cost or what did u do?... |
Gold Member Username: Jonathan_f
GA
USA
Post Number: 5509
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 09:43 pm: |
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Did you get it authorized, because this statement:
"I know its a defect but i just wanted to know if i can fix it before i go and shell out more cash."
makes me think you didn't.
Unauthorized retailers burn off the serial numbers so that they can't be tracked, and in turn they often damage the amplifier in the process. This is why JL doesn't warrant this kind of crap. |
Gold Member Username: Jonathan_f
GA
USA
Post Number: 5510
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 09:45 pm: |
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Unless you bought it used, in which they sold it for a reason. |
