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Thread ID: 36816 2003-08-21 04:37:00 Car sub on PC?? Polk (1135) Press F1
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169151 2003-08-21 06:56:00 Define drive...Would they work but be quiet, or not work at all?? Polk (1135)
169152 2003-08-21 08:34:00 depends on what your existing sub is. a mate simply took out the sub speaker (ie left the amp intact) and connected his 12" sub (in its own box
) in place of the origanal sub. went ok however one thing to watch is most speaker are 8ohms while cars are 4ohms so it can cause the amp to die if cranked up to much. if you have 2 subs simply connect them in series to get around that problem.
tweak'e (174)
169153 2003-08-21 08:47:00 Wow great thanks man!!

Ill try it with one sub first then see how we go.

What do you mean by "cause the amp to die", as in blow up and burn, blow a fuse, diode what? Is there any type of protection devices in the circuit?

THANKS FOR THE HELP!
Polk (1135)
169154 2003-08-21 10:46:00 no...there is no protection devices in most pc speaker amps so go very easy on the volume control. pc amps are usually small cheapo things. tweak'e (174)
169155 2003-08-21 10:57:00 How Easy??

Im a wall rattling, teeth shaking kinda guy!
Polk (1135)
169156 2003-08-21 11:00:00 dunno, live and learn ;-) tweak'e (174)
169157 2003-08-21 11:06:00 Heh, okay then!!!!

Any tips on how to connect it all up? I will be starting it all tomorrow

Thanks
Polk (1135)
169158 2003-08-21 23:28:00 Well just taken it apart and in the circuit there is a fuse, and a number of diodes!! Looks like I may not have to be sooooo careful now! (but still very careful.....) Polk (1135)
169159 2003-08-21 23:37:00 the fuse will be on the power side. you can still blow the amp without blowing the fuse. be carefull exspecially if the amp is powered by 240v. tweak'e (174)
169160 2003-08-22 03:39:00 So i took apart my old sub and put in the two new subs in paralell (see, electronics tought me something!!) then hooked up 4 satellites (speakers) I already had via the old sub circuit so i now have 4.2 sound! (i think....Im not to hot in all the technical terms here people...)

But man, this ROCKS!!!!! The walls rattle and my teeth are already starting to crack!!! Its AWSOME!!!!!

Go here to see pics:
www.radiocontrolzone.com
Polk (1135)
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