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the inputs straight from teh focal crossovers go from 2 of the amps single channels. I'm quite certain that the door speakers are wired correctly. Yes I know solder, I don't know why I always type it as it is pronounced I want to double check the stealtbox to make sure I have it wired correctly for the correct ohms to the amp. if you need specs I can look them up again. I'm using kicker COMPvr8 8' dual voice coil subwoofers. Run by me again how I should wire my stealthbox to operate safetly on a single bridged channel with this amp. and come to think of it the door speakers too.

I did have the gain on the subwoofer set high. which I'm not sure that they are even bad (in any case is a swollen capacitor inherently and automatically bad?) the capactors carry the same rating as the ones on the board.

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supposed to be the upgrade to them from fairchild semi-conductors. What is the recommended/max settings for gain to safely run on the amp? I wanted to add that the transistors I got are also an upgrade transistor RFP70n06 as upposed to FQP65n06. Anyway, so now I can compensate for that by backing the gain back down. Since I don't have HR speakers any more, the amp controls everything.

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I do have the gain set a little high because I don't use the volume on the stereo that high I was used to that when I used the HU's amp to driver the head rest speakers. I suspect it could have maybe not helped. The transistors and capacitors should be here thursday! We'll see what happens. Not sure if anyone cares about that, just thought I'd pass it on. They had the cheapest out of warranty repair rate at $80 everything included (including return shipping), but if this happens again, I think I'll try one of the more local $130 repair shops that can also clue me in to what's wrong and offer possible upgrades.īTW, in case no one knew, Ernie is gone from SS and I dealt with some other guy to get my amp sent in for repair. I don't usually go past 50% on my HU volume and my gain was properly set using a DMU. Last time and I expect this time too, they haven't offered up what was wrong or what I could've done to avoid or prevent it. This time I got occaisional turn on thump and intermittent putt-putt noise. The last time, both exhibited a putt-putt noise, a loud pop or shreik, then dead with accompanying burnt electrical smell. I have one in to SS right now for its 2nd service fix (the other one that was fixed at the same time is still holdig up, knock on wood!). I bought 3 SS Van Gogh amps for my minivan in 2006(?). bought it november of last yearĬan't help you on your issue, but thought I'd chime in to add a data point. The amp is a soundstream tarantula TRA680.4 4 channel amplifier. not circuitry or even still micro circuitry. I think this is mainly like industrial supplies for electricians work etc. but I'm finding only like electrical components etc. I looked in the phone book (obvously all are closed today). Particularly interested in what kind of places I should look into for getting these locally (radio shack does not have this transistor). just seems to all sort of start happening recently. Guys, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, I hate to keep buying/fixing amps I know the speakers are hooked up right, I mean the system sounds incredible and the amp has never even went into protect at all. I'll apply new heat sink compound and seal her back up. I'm going to replace all of them with the same part number (FQP65n06) a total of 6. I'm still curious as to why it did this, what causes this I can't seem to find a straight answer on the internet anywhere, only I'm seeing it's quite common. Didn't seem to harm anything but them, a test of the diodes near by came back good, now I'm going to try and find these things locally (any suggestions?). WHY did it do it? Sure enough I opened it up, it has 6 FQP mosfet 65N06 transistors and at least half of them are visibly damaged. Not something I'm unfamiliar with, I immediatly thought transistors since my JL audio amp did the same thing.

I opened the trunk to find the amp SMOKING! anyway today I turned it on and the sound was real distorted. sometimes after driving a bit it would cure itself. gradually getting worse, particullary when the car was first started and the amp turned on. I noticed there to start to be some interference in the audio output about a week ago.

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