sub running in time

[Charlie]

how long should i run my 10 inch vibe subs in for?

cheers
charlie

 

[Tom]

ages 6 months

 

[Bryan]

as long as you feel it is needed, i dont believe there is any given time for running in subs,

 

[captain_clio]

that long?

 

[Charlie]

yu joking?

 

[Charlie]

also...how much can a standard car battery cope with? i.e. a 660W amp will be fine yeah?

 

[Bryan]

the standard battery cant even cope with its standard loading, change it at once

 

[captain_clio]

innit!!! when i operate my leccy windows, my headlights dim

 

[connor]

they hav a point! never stay with a standard battery for long after uve uprated ur ice to amps n subs :S

 

[cliosportcraig]

and get a power cap capacitor !!

 

[Charlie]

how much can i pick up a better battery for? and what does a powercap do?

 

[16vneil]

Dont bother with a cap, there ment 2 store power 2 help the battery and in my opion are cack, 1st stage is 2 up grade ur battery, then upgrade ur earth wires ,from batt and alternator.

 

[Charlie]

ok cheers. how much are decent batteries then roughly?

 

[16vneil]

Really depends what ur after, personally i have a otima yellow top which was a c##t to fit, ur battery would probably cope ok with the engine runnin, anywhere that sells batterys will be able 2 help u with a better 1, try upgradind ur earths be4 shelling out 4 a new 1 thou.

 

[night.icon]

depending on the quality of sub it should be run in from about 20 hours and 40 hours

this will help it loosen up and move more freely

my new components need to be runn in for 50 hours

 

[captain_clio]

how do u run em in?

 

[lee_clio_mk2]

keep playin them

 

[captain_clio]

loud, or gently?

 

[Charlie]

gently i would have thought

 

[low 16v]

You run them gently then slow play em louder, Once they are run in you can put more power into em cos the cones loosen up.

I think it takes about 20 or so hours use to run them in but i may b wrong.

 

[Pete-W]

my alpine typr are had to be run in for 60 hours!

 

[Dno194]

Optima Yellow tops are the dogs! You can get one brand new from Five Star in Barking (Essex) - 0208 594 7921. Itll cost you 176.25 (inc vat). Ripspeed/Halfords can get them, but itll cost you over 220 quid. Im running 4 amps, (and two of them are big f*ckas), and the Optima does the job. Make sure you dont buy an Optima Red top as they are not Deep Cycle.

 

[Dno194]

Optima Yellow tops are the dogs! You can get one brand new from Five Star in Barking (Essex) - 0208 594 7921. Itll cost you 176.25 (inc vat). Ripspeed/Halfords can get them, but itll cost you over 220 quid. Im running 4 amps, (and two of them are big f*ckas), and the Optima does the job. Make sure you dont buy an Optima Red top as they are not Deep Cycle.

 

[Steviebhoy]

wots the difference in sound when the subs and components have been run in? Do the pick up beats to a song better or sumthing?