DIY Install in My Fiat Palio.

low_bass_makker · 5th May 2007, 10:58

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

Oh My God LBM what happened to your tweeter? It looks to be soaked in a bucket of glue!

It is a 3-years old tweeter....what happend to it dont ask....I had to repair it as I had to sell it.....

.....it is all dust and what not on the tweeter.....rest after the repair it was working fine......

navin · 5th May 2007, 11:32

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

The thickness of the speakerwire is the only concern for solder. Can I still not do it? No alternatives possible?

no also once the wire is soldered the joint will have to carry the weight of the wire. so it makes sense to use a thinner wire at the point of solder. BTW a tweeter does not need thick wire. it carries barely 10% of the power (depending on XO freq and slope).

Bass&Trouble · 5th May 2007, 12:33

Kiran, that Wuerth damping model is crap. Dont buy any more of it. There's another model that is sold in sheets of about 3' x 1.5'. That will do a better job. This one is just foam, serves as a thermal insulator and absorbs a bit of the high frequency content of road noise, no help to bass or to stiffen body parts.

While soldering the tweeter terminal, make sure you clean the part of the terminal properly and then solder it and then put a heat shrink sleeve on it. In some tweeters the terminal is sometimes very close to the u-pot of the neo magnet. Make sure the solder deosnt spill onto the magnet anywhere and cause a short.

moralfibre · 7th May 2007, 11:45

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Originally Posted by Bass&Trouble

Kiran, that Wuerth damping model is crap. Dont buy any more of it. There's another model that is sold in sheets of about 3' x 1.5'. That will do a better job. This one is just foam, serves as a thermal insulator and absorbs a bit of the high frequency content of road noise, no help to bass or to stiffen body parts.

Thanks for the heads up Ajay. I have ensured that I dont clean the panel surface before applying the damping so that I can remove it very easily. In fact as easy as just peeling off the damping

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While soldering the tweeter terminal, make sure you clean the part of the terminal properly and then solder it and then put a heat shrink sleeve on it. In some tweeters the terminal is sometimes very close to the u-pot of the neo magnet. Make sure the solder deosnt spill onto the magnet anywhere and cause a short.

Did that using some spirit and took me a good 2 hours to get the solder right. Managed to do an ok ok job. Connected everything last evening and disaster struck. As soon as I turned on the ignition, the "Protect LED" on the amp lit. I dont know what to do and how it happened. I cross verified a few times if the connections were done right and have found no probs with it. What could be wrong?

Bass&Trouble · 7th May 2007, 12:05

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

Did that using some spirit and took me a good 2 hours to get the solder right. Managed to do an ok ok job. Connected everything last evening and disaster struck. As soon as I turned on the ignition, the "Protect LED" on the amp lit. I dont know what to do and how it happened. I cross verified a few times if the connections were done right and have found no probs with it. What could be wrong?

Disconnect all the speaker wires from the amp and power the amp up with just the main, earthing and remote wires connected. If it powers up fine, there's a short somewhere in the speaker wiring. If not, the amp has a problem. Let me know how it goes.

moralfibre · 7th May 2007, 12:11

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Originally Posted by Bass&Trouble

Disconnect all the speaker wires from the amp and power the amp up with just the main, earthing and remote wires connected. If it powers up fine, there's a short somewhere in the speaker wiring. If not, the amp has a problem. Let me know how it goes.

Great will do this in the lunch break and let you know.

moralfibre · 7th May 2007, 13:23

I disconnected all the speakers connections and turned on the ignition. The amp still goes into protect. What could be wrong?

Bass&Trouble · 7th May 2007, 13:51

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

I disconnected all the speakers connections and turned on the ignition. The amp still goes into protect. What could be wrong?

Something is wrong with the amp.

moralfibre · 7th May 2007, 14:42

Abhi kya karne ka? Setup is in a frozen state.

low_bass_makker · 7th May 2007, 15:13

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

Abhi kya karne ka? Setup is in a frozen state.

Get your amp checked.....is it a new amp or a older one......

Sam Kapasi · 7th May 2007, 15:20

I agree with B&T.

Where did you get the amp from MF? Had you checked it before you paid for it?

Totally OT:
Soooooo cute. little_bass_makker!!!

moralfibre · 7th May 2007, 15:24

Its a new amp from old stock. Did not check it before I bought it. Will get it fixed, since it wasn't in warranty.

Totally OT again:

Slightly bigger bass maker:

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Where did you get the amp from MF?

Sigh! I wish I had chosen a screen name sensibly :(

low_bass_makker · 7th May 2007, 16:22

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Totally OT:
Soooooo cute. little_bass_makker!!!

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

Totally OT again:

Slightly bigger bass maker:

100 %

......the pic in my avtar is my daughter.....she is very cute.....touchwood.....

and in the pic below it is me with a good pair of headphone which I dont remember which brand but the AMP is COSMIC. solid amp....it is using 3055 transistor and by the side of amp is the AKAI spool tape deck....it is quite old stuff...and I still have them....

Sam Kapasi · 7th May 2007, 16:59

Continuing the off topic trend, why does MF have your childhood photos? I'm confused.

low_bass_makker · 7th May 2007, 17:03

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Continuing the off topic trend, why does MF have your childhood photos? I'm confused.

Sir please check my profile Sam Bhai......

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/member...ss_makker.html

5th May 2007, 12:33	#48
Bass&Trouble Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,754 Thanked: 124 Times	Kiran, that Wuerth damping model is crap. Dont buy any more of it. There's another model that is sold in sheets of about 3' x 1.5'. That will do a better job. This one is just foam, serves as a thermal insulator and absorbs a bit of the high frequency content of road noise, no help to bass or to stiffen body parts. While soldering the tweeter terminal, make sure you clean the part of the terminal properly and then solder it and then put a heat shrink sleeve on it. In some tweeters the terminal is sometimes very close to the u-pot of the neo magnet. Make sure the solder deosnt spill onto the magnet anywhere and cause a short.
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7th May 2007, 13:23	#52
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	I disconnected all the speakers connections and turned on the ignition. The amp still goes into protect. What could be wrong?
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7th May 2007, 14:42	#54
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	Abhi kya karne ka? Setup is in a frozen state.
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7th May 2007, 15:20	#56
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	I agree with B&T. Where did you get the amp from MF? Had you checked it before you paid for it? Totally OT: Soooooo cute. little_bass_makker!!!
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7th May 2007, 16:59	#59
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	Continuing the off topic trend, why does MF have your childhood photos? I'm confused.
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