testing amp and speakers

[Mike P]

I am getting down to things on my list that I have put off for a long time. I have a speaker box with an amp in my car and through many texts with tixer, I have tried unsuccessfully to get it working. Is there a way I can take it out and test it? What would I need to connect it to? My home system?I have a bunch of electrical gauges and stuff to use also if I need to use any of that.

 

[chris2523]

what problems are you having? is the amp turning on? everything hooked up? hooked up correctly?

pictures are good too.

i have hooked up car subs and various car audio to my old Pioneer receiver before, worked fine.

you can also ohm out the speakers, and get 2, 4, or 8 ohms depending on the specs. that makes sure the windings in the coil are all intact.

 

[tixer]

What he said.

Also, I still feel bad that we haven't had the chance to meed up and address this in person..

All of this depends a bit upon how you have everything wired and mounted.. Here's the "ideal" situation.

I'm assuming it's two subs in a box, each with their own pair of wires?

Drag that sub box inside, but leave the amp in the car.

Hook the subs up to the "B" speaker set on your home stereo, (assuming it can do that.) and fire up some Nine Inch Nails.. hopefully they'll both be moving, to some extent, and equally. If your neighbors complain, the problem isn't the subs..

Now take any 'ol speaker out to the car, and hook it up to the amp. Fire up the stereo and see what you get for sound from the speaker. Hopefully, you'll only be getting bass, even if it's a full-range speaker. If it sounds "normal," you'll need crossover work. If you get nothing, it's either wired wrong, or the amp doesn't work.

 

[Mike P]

what problems are you having? is the amp turning on? everything hooked up? hooked up correctly?

pictures are good too.

i have hooked up car subs and various car audio to my old Pioneer receiver before, worked fine.

you can also ohm out the speakers, and get 2, 4, or 8 ohms depending on the specs. that makes sure the windings in the coil are all intact.

now you are speaking another language, I have no idea what you said after, pictures are good. I will get pics asap

 

[billcu]

Does the rest of the system work ok, and are you just trying to add an amp and subwoofer to it?

I agree with Mike, testing the speaker with a known good home receiver will let you know if the speaker is good, if it's good, connect the amp to it, then give the amp an input. If your receiver has a preamp output, you could connect that to the input of your amp to test the amp with the speaker.

 

[Mike P]

I had this same box hooked up in my first mark, so I know it worked but it sat for a few years. I will try the steps mike laid out, but as usual it won't be for a few days