crate amp blows

MONGO · Post by **MONGO** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:18 am

have an old crate 150 watt amp with a ev 12 inch
when i fired it up it had a loud hum and the speaker smoked.
very expensive speaker but why would that much current melt the coil in 30 seconds?

Jasaoke · Post by **Jasaoke** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:17 pm

I think the main problem is that it says "crate" on the front. Try one that doesn't...

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:52 am

was that an EVM12L?

at 200W rms rating, they are pretty hard to burn up!

The amp probably went DC on ya.

floodcitybrass · Post by **floodcitybrass** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:28 am

You can blow speakers by clipping them with underpowered amps.

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:48 pm

Jasaoke wrote:I think the main problem is that it says "crate" on the front. Try one that doesn't...

EPIC. Jasoke FTW.

LHSL · Post by **LHSL** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:37 pm

lonewolf wrote:was that an EVM12L?

at 200W rms rating, they are pretty hard to burn up!

The amp probably went DC on ya.

If it was humming, I doubt it was DC.