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I was wondering if this was sufficient to use for anytime, daily or comp.
I cant think of a way to monitor mechanical limits but i was thinking about thermal limits and was wanting someone's opinion on this or maybe another technique that is cheaper\easier.
From dakota digital-
I was lookin at their car audio temp equipment but nothing went above 300 or 400 degrees so then i checked out a monitoring solution for exhaust gas- Here is the sensor, it's 14ft long- http://www.dakotadigital.com/zoom.cfm/-/PartNumber=SEN-12-6/zoom.htm Now, if i had gauges for each subwoofer and a line going to each subwoofer, where would i stick the "needle part" at on\in the subwoofer?
Where exactly should it be monitoring at? From up inside the vent on the magnet?
And...does anyone think this would be accurate doing it this way or whatever way it should be?
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If you're running a sealed box it's be easier, but mount a temp sensor near the sub inside of the box, it wont tell you the exact saub temp, but you're gonna know when it gets hotter, also when you think its almost reached its limits, theres the temp u wanna stay under, you could mount on the basket, but i think thats as close as you'd wanna go...
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see that's the thing, i dont wanna do it if i cant close.
I was thinkin if i were to run it up in the magnet, i seriously doubt it would damage the sensor since it's capable of reading up to 1750 F!!, but with a lot of air blowing out of that vent, it could also throw the temperature reading way off, but then again maybe it wont....
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If you can, go to http://www.carsound.com and post this question in Mark Eldridge's section. I believe that he at one time monitored his subwoofer tempature also. I think his were custom built and the sensor was on or right at the voice coil, but he can probably lead you down the correct path.
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Look into automotive temperature equipment. That stuff is cheap. It's made for monitoring exhaust temp for towing on diesels.
As for where you place it, just make sure it's at the same spot on every sub and start playing. If you monitor long enough at normal volume, then when you push it, you can see the difference.
Sounds like a good idea, since heat is probably what causes most subs to fail. Once the glue lets the VC go it's history.
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