Eclipse 5443 Skipping, Is mine Defective?

I would say that if your hu is only skipping when you hit bumps it is installed
improperly.  Mine will skip or cut out at low volumes (30-50) while driving
along smooth roads or sitting still.  I have also noticed that if I am playing
it at high volumes (60 +) all sound except the sub will shut down similar to a
thermal protector being tripped in an amp.  I imagine that is exactly what is
happening.  For some reason the internal amp is shutting down.  I don't know if
this is linked to the skipping problem or not.  So, in answer to your question,
I would say that yours is not defective if it does not skip when you are on
smooth roads or parked.  I have never (yet) had mine skip when hitting bumps so
I believe it is mounted properly.

The best advice I have is to take it back to the company that installed it and
let them deal with the problem.  If you installed it yourself I would make sure
that you have it mounted properly.  I have seen a few other posts about it
needing to be mounted a specific way.

Good luck!

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John.G.Edwards