Cj Kumz Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Hey people. So I have been running my saz-3500d @ 2 ohms for about a month now while waiting for my next car to come through (that's where I'm building my final setup). Then today I decided to run a clamp test. Got 10.3A and 63V which is 6.1 ohms and 649 watts. Is this low output due to my bad electrical or could the be other things to look at?? Quote Vw Polo Pioneer Deh-6050UB Sundown Saz-3500d DD Audio 9500 15'' 5.5 cubic feet box with 10 inch port @ 38hz I live to hear the Bass drop!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poorfish88 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Don't run your amps in the low 10s, your asking for the magic smoke. The low volts explains some of the reason for the low number. I'd say the way you clamped it is the real reason. So many people claim clamp B.S. clamp numbers. Last sentence was not at you. Post a video on how you clamped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj Kumz Posted August 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Ok I will when I get the chance to record. Ok only thing is I gat 2 clamp meters and no dmm. What I did was clamp the positive speaker cable and put on A~ 200. Then the other clamp meter I put the leads on to the positive and negative on the speaker outputs and set clamp on AC. Then ran 35 hz tone 40 hz and 50 hz tone. Best results were at 35 hz though box rise was way above normal dnt you think Quote Vw Polo Pioneer Deh-6050UB Sundown Saz-3500d DD Audio 9500 15'' 5.5 cubic feet box with 10 inch port @ 38hz I live to hear the Bass drop!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Don't run your amps in the low 10s, your asking for the magic smoke. The low volts explains some of the reason for the low number. I'd say the way you clamped it is the real reason. So many people claim clamp B.S. clamp numbers. Last sentence was not at you. Post a video on how you clamped it. i think you misread, 10.3a is the output of the amp, not the battery voltage. edit changed 10.3v to 10.3a Edited August 17, 2014 by strangeduck Quote Rest in peace, walled 87 accord build log 03' Corolla build with AA Mayhem inside. My super random youtube channel and terrible camera work. Wiring comparison by CaptainzPlanetz Wire and fuse guide by Guest SyKo13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj Kumz Posted August 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Ok so my test was fine?? Quote Vw Polo Pioneer Deh-6050UB Sundown Saz-3500d DD Audio 9500 15'' 5.5 cubic feet box with 10 inch port @ 38hz I live to hear the Bass drop!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 well what is your voltage at the amp power terminals dropping to when you car is running and revved up a bit (around 2k rpm) at full tilt? Quote Rest in peace, walled 87 accord build log 03' Corolla build with AA Mayhem inside. My super random youtube channel and terrible camera work. Wiring comparison by CaptainzPlanetz Wire and fuse guide by Guest SyKo13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hispls Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Consider that amp will theoretically hold that voltage down to 1 impedance (safely). 1200 and change at 3 ohm, 2500 at 1.5 ohm, no reason to suspect it won't put out most of 3500 into 1 ohm assuming your battery voltage is consistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorFade Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 I clamped my M4a on stock electrical once. That's fun. 3k@9v ,in case anyone is wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poorfish88 Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Don't run your amps in the low 10s, your asking for the magic smoke. The low volts explains some of the reason for the low number. I'd say the way you clamped it is the real reason. So many people claim clamp B.S. clamp numbers. Last sentence was not at you. Post a video on how you clamped it. i think you misread, 10.3a is the output of the amp, not the battery voltage. edit changed 10.3v to 10.3a Your 100 percent correct. Read in the post 10.3 and bad electrical. oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj Kumz Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Thanks for the input people. I thing I just realised is I measured speaker output voltage and clamped the speaker positive bt did not check the voltage at the amps power cables lol. I could be running low voltage Quote Vw Polo Pioneer Deh-6050UB Sundown Saz-3500d DD Audio 9500 15'' 5.5 cubic feet box with 10 inch port @ 38hz I live to hear the Bass drop!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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