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as a thank you gift for designing and building a box for local guy running (4) 15 lvl5 and (2) 5k's. i was now the new owner of a couple M3 8" subs. So i figure what better what to show these off than throw them in my sons powerwheel. Here is the almost finished product. Still need to hook up the amp and headunit. but you get the idea Top view showing the (2) 8's and a 3" port and the seal of approval from my 4yr old after he helped me wire the subs Hope you enjoy

Here is a front of the powerwheel showing the amp as the grill. In this picture i was running an old American Bass cx-1500. I just traded that amp for a new American Bass VFL 80.1 I am trying to keep this build simple by just swaping out old equipment for new equipment. The only money i have into it is a sheet of birch and vinyl graphics. I might eventually get a higher rated amp, but as i said this is just for fun. and until there are other kids competing around here i am not going to invest alot of money into it

Wow great. Except fuck facebook.

Still seems like a deal compared to back in the early 90s. I paid over 1000 bucks for a cassette deck, component speakers with no amp and a punch 50 to run two 8s.

some people are visual and don't get whats in a CFL so here ya go So unlike an incandescent light bulb, which is a dead short, you have a lot going on! Thus the comparison here. With the changing impedance due to the circuitry the CFL is a speaker and the incandescent bulb is a resistor. hope that cleared it up for anyone who was in doubt.

HAHA cheap clamp. http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/products.htm?item=353&ref=gbase&gclid=CPa_soijk7wCFVQV7AodIWYA-g

You are looking at about $5000 worth of testing equipment sitting on my make shift bench. I have the tools to do the job correctly, most people dont. The AMM1 now provides an affordable solution that.

The point of this test wasnt to bash clamping, it was really to show the accuracy of the AMM1. Here is a breakdown of the test. Amp Dyno is being used to provide a 4Ω resistive load. On paper, the clamps, Dyno, and AMM1 should all agree on the same number since the load is resistive and the power factor is 100%. Here is where the tricky part comes in. If you are "clamping" using just a general DMM, there is no way for you to see where clipping occurs. Now if you use a nice Oscope, you can now see the sine wave. BUT you are having to rely on your eyes to tell you where clipping occurs to find out what the numbers are at this point to find your usable power. Once you take this into your vehicle and start using a subwoofer to create your load, now you run into phase angle which clamps cannot see. Overall the AMM1 does everything for you and make it MUCH MUCH easier. It is an all in 1 tool.

Wow.......is nice how the dyno and amm1 takes all the "what if" out of the equation of using the clamps. Makes thing a lot simpler for the average consumer and pros. Great job Partner. Get yours today. http://www.droppinhzcaraudio.com/smd-audio-multimeter-amm-p-269.html

I dont mind reposts

You just saw it tested, and you still don't believe it? It's not a magic show, man. What you see is what you get. Seriously gonna invest in some SMD tools before i get back into audio. After all, it's hard to do a job right without the right tools.

Fuck... i say let "them" keep doing what they do.... The rest of "us" will rise..

The first 5 minutes of Video 5 on this page describe why a DMM and clamp become inaccurate if the signal clips at all, even if they are "True RMS" meters. What is RMS? Find out here http://www.damoreengineering.com/freeeducation.html

Soooooooo you're saying that a lead designer from Rockford Fosgate doesn't know how to measure the output from an amplifier correctly....? I would suggest some research before you make accusations...

sure clamps are still good for what they are GOOD at. This isn't one of them. An electrician "Checking Electricity" (LMAO BTW) and your buddy measuring amp output in his garage is not the same thing. Just sayin'.

i know he made it...but i didn't see he posted it anywhere...but then again this forum is so damn busy i can't find a needle in a needle stack sometimes

is it a repost? fuck it if it is...this is my site. hahah