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  7. My Gains...

    in Amplifiers

    Posted · Edited by Bass4Lyfe

    you should unhook the sub and play a 40 or 50 hz test tone, then just stick the votl meter wires (plus or minus doesn't matter) into the speaker outputs on the amplifier.

    i wouldnt' turn the gain all the way up ...

    if your DMM isn't reading than make sure it's set on the correct AC voltage. for example, the DMM i use has different "sensitivity" settings aka 20 volts, 200 volts, etc.

    makle sure if you want an output voltage of say 30 amps it's set on the 200 volts.

    does that make sense?

    hope this helps

  11. Edit: Setting My Gains .... Help

    in Amplifiers

    Posted

    Update:

    OKay so I set the gains Wed morning. 34.0 volts AC, it was about 1/4 gain maybe less.

    I have since turned it up to just under 1/2 gains because I wanted it louder. I put an Amp-meter (uses the magnetic B field so you just put it aruond your power wire) and its taking in approx. 80 amps at almost full tilt (as fult tilt as i go with my voltage which isn't anywhere near actual full tilt)

    its 84% effecient (My T1K) so that means its about 7-800 watts output at 1 ohm, 12-12.5 volts.

    My question is - the T1k has a birth sheet at 1600 watts. If I wanted closer to 1400 wats versus the 7-800 i'm getting now, do I turnt he gain up to more like 3/4?

    I DON'T want to clip the amp but w/o an o scope how do i tell?

    hope this all made sense!

    Thx

  14. Chickens 2002 Caddy, The Hoopty 8 18" Fi Btl + Rockford Fosgate (2) T15k Amps! UPDATES! IPAD AIR 2 In Dash page 335

    in Just Meade....my projects - Tons of SMD Builds here!

    Posted · Edited by Bass4Lyfe

    looks badass bro!!! i'ma hit you up soon see whatsup with me coming up there. with all this talk about the camry you gotta get a listen

    its not 8 18s but it works for me :)

    BTW if by some smalllllllll chance you read this :) get a look at the buyer/seller feedback area brah

    looking AWESOME as always

  15. Camry Build Feedback: Steve, David, Rusty

    in Buyer / Seller Feedback

    Posted

    Steve:

    I got the amp from Steve, or I should say through Steve. He talked me through the pros of going RF vs. Sundown, and the cons (Mainly price) and allowed me to make an educated decision. When I was ready he ordered it before my money even was sent. My money got there right when he picked the amp up from RF - he shipped it Monday (2 days ago) and it got there Tuesday MORNING. He was very helpful the whole time and got it to me quick and without hassle. And remember guys - he doesn't get anything out of this - he's just doing it because he's a nice guy ... he had no incentive to try as hard as he did.

    Steve, thank you thank you thank you. Your builds are perfect (literally) your attitude is optomistic and your willingness to help others with a small (big to me :) ) build is unknown.

    Thank you!

    David:

    David built my box for me, for a cheap price. He didn't just build the box - he built it right. He gave me build pictures and he did what I asked. It turned out AWESOME it sounds very deep, hard hitting, smooth and low. What else could you ask for in a box? Resined the inside, 45'd, put the ports in, carpeted, the whole 9 yards. Supreme work being done. Again, his work and attention to detail is amazing. Great work David - I love the box, and thank you for welcoming me to your home.

    Good luck on the Jetta - she's looking great :)

    Rusty:

    So, I go to order a sub. I order it Wednesday. Expecting it next week. Guess what comes THURSDAY? Rusty's customer service is awesome. Before I ordered it I talked with him about what I want and need, and he spent the time (about a week of PMs) with me to explain what I want and why I want it - and how he can get it to me. I don't have enough hours on the sub to rate it - initial comments are AWESOME but I will leave more feedback once I get it all dialed in.

    Thanks Rusty! Your work is great, your product is great, and your customer service is awesome!

    ^^^ These guys ^^^ are the ones that make car audio what it is .... Thanks all ....

    I'll clean that wiring up tonight :)

    Future: Look for feedback for Mechman for batteries and/or alternator(s)

  17. Edit: Setting My Gains .... Help

    in Amplifiers

    Posted · Edited by Bass4Lyfe

    I got my DMM all ready to go to set the output voltage (AC) to 34 for ~1200 wRMS @ 1 ohm ....

    The tutorial in the amp section here says to unhook the subwoofer and hook the DMM up right to the amp - and play a 50HZ test tone.

    Now, is this bad for the amp? To play music with no sub attatched? please advise

    Thanks

  24. Amp For Mids/highs Really Needed?

    in Mid's and highs

    Posted

    you can find some ok deals on speakers at crutchfield, speaker wire is cheap ..... amps like maybe 100-200 bucks you can get a real decend M&H 50x4

    i would install it yourself .. just pull the door panel off (you can google to see how usuually tutorials are somewhere for ur car) and put the speaker in!

    run some wire and you're done

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