SlamminBeats Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Posted December 31, 2011 didnt calibrate it, and i suspect that to be part of the problem, amp never gets hot or anything, also my DD-1 should be here tm so my system will be set right. if it still drops it has to be the electrical, i did the ground perfectly, bare metal, 0 gauge. Can someone link me to a good DMM for like 30 or less? if that doesnt exist then link me to one i should get
OrionStang Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 Well, you know these meters are adjustable and don't stay calibrated very well, right? It could be showing 9 volts when it is really 12-13. What voltage does it show, before it drops to 9? Like with the stereo turned down? SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread
SlamminBeats Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Posted December 31, 2011 shows 14.1-ish, it has to be messed up cause it starts at 14.4 then somehow drops to like 14.1 w/o anything on, no heat nothing, i dont touch any electrical, and before i moved it, it never did that, im gonna have to calibrate it. I have no idea how to calibrate it tho =/
OrionStang Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 shows 14.1-ish, it has to be messed up cause it starts at 14.4 then somehow drops to like 14.1 w/o anything on, no heat nothing, i dont touch any electrical, and before i moved it, it never did that, im gonna have to calibrate it. I have no idea how to calibrate it tho =/ You can take off the display cover. Inside there is an adjustment screw. SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread
Decaf Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 as the alt gets warmer it slowly will produce lower voltage my car starts at 14.8v cold and settles at 14.2v warm during the winter, 13.9v summer (stock 90a alt)
MIKE-2U Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 Decaf my alt does that too when its cold... Is that normal? 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee LaredoPioneer AVH- 3200DVD2/0 Flex-A-Prene Welding Cable (2) Fully Loaded Fi Sp4's dual 1-------> My YouTube Channel <------- Needs more power those woofers will laugh at that turd
bassrace Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 Decaf my alt does that too when its cold... Is that normal? Yes, you will have better voltage on a cold start. 145.9@40hz 145.3@34hz big 3 X2 group 34 Deka Group 31 All 0/1 awg jl meta wire Alpine CDA 7894 Orion HCCA D5000 2 AQ HDC312's Crunch gpv1100.2 (for 6.5"s only) AQ pro audio 6.5" - 3 sets AQ supertweeters - 2 sets 2000 Slamry
Decaf Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 Decaf my alt does that too when its cold... Is that normal? absolutely normal heat=resistance
Mac N Cheese Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 shows 14.1-ish, it has to be messed up cause it starts at 14.4 then somehow drops to like 14.1 w/o anything on, no heat nothing, i dont touch any electrical, and before i moved it, it never did that, im gonna have to calibrate it. I have no idea how to calibrate it tho =/ Go purchse a dmm if you don't have one already, very handy. Then monitor your idle voltage through the dmm... should be around 13.9-14.5v depends on if you have a HO alt. Then take the front faceplate of the stinger voltmeter off and dial it to the exact voltage the dmm says. 2005 VW GTI 1.8T (4) Fi BTL N2 15s/ 4th order bandpass (2) Crescendo BC5500s Crescendo c1000.4 (4) Selenium 6w4p (Q logic Kicks) Crescendo FT1 tweeters 3 runs of 4/0 Too much 1/0 DC power Engineering 320 XP ~235A at idle 3 XS D3100s
SlamminBeats Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Posted December 31, 2011 ok im gonna go borrow my buddies DMM and calibrate it the right way.
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