jrchevy87 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Unless u know what ur impedance rise is then you can't use just a dmm. You would have to clamp the amp and you would still run the risk of clipping without use of an oscope or dd1. Jeep Wrangler TJ Hardtop Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillan Scerri Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 sorry mate i dont know what clamp means :s i googled clamping it measures how much rms ur amp pushes well does it matter if the amp is cea 2006 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewbie Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 sorry mate i dont know what clamp means :s i googled clamping it measures how much rms ur amp pushes well does it matter if the amp is cea 2006 ?? That's why I said you can't measure with a DMM first, it's not all that accurate, second it doesn't detect distortion, or clipping. CEA compliant basicly means it pushes what it says it does.. at the volts it was tested at. Check out my build log: http://www.stevemead...60#entry1958353 Different folks have different strokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillan Scerri Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 okay so it would actually push 1000rms, if i was to buy a epicenter or an eq and adjust it not to go as low so it doesnt bottom out would that solve my problem ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamHT Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 corse u can man http://www.google.co...20h5zIwgHrI75bg You're right and wrong. Of course gains can be set with a DMM, but you will never be able to see clipping that way. The truest way is with a scope of some kind. Tell me...does this smell like chloroform to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillan Scerri Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 the way i see it i set the gain as the dmm tells me then if it distorts i lower it and i know im not going to excede my max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillan Scerri Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 so what can i do ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEvil Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 put them in a 4th order or horn, problem solved. MickyMcD - "Capable of making some serious trouser flapping volumes at where's-my-testicles frequencies, the Servo-Drives used to be fairly jaw dropping..." Any time you have have a power wire next to your frame put some rubber hosing (or cut up an innertube) around it. The wire is bound to wiggle (due to driving or flex) and the casing will eventually wear through. Hammerdown... 1% no links to outside websites, business related FB/YT pages allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamHT Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 And how do you know when you're distorting? It's a simple fundamental property you're overlooking. Just because you don't hear it, does not mean you're not. Clipping at 38hz is not the same as clipping at a higher frequency. So like I said, you can set your gains, but you will not detect clipping with that method. Which is the whole point in setting gains correctly. Tell me...does this smell like chloroform to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamHT Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 put them in a 4th order or horn, problem solved. This...is exactly what I would expect you to say, lol. Tell me...does this smell like chloroform to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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