Jump to content

amp not drawing enough amperage


Recommended Posts

Posted

Play a tone, note your drop, and measure ac voltage on the output terminals

Posted

Play a tone, note your drop, and measure ac voltage on the output terminals

Wish I had a nicer meter like yours that has a clamp and a true rms multimeter?

they have those at home depot, right?

2007 M/T Honda Civic Coupe EX

(4) Sundown Audio X-8's

(2) Ampere Audio 3800.1's

(3) Stinger SPV-44 Batteries

(1) Mechman 240

3:1 Ratio 4th order sealed from the trunk

TEAM NWSPL

Best termlab scores to date in Honda trunk:
151.7db legal (official) IASCA trunk 3 class

Best termlab scores to date in my walled Subie:
152.9db legal (unofficial) IASCA advanced 2 class
155db outlaw

Posted

Yeah they do. Not cheap though, unfortunately

Pretty much any multimeter should be able to measure AC volts though. At least accurate enough for this

Posted

amp is more efficient. plus .25 is about double the current draw from .5 theoretically for very little gain. im sure someone will come in and give you a more techincal reason.

THERE IS NO BUILD LOG!

1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab

Alpine CDA-9887

4 Team Fi 15s

2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0

2 Ampere Audio 150.4

3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets

Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound!

8 XS Power d3400

6 XS power d680

Second Skin

Stinger

Tsunami Wiring

Sky High

A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger.

Posted

Now are we talking 750 (seven fifty) watts or 7500 (seventy five hundred)?

I dont think your going to see much of anything happen with 750 watts?

Several systems, several vehicles. Always changing!

DCSig_zpsgm88292n.jpg

2013 MECA State Champion (trunk 1)

2014 MECA State Champion (mod 4)

2014 MECA state Champion (Park and Pound 4)

2014 DBDRAG 6th place North America Finals (SS1-2)

2014 BASS RACE 6th place North America Finals (139.9)

Posted

Thanks guys. I'm going to burp my peak frequency and check out ac voltage at the amp.

The only problem with that is I won't be able to rev the engine.

Oh and at idle I don't drop below battery resting voltage at full tilt.

2007 M/T Honda Civic Coupe EX

(4) Sundown Audio X-8's

(2) Ampere Audio 3800.1's

(3) Stinger SPV-44 Batteries

(1) Mechman 240

3:1 Ratio 4th order sealed from the trunk

TEAM NWSPL

Best termlab scores to date in Honda trunk:
151.7db legal (official) IASCA trunk 3 class

Best termlab scores to date in my walled Subie:
152.9db legal (unofficial) IASCA advanced 2 class
155db outlaw

Posted

amp is more efficient. plus .25 is about double the current draw from .5 theoretically for very little gain. im sure someone will come in and give you a more techincal reason.

No need to be more technical, you said it all rt there. Efficiency is it.


Kickin' Cruiser

Seller Feedback


Stage 3
Dash, Door Panels,
4th Order wall 4 - 15's
on a DC 5.0K 2 DC 5.0K's


Solo X 15 (v.2) Sub Build

Posted

Now are we talking 750 (seven fifty) watts or 7500 (seventy five hundred)?

I dont think your going to see much of anything happen with 750 watts?

AB 750.1 does 7500 Watts.

I just hear all these stories about people saying these big amps pull so much current and you need huge electrical but I'm honestly not seeing that. My electrical is mediocre compared to most and I have less voltage drop. Hmmm, this is frustrating.

2007 M/T Honda Civic Coupe EX

(4) Sundown Audio X-8's

(2) Ampere Audio 3800.1's

(3) Stinger SPV-44 Batteries

(1) Mechman 240

3:1 Ratio 4th order sealed from the trunk

TEAM NWSPL

Best termlab scores to date in Honda trunk:
151.7db legal (official) IASCA trunk 3 class

Best termlab scores to date in my walled Subie:
152.9db legal (unofficial) IASCA advanced 2 class
155db outlaw

Posted

Now are we talking 750 (seven fifty) watts or 7500 (seventy five hundred)?

I dont think your going to see much of anything happen with 750 watts?

AB 750.1 does 7500 Watts.

I just hear all these stories about people saying these big amps pull so much current and you need huge electrical but I'm honestly not seeing that. My electrical is mediocre compared to most and I have less voltage drop. Hmmm, this is frustrating.

Brandon W's build has 2 of em.

Dual singers, and 16 xs 3100's. (comparison to if he had ONE)

I know DC alts are beast for sure... Put a clamp on that, WHEN your hammering it.. and see what that alt is putting out...

And, do what snowdrifter suggested.

I have a shit ton more elec than you, and plan to see a tick over 13v.

That is MY GOAL..... lol.... to me, you should be sinkin what you have..

Just me... :shrug:

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Who's Online   0 Members, 0 Anonymous, 1087 Guests (See full list)

    • There are no registered users currently online
×
×
  • Create New...