dh465 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I have an aq2200, and a dual one sub. Iv been running this on a 2 ohm load, for the hell of it i decided to wire to .5 to see how it went. I do not have very good electrical so i had my DMM hooked up to the amplifier power/ground to measure voltage. the amplifier was getting ~11.2v - car off (dipped to 10 once on a peak but was immediately turned down) it was ran in this manner for less than 5mins. gain at 20% hed unit at 35/50- flat equalization. anyways right before i stopped i looked at the bass knob with clipping led, and that light was going crazy with the amp putting out ~400watts. my question is if the clip light is not compatable on .5ohm, or if it is working correctly, where is all this clipping coming from? a second question is what are "your enemies" when wired to .5? I realize it is much more power hungry, but isnt this only a problem when getting less than 9volts and overdriving the amp? Heat is also a nonexistant factor, this amp stay colder than ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdsa23 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Why you play it with that low of an ohm load with the car off? XS Power D5100, 2 D2700s, & 2 D975s MechMan 220a Alt DC 5K Kicker 650.4 2 12 Ascendant Audio Mayhem's Pioneer DEH-P7200HD Rockford Fosgate 3sity.1 Build log: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/166792-88-nissan-maxima-trunk-build/#entry2430899 https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/191439-lexus-is300-fi-crescendo-shca-rf-pics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dh465 Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I wasnt trying to be loud or push it hard, i just wanted to see how well my batteries responded to the load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranny Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 lol wat. stop thinking that. car on or don't play it. could've smoked the amp easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranny Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 less voltage equals less power equals clipping earlier. clip light isn't accurate regardless what ohm load you're wired to. you also can't ballpark what the amp is outputting at any given time without metering equipment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdsa23 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 What Kranny said he beat me to it. XS Power D5100, 2 D2700s, & 2 D975s MechMan 220a Alt DC 5K Kicker 650.4 2 12 Ascendant Audio Mayhem's Pioneer DEH-P7200HD Rockford Fosgate 3sity.1 Build log: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/166792-88-nissan-maxima-trunk-build/#entry2430899 https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/191439-lexus-is300-fi-crescendo-shca-rf-pics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyblack76 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Just keep turning it up. Stay in the 10s, and just wait for it It wont be long now. SMD SUPER SELLER The Burban Build Blazer Build sold Acura trunk build sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dh465 Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Okay, i really dont want to break this amp, I o-scoped it and the waves were beautiful which leads me to beleive the clip light doesnt work well at all on .5 it seemed to be pretty accurate on 2 though. How much battery power should i have to properly feed this amp, i want to know how to run this thing without risk of frying it. I was planning in getting 2 of these batteries, but im not sure how to judge them. is there an equation for rms that determines battery power? http://www.csb-battery.com/english/01_product/02_detail.php?fid=8&pid=36 thanks for your help guys i just want to be certain my amp isnt in danger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 No it works you were clipping it becausenyour electrical cant keep up and the rail voltage was so low it wasnt capable of producing clean power. In other words you almost blew your amp experimenting 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dh465 Posted December 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 eww thats not what i wanted to hear, but great to know. time to wire back to 2 and buy some batteries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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