martydmb Posted September 21, 2014 Report Posted September 21, 2014 All right. I notice lately my bass seems louder lately. Its been between 49-59 degrees when im up and driving. I know ill have more voltage drop when battery gets cold. But it seems my clipping light been coming on at 12.8v on my smd volt meter when I never saw it come on at all at -5db overlap on my dd1+ (im at .5ohm on both saz-3500v2 and listen to decaf). Basically seems I cant turn up as high as I could before but seems louder and clipping light comes on alot more than I have ever seen. 1 d3100 is not even a year old, and 2 I got like 3 months ago with a 320 mechman alt. 05 dodge magnum rt DEH-80PRS Rockford fosgate T600.4 st200 tweeters Sundown Neo Pro 6.5 v2's 2 Saz-3500v2- Toolmaker dual 1/0 inputs 2 Sundown ZV4 12" D1 1/0 Sky High Power wire OFC 3 XS D3100- Toolmaker battery terminals Mechman 320 Amp Alt Smd Voltmeter KnuKoncept 1/0 OFC
tacomaguy1 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Posted September 21, 2014 Cold weather usually equals better voltage Alts are happier Team Flex Issues
martydmb Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Posted September 21, 2014 Why would my clipping light..light up now especially since the voltage is fine. Why would it light up at 12.8v now when I seen it blink sometimes at 12.2v on a decaf song. Voltage before would sit at 14.0v and now swings from 14.2-14.0v so .2v difference. 05 dodge magnum rt DEH-80PRS Rockford fosgate T600.4 st200 tweeters Sundown Neo Pro 6.5 v2's 2 Saz-3500v2- Toolmaker dual 1/0 inputs 2 Sundown ZV4 12" D1 1/0 Sky High Power wire OFC 3 XS D3100- Toolmaker battery terminals Mechman 320 Amp Alt Smd Voltmeter KnuKoncept 1/0 OFC
tacomaguy1 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Posted September 21, 2014 Clipping light on what? They're not known for being accurate Team Flex Issues
Jhunt94 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Posted September 21, 2014 I have to go with Tacomaguy, during the winter my voltage is much better. 2007 Ford F-150 Reg. Cab. Flareside250 Mechman AlternatorSky High Car Audio Big 3 XS Power D3400Rockford Fosgate 1/0 amp kitRockford Fosgate T1500-1bdcpRockford Fosgate T400-4DC Audio Lvl 4 12"Rockford Fosgate Punch 6.5" componentRockford Fosgate Punch 6x8Pioneer AVH-P2300DVDSMD Volt Meter
Markous Posted September 21, 2014 Report Posted September 21, 2014 With my Mechman 170A in my Ranger i've seen my voltage get up into the low 15's in -20c weather. Also get alot of belt slip in the cold (think thats what it is) not to pleased with that. '07 Ford Ranger - DM-608 I E700.4 I SA-CX6.5 v2 I SAZ-1500D 15th (x2) I Zv6 12" D1 I SB500-34 I JP40 I On 5/21/2015 at 7:07 PM, boom50cal said: of course he gives no fucks. it's a ford ranger. only bad mother fuckers drive ford rangers
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