soundsystemaniac Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Today, for the first time, I used my amm1 on a strapped pair of amps. Not that it matters, but the setup is 2 Sundown SCV 6000 strapped at 1 ohm. so each sees .5 nominal. I clamped 5800 watts through the positive side at .8. Since the amps are STRAPPED, does that mean that i was clamping 5800 watts out of 1 amp or both amplifiers. and was it seeing .8 ohm per amp? Please help lol p.s. nice to be here again. been a while! Quote Chevy astro 2 18s and 9k rms Walled!http://www.stevemead...rms-42-inch-tv/JEEP GRAN CHEROKEE SRT8 BUILD!2 JL AUDIO 15s trunk buildDC XL 15 buildDC level 3 18 buildhttp://www.stevemead...verunner-build/ http://www.facebook....hp?id=646651228 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadeTreeMechanic Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I would say that would be your total combined power because strapped amps work as a push / pull configuration or in series basically. So you would be able to measure anywhere in the circuit to get the power reading. Quote 91 C350 Centurion conversion ( Four Door One Ton Bronco) 250A Alternator (Second Alternator Coming Soon) G65 AGM Up Front / Two G31 AGM in Back Pioneer 80PRS CT Sounds AT125.2 / CT Sounds 6.5 Strato Pro component Front Stage CT Sounds AT125.2 / Lanzar Pro 8" coax w/compression horn tweeter Rear Fill FSD 5000D 1/2 ohm (SoundQubed 7k Coming Soon) Two HDS315 Four Qubes Each 34hz (Two HDC3.118 and New Box Coming Soon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Where did you have you + & - test leads attached to? You are probably seeing combined power. Quote "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundsystemaniac Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 leads hooked to master amp only. didnt even think of that. so that would mean per amp then? Quote Chevy astro 2 18s and 9k rms Walled!http://www.stevemead...rms-42-inch-tv/JEEP GRAN CHEROKEE SRT8 BUILD!2 JL AUDIO 15s trunk buildDC XL 15 buildDC level 3 18 buildhttp://www.stevemead...verunner-build/ http://www.facebook....hp?id=646651228 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 maybe positive to master and negative to slave positive. someone will say for sure Quote Rest in peace, walled 87 accord build log 03' Corolla build with AA Mayhem inside. My super random youtube channel and terrible camera work. Wiring comparison by CaptainzPlanetz Wire and fuse guide by Guest SyKo13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadeTreeMechanic Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) I would put them on the wires going to the speakers for total power. If you had them on the same amp then you only got power for that amp -maybe. Edited April 25, 2017 by ShadeTreeMechanic Quote 91 C350 Centurion conversion ( Four Door One Ton Bronco) 250A Alternator (Second Alternator Coming Soon) G65 AGM Up Front / Two G31 AGM in Back Pioneer 80PRS CT Sounds AT125.2 / CT Sounds 6.5 Strato Pro component Front Stage CT Sounds AT125.2 / Lanzar Pro 8" coax w/compression horn tweeter Rear Fill FSD 5000D 1/2 ohm (SoundQubed 7k Coming Soon) Two HDS315 Four Qubes Each 34hz (Two HDC3.118 and New Box Coming Soon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdorre Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Brandon, Ive done some playing around. My American Bass 4ch is bridged on my mids. When I hook up my DMM to just my front left channel, I get voltage a. When I hook up my DMM to just my front right channel, I get voltage b. When I hook up my DMM to where the speakers acutally are, I get voltage c. Voltage a = voltage b Voltage c is double voltage a, or double voltage b. (However you want to look at it). Clamping speaker outputs still requires looking at acv, so I feel that you need to double the power you clamped with the AMM. I know, bridging =/= strapping Because of this, you could clamp your DC power run from either 6k to confirm. If youre drawing ~300 amperes per amplifier, then you are actually clamping around 5800 watts total. Whereas, if you are clamping ~600 amperes per amplifier, then you are getting 5800wrms/amplifier. Sorry for rambling lol... but that should be expected <3 Quote On 5/8/2011 at 7:38 PM, Kranny said: On 5/8/2011 at 7:35 PM, 'Maxim' said: It hurts me inside when I read stuff like this and remember you're 15 LMFAO so true Mitsubishi 3000GT (Old Build) Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: (2) McLaren Audio MLT-2 Tweeters & (4) PRV Audio MR Series Neo 6.5" Mids Substage: 4 15" Hybrid Subs - Tantric Motors & Sundown Softies Amps: Banda 2.4D Amp (Tweets), American Bass VFL 350.4 (Mids), and (2) Ampere 3800s Electrical :Singer 260A Alt & JY Power Lithium 2005 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: 4 PRV 700Ti Tweets & 6 10" Delta Mids on 3000wrms Substage: 6 Fi BTL 18s in a 4th Order Walkthrough on 3 Wolfram 4500s Electrical: Singer "390" and JY Power My Official Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySouthWookie Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Hah Edited March 3 by DirtySouthWookie hi Quote 1997 Yukon / 2 Sundown SCV 6000D strapped @1 ohm / 3x 300a Ohio Generator Alts 4 Sundown X18s v.2 NS v.3 coils / B pillar wall sealed / 158.2@38Hz 156@25Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 If you have the test leads wired to the inputs going to subs, that is going to tell you total power (both amps combined). Quote "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFred Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) I know this is an old post, but I couldn't find anywhere else on the internet that had the answer. On 4/25/2017 at 2:59 PM, strangeduck said: maybe positive to master and negative to slave positive. someone will say for sure ^Strangeduck hit the nail on the head with his guess When you AMM-1 strapped amps, you do it like normal. Run 1 wire through the machine, then put the clamps on both amp's positives (one amp should have the positive wires from the subs [master amp] and the other amp will have the negative wires from the subs [slave amp]) the AMM-1 will then measure impedance and power from both amps COMBINED. source: Two SQ2200s @ 1 ohm each Juice box (34hz note the entire song) saw me rising to 5 ohms collectively (2.5 ish per amp) and clamped around 1500w Edited August 29, 2017 by RedFred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.