Angel Galvan Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 15 hours ago, Dafaseles said: Well, yeah. With a single smart 3, and that 320 alternator, I would run 2 80ah or more AGM's (or a decent lithium). Regardless of how many ohms you have the subs set to. Those amps are power hungry. The fuses are only to keep the amplifier from receiving too much current. If your voltage is dropping, then your not supplying the amplifier with enough current. So no, the fuses wouldn't blow. Absolutely more electrical will help with clipping. Basically the amplifier is trying to produce "3000 watts", but it doesn't have the power to make it. So it's still trying, but not able to, so it ends up clipping or trying to exceed its electrical capabilites. Also, what size wire do you have going into the smart 3? The manual says 4 awg, but a lot of things I've read says that amp still needs 1/0. Ah okay the thing is that people keep saying batteries start to kick in if the voltage drops at whatever the batteries voltage is 12.9 for example. So they say that they don't really help only for having the vehicle off with stereo on. UNLESS battery's help supply more current then. I have it on some skyhigh 0 gauge CCA. Welding wire for the big 3. I was looking at the 15ah lithium that supposed is 1.5x a regular agm. BUT I'll most likely go ahead and get another d3400 to see if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafaseles Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) Well, batteries will also help the alternator hold the voltage as well. The electricity is coming from wherever the amplifiers can pull it from. I should have asked you this before, but what voltage are you dipping to? Really, if it's not under 12 volts, it's not really anything to worry about and you're clipping for a different reason. And I'd change that CCA stuff out to OFC or welding wire. Watching some comparison videos on YouTube, CCA doesn't transfer voltage anywhere near as well as pure copper or OFC. Just remember, if you go welding cable, to up the size. 1/0 OFC car audio cable is about the same size as 2/0 welding cable Edited September 5, 2021 by Dafaseles Quote 2011 Chevy Silverado under construction My build log here. Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never Enough Bass Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 My sfb 1500 would clip when I hit 13.4v Quote 06 Charger Pioneer double din Pioneer 6.5 and 6×9's Knukoncept Krystal kable rca's 0 ga knukoncept kolossus wire Big 3 same wire ^ 1 run 8g karma ss speaker wire Sundown sia 3500d at 1ohm 2 Sundown U series 12's Duralast platinum agm H7 (Main) Xs power d3400 Trying to find a ho alt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafaseles Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Never Enough Bass said: My sfb 1500 would clip when I hit 13.4v A hard, light stays on clip? Or, blink every now and again type clip? 1 Quote 2011 Chevy Silverado under construction My build log here. Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never Enough Bass Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Just a blinking clip every time I hit 13.4 and it's rated at 1750 at 1 ohm I only had the gain around 38.1 ac v Quote 06 Charger Pioneer double din Pioneer 6.5 and 6×9's Knukoncept Krystal kable rca's 0 ga knukoncept kolossus wire Big 3 same wire ^ 1 run 8g karma ss speaker wire Sundown sia 3500d at 1ohm 2 Sundown U series 12's Duralast platinum agm H7 (Main) Xs power d3400 Trying to find a ho alt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafaseles Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Never Enough Bass said: Just a blinking clip every time I hit 13.4 and it's rated at 1750 at 1 ohm I only had the gain around 38.1 ac v A little blink here and there isn't anything to worry about. It's just a soft clip. The voice coil can usually dissipate that extra heat pretty quickly. The more it happens, the more worried you should be though Quote 2011 Chevy Silverado under construction My build log here. Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never Enough Bass Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 I adjusted the amp so it didn't happen anymore I just turned the bass know down till it stopped but I don't use that anymore I upgraded to the sia 3500 Quote 06 Charger Pioneer double din Pioneer 6.5 and 6×9's Knukoncept Krystal kable rca's 0 ga knukoncept kolossus wire Big 3 same wire ^ 1 run 8g karma ss speaker wire Sundown sia 3500d at 1ohm 2 Sundown U series 12's Duralast platinum agm H7 (Main) Xs power d3400 Trying to find a ho alt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never Enough Bass Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Like u said just power hungry amps Quote 06 Charger Pioneer double din Pioneer 6.5 and 6×9's Knukoncept Krystal kable rca's 0 ga knukoncept kolossus wire Big 3 same wire ^ 1 run 8g karma ss speaker wire Sundown sia 3500d at 1ohm 2 Sundown U series 12's Duralast platinum agm H7 (Main) Xs power d3400 Trying to find a ho alt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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