Boon Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 you will be happy i got mine last week. i am ready to throw the thing threw a window when i couldnt get it to work. i managed to figure out how to check the clipping but i still cant figure out how to get the wattage readings from it. ...you can't get wattage readings from an o-scope... 10.x volts fo' life!
01xtreme Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 ...you can't get wattage readings from an o-scope... I was kinda wondering why people were saying this...not sure how it would have worked. My System: Pioneer AVH-P3200BT 4-Dayton 7 inch reference series (front doors) 8-Onkyo 3/4 inch tweeters (dash) 1-Sundown Audio 100.4D (mids/highs) 2-18" BTL's (for now) Crescendo 3kwp (for sale) Complete rebuild coming soon...
w87will Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 Good to know these are decent. I have a local shop selling them for $129 I think ill have to get one soon.
01xtreme Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 Good to know these are decent. I have a local shop selling them for $129 I think ill have to get one soon. Yeah, I was skeptical at first because these are so much cheaper than the others on the market, but for what I'll be using it for, it's perfect. If you're some super-duper electrical guru, like Boon you should probably look for something a little better, but for us mere mortals this is a damn good buy. My System: Pioneer AVH-P3200BT 4-Dayton 7 inch reference series (front doors) 8-Onkyo 3/4 inch tweeters (dash) 1-Sundown Audio 100.4D (mids/highs) 2-18" BTL's (for now) Crescendo 3kwp (for sale) Complete rebuild coming soon...
01xtreme Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 I do have a question, because I can't clearly tell from pics, but does this meter only come with a probe, or does it include test leads as well? My System: Pioneer AVH-P3200BT 4-Dayton 7 inch reference series (front doors) 8-Onkyo 3/4 inch tweeters (dash) 1-Sundown Audio 100.4D (mids/highs) 2-18" BTL's (for now) Crescendo 3kwp (for sale) Complete rebuild coming soon...
Stephen Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 ...you can't get wattage readings from an o-scope... this one you can you can cook bacon shirtless if you're not a pussy...lol not hatin, but am i wrong here it looks as if the amp is not grounded its hooked directly to the battery. it that the way it should be. DC POWER
01xtreme Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 this one you can I see it listed on the product sheet, but I've never seen an O-scope that did that. How exactly does it calculate wattage? My System: Pioneer AVH-P3200BT 4-Dayton 7 inch reference series (front doors) 8-Onkyo 3/4 inch tweeters (dash) 1-Sundown Audio 100.4D (mids/highs) 2-18" BTL's (for now) Crescendo 3kwp (for sale) Complete rebuild coming soon...
Stephen Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 I see it listed on the product sheet, but I've never seen an O-scope that did that. How exactly does it calculate wattage? you set it to what ohm load you have your speakers wired at (goes down to 2 ohm) and just hook it to the amp. you can cook bacon shirtless if you're not a pussy...lol not hatin, but am i wrong here it looks as if the amp is not grounded its hooked directly to the battery. it that the way it should be. DC POWER
Boon Posted April 14, 2009 Report Posted April 14, 2009 you set it to what ohm load you have your speakers wired at (goes down to 2 ohm) and just hook it to the amp. That's still just a 'guess' You really need a true RMS AC clamp meter to measure current, o-scopes just read voltage so you're missing one side of the P=IV triangle (or the P=V^2/Z one)... speakers are a reactive load so just telling it that it has a 2 ohm load is not much good... 10.x volts fo' life!
brewer_brewer Posted April 14, 2009 Report Posted April 14, 2009 what else can these be used for? just wondering. i want to pick one up because a local shop has one and i use it all the time but its a 20 minute drive and i'd just like to have my own. REFS http://www.caraudioclassifieds.org/forum/itrader.php?u=2026 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/44535-official-brewer-brewer-feedback/page__p__625998__hl__brewer__fromsearch__1entry625998 "you're not allowing natural selection to work, you're like the guy that invented the seatbelt"
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