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Okay so how can you tell how many watts your amp is putting to your sub? I have:

- 1 12" JL w3vw

- 1 Alpine MRP - M1000 (700watts)

Is my amp giving my sub all 700 watts? Or is it just pushing it to the subs limit? Thanks in advance for all replies.

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Okay so how can you tell how many watts your amp is putting to your sub? I have:

- 1 12" JL w3vw

- 1 Alpine MRP - M1000 (700watts)

Is my amp giving my sub all 700 watts? Or is it just pushing it to the subs limit? Thanks in advance for all replies.

LOOK AT THE AMPS FUSE AND MULTIPLY BY 14V OR 13V,IT WILL TELL YOU THE RMS OF THE AMP AND CALCULATE IT ON THE WIRING YOU WIRE YOUR SUBWOOFER

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LOOK AT THE AMPS FUSE AND MULTIPLY BY 14V OR 13V,IT WILL TELL YOU THE RMS OF THE AMP AND CALCULATE IT ON THE WIRING YOU WIRE YOUR SUBWOOFER

Okay man thanks! Helped alot

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Okay man thanks! Helped alot

Some companies "over fuse" their amps to give the impression that they do more power then they actually do. Also the sub and enclosure will make a difference.

Only way to find out for real is do a clamp test to measure imp rise and actual wattage being pushed by the amp.

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LOOK AT THE AMPS FUSE AND MULTIPLY BY 14V OR 13V,IT WILL TELL YOU THE RMS OF THE AMP AND CALCULATE IT ON THE WIRING YOU WIRE YOUR SUBWOOFER

wtf caps fail. yes that is a general idea on how to guess how much power your amp CAN put out. the real way to do it is with an ammeter and a volt meter. ammeter on the speaker wire + and volt meter on the + and - speaker wire.

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