PUNKYOU007 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 How can I test my amplifiers output? I know there was a post about it but I can't seem to find it. I have a clamp meter and I have a DMM....now what do I do with them? Doethepaperboy "Bars of Pain" Doethepaperboy "Hero Remix" C. Arson d(-__-)b beer sucks...but i can bring some jose cuervo. Only problem is that it makes me horny and gives me the rams. So unless yall wanna fight and then have some great make up sex i will leave it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wL<3bass Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 You put the clamp meter around the speaker lead out of the amp and you voltmeter in the speaker terminal with it set to AC record the voltage and amperage. edit: I can't spell today.... Vehicle: 1997 S10 Blazer 4dr 4X4 Exterior: Rear End Bagged, Black Grill, Lifted 2" Amplifiers: Rockford Fosgate T8004 & T10001bd Batteries: 2 Stinger SPV35, Kinetik HC2400 Electrical: Big 3, DC Power 290amp Alternator w/ MLA at 15.5v Enclosure: 4.2 ft³ @ 33Hz 84sq.in. of port (20sq.in. per cube) Headunit: Eclipse CD3200 w/ 80G iPod Mids/Highs: Rockford T152s (a-pillars), Rockford T162s (doors) Subwoofers: 1 15" Fi BL Fully Loaded Wire: All 1/0g Kicker Hyperflex My YouTube Videos My Fiberglass A-Pillar Build My "Seamless" Looking Box Build My DD1508 T-Line Bandpass Build "Seamless" w/ Acrylic Windows (for '05 TrailBlazer) My Stealth 8" Fiberglass Build (for '05 TrailBlazer) My Build For A Friend's '08 Cobalt 15" BL Sealed Off From The Trunk My feedback/references... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNKYOU007 Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Clamp meter around both wires coming out of the amp? and take the Pos and ground lead from the meter to the pos and neg on the amp. Get me reading and then....? Doethepaperboy "Bars of Pain" Doethepaperboy "Hero Remix" C. Arson d(-__-)b beer sucks...but i can bring some jose cuervo. Only problem is that it makes me horny and gives me the rams. So unless yall wanna fight and then have some great make up sex i will leave it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISO Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Here you go. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/23462-check-actual-ouput-of-an-amplifier/ There is a nice little wattage calc at the end of page 2. Isobaric - Refers to the practice of coupling two drivers together to make them act as one. "Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go." Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The Destruction of a person builds character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNKYOU007 Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Thanks, that's the thread that I was searching for. Doethepaperboy "Bars of Pain" Doethepaperboy "Hero Remix" C. Arson d(-__-)b beer sucks...but i can bring some jose cuervo. Only problem is that it makes me horny and gives me the rams. So unless yall wanna fight and then have some great make up sex i will leave it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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