AQ Vs. AP

[C-Fizzy]

I would go AQ. Plus, the clipping indicator on the gain knob is an automatic point

Yeah I noticed that too. Thank god. Just wondering, say I have an 80 volt alt. Or whatever they call it. Like Watts, Volts, whatever it is for an alt. Say its 80. And the 2 Sundown Audio SA-12's with the AQ1200D. What do you think my voltage drop would be?

Alternators are measured in amps. Or amperage. Just to give you a general idea, I was running an AQ1200 off my stock 8O amp alt, stock batt, and big 3 in 1/0, I dropped to 13 volts at idle.

And mauiwowie, lolumad.

[RyanJ]

I would go AQ. Plus, the clipping indicator on the gain knob is an automatic point

Yeah I noticed that too. Thank god. Just wondering, say I have an 80 volt alt. Or whatever they call it. Like Watts, Volts, whatever it is for an alt. Say its 80. And the 2 Sundown Audio SA-12's with the AQ1200D. What do you think my voltage drop would be?

Alternators are measured in amps. Or amperage. Just to give you a general idea, I was running an AQ1200 off my stock 8O amp alt, stock batt, and big 3 in 1/0, I dropped to 13 volts at idle.

And mauiwowie, lolumad.

Yeah. 13 Volts isn't bad right? I know like 11 is.. And 9 is when your car like explodes.. (Not literally, it just dies). 13 Should satisfie me I think.

[Sanitarium]

I would go AQ. Plus, the clipping indicator on the gain knob is an automatic point

Yeah I noticed that too. Thank god. Just wondering, say I have an 80 volt alt. Or whatever they call it. Like Watts, Volts, whatever it is for an alt. Say its 80. And the 2 Sundown Audio SA-12's with the AQ1200D. What do you think my voltage drop would be?

you really do have a lot to learn.

the aq1200d amp can pull 120 amps. but will only do so while it's playing notes. Your alternator may do 13.8 - 14.4 volts anywhere between 80 and 120 amps depending on your car.

the car itself needs some of that power to run.

so say you got 40 to 80 amps left over to use.

your battery will hold a small amount of this higher voltage charge before it resorts to drawing from it's reserves.

you outpull your alternator (like you will do) you'll drop to the 12 volt range (which is what your battery rests at comfortably)

you outpull your battery (like you will NOT do with that amp and a half way decent under hood battery) and your voltage will drop under 12s.

Either way, you will notice a dimming of the lights with regular halogen lights.

[SlamDUNKmyJUNK]

I would go AQ. Plus, the clipping indicator on the gain knob is an automatic point

Yeah I noticed that too. Thank god. Just wondering, say I have an 80 volt alt. Or whatever they call it. Like Watts, Volts, whatever it is for an alt. Say its 80. And the 2 Sundown Audio SA-12's with the AQ1200D. What do you think my voltage drop would be?

And mauiwowie, lolumad.

I aint even mad tho. Just saying, if you had the comprehension skills of a middle schooler you would have realized what I was getting at in my previous post. Just sayin' ....

[RyanJ]

I would go AQ. Plus, the clipping indicator on the gain knob is an automatic point

Yeah I noticed that too. Thank god. Just wondering, say I have an 80 volt alt. Or whatever they call it. Like Watts, Volts, whatever it is for an alt. Say its 80. And the 2 Sundown Audio SA-12's with the AQ1200D. What do you think my voltage drop would be?

you really do have a lot to learn.

the aq1200d amp can pull 120 amps. but will only do so while it's playing notes. Your alternator may do 13.8 - 14.4 volts anywhere between 80 and 120 amps depending on your car.

the car itself needs some of that power to run.

so say you got 40 to 80 amps left over to use.

your battery will hold a small amount of this higher voltage charge before it resorts to drawing from it's reserves.

you outpull your alternator (like you will do) you'll drop to the 12 volt range (which is what your battery rests at comfortably)

you outpull your battery (like you will NOT do with that amp and a half way decent under hood battery) and your voltage will drop under 12s.

Either way, you will notice a dimming of the lights with regular halogen lights.

Never Said I didn't have alot to read . Only way I'll learn is by asking questions, reading the answers, or doing it myself. And yeah I know what you mean. My friend's car drops to like high 11's and low 12's with 2 15's running 2k watts on stock. He has dim lights and such and such. I'll get a back up battery in there eventually, so. hopefully that solves MOST of the issues.

[Sanitarium]

OH forgot to mention that the reserves of your battery are also limited but on music the excess current freed up by blank spots in the music will free up amperage from your alternator to recharge the battery. so keeping your battery charged won't be an issue.

[C-Fizzy]

Install a volt meter, run it directly off of your amplifier, and just watch your voltage. If you notice a big drop, then lay off of it and try to upgrade your stock battery.