dog24fret Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I know I will catch alot of flack for this.I am unfamiliar with the term clamped amp.I don't always remember the terms on the stuff I do so I am not sure if I have done this or not.So try and not give me to hard of a time,even though I am probably asking for it.lol Thanks for any help Quote Cowboy Escort GrAnny ThUmper The Burp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdorre Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Clamping an amp is when you test how much power it outputs. Quote On 5/8/2011 at 7:38 PM, Kranny said: On 5/8/2011 at 7:35 PM, 'Maxim' said: It hurts me inside when I read stuff like this and remember you're 15 LMFAO so true Mitsubishi 3000GT (Old Build) Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: (2) McLaren Audio MLT-2 Tweeters & (4) PRV Audio MR Series Neo 6.5" Mids Substage: 4 15" Hybrid Subs - Tantric Motors & Sundown Softies Amps: Banda 2.4D Amp (Tweets), American Bass VFL 350.4 (Mids), and (2) Ampere 3800s Electrical :Singer 260A Alt & JY Power Lithium 2005 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: 4 PRV 700Ti Tweets & 6 10" Delta Mids on 3000wrms Substage: 6 Fi BTL 18s in a 4th Order Walkthrough on 3 Wolfram 4500s Electrical: Singer "390" and JY Power My Official Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog24fret Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Clamping an amp is when you test how much power it outputs. Quote Cowboy Escort GrAnny ThUmper The Burp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayres29 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 clamping takes into account real world power and accounts for variables like impedance rise voltage drop and things of that nature Quote Btw that was the first person. Ever banned by me while dropping a deuce. Feel privileged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emoxihax Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 clamping takes into account real world power and accounts for variables like impedance rise voltage drop and things of that nature lol I like your icon Quote 2004 Volkswagen GLI 1 10" Skar VVX ^^^ Looking for an amp to run it, Pm me if you have one ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayres29 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 clamping takes into account real world power and accounts for variables like impedance rise voltage drop and things of that nature lol I like your icon haha thanks i accidentally deleted my old one so i had to change it up Quote Btw that was the first person. Ever banned by me while dropping a deuce. Feel privileged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMI CUSTOMS Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) The term "clamping" an amp comes from the fact the you are actually putting a current clamp around one of the speaker wires going to the driver that the amp is connected to and driver meaning sub, mid, tweeter or any type of speaker with a measurable resistance. The current clamp is just that a clamp so that is were the term comes from and it gives you half the measurement for power the amp(current) part. You get the voltage part from a dmm. Take those two numbers times each other and you have real power output. Edited January 26, 2011 by AMI CUSTOMS Quote TEAM SOUNDQUBED -- TEAM SOUTH TEAM S.O.B. - Founder & Captain 3x Streetbeat World Record Holder 2017 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2016 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem/2nd Adv 4/2nd Xtreme 4 2015 MWSPL 2nd place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2014 USACI 2nd place Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db 2014 MWSPL 2nd place Xtreme 4 - 144.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Street Q+ - 162.8 db 2013 MWSPL 3rd Kaos2 & 4th Xtreme 4 2011 USACI 2nd place MOD 1001-2k - 160.0 db 2011 MWSPL 4th place: Adv3 - 157.8 db, Kaos2 - 150s db, Xtreme4 - 140s db 2010 ARSPL 1st place 501-750 - 160.3 db Arkansas loudest Best score to date 164.4 db - Termlab Outlaw Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db MWSPL on Dash Legal door open (Music) - 162.5 db Sealed on dash Legal (Music) - 161.1 db - Termlab THE BLACK NASTY CURRENT BUILD & FAB The Black Nasty (6) 15 Rebuild Log 2012 (4) 15 Walled Sierra Build Log Evo X build log Facebook page The Black Nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog24fret Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Thank you for that info.I have not done that myself.Although I have had it done by others who were more knowledgeable than me.Don't always take much,lol.The last time I had that done was at the shop I was working at in 93.Goodlord that was a long time ago things have changed alittle since then.If you don't mind how do you do this correctly.Can it be done without bench equipment.I am about to change my current system. Quote Cowboy Escort GrAnny ThUmper The Burp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMI CUSTOMS Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 You need a current clamp that reads ac current and dmm that reads ac voltage. Put current clamp around one of the speaker wire doesn't matter which one and dmm at the + and - output of the amp. Play sine wave tracks in order at low volume to see which one produces the highest result the let everything cool down if need be and replay that one track at full tilt. That is your peak power and you want to read ac volts from the dmm and ac current from the clamp. Quote TEAM SOUNDQUBED -- TEAM SOUTH TEAM S.O.B. - Founder & Captain 3x Streetbeat World Record Holder 2017 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2016 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem/2nd Adv 4/2nd Xtreme 4 2015 MWSPL 2nd place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2014 USACI 2nd place Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db 2014 MWSPL 2nd place Xtreme 4 - 144.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Street Q+ - 162.8 db 2013 MWSPL 3rd Kaos2 & 4th Xtreme 4 2011 USACI 2nd place MOD 1001-2k - 160.0 db 2011 MWSPL 4th place: Adv3 - 157.8 db, Kaos2 - 150s db, Xtreme4 - 140s db 2010 ARSPL 1st place 501-750 - 160.3 db Arkansas loudest Best score to date 164.4 db - Termlab Outlaw Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db MWSPL on Dash Legal door open (Music) - 162.5 db Sealed on dash Legal (Music) - 161.1 db - Termlab THE BLACK NASTY CURRENT BUILD & FAB The Black Nasty (6) 15 Rebuild Log 2012 (4) 15 Walled Sierra Build Log Evo X build log Facebook page The Black Nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog24fret Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hey thanks for all the info.Dose this show clipping or just the voltage.Hey is this the way they set up the systems mow.Instead of turn up the head unit to distortion.Then back off until single is clean then move onto the rest of the crossovers and amps etc,trying to keep it short.Truthfully the last real system compared to the SMD site.Was in a 89 Honda Civic 6 Rockford Fosgate power siries 12".With Kicker ND22 componet set.Made it to 148 in outlaw comp but just never broke 155.lol Now I got to learn all over again Quote Cowboy Escort GrAnny ThUmper The Burp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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