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<blockquote data-quote="i2ain2thunder" data-source="post: 7591560" data-attributes="member: 631331"><p>basic operation of a subwoofer and amplifier. amplifiers take power from your electrical system and send it to your subwoofer. subwoofers are pretty much gaurenteed operation at a certain power level. Lets say your subs are made to handle 600 watts RMS (continuous power) This means the subwoofer should safely operate up to 600 watts. So say you have an amplifier rated to produce 600 watts. boom basic matching should work ok, thats all pretty basic stuff. Where we start to talk about clean and dirty power comes into play like this. Say your amplifier is made to produce 600watts cleanly if it is rated at that by the manufacturer (or should be able to anyway) However whether or not it actually does produce 600 watts cleanly depends on your electrical system or more specifically your Voltage and Amperage. If you think about electricity like water from a hose then Voltage is the amount of electrical force or in this example your water pressure. and Amperage is your electrical current and capacity or in this example how much water flow you have. A standard car battery stores energy and can release it at 13.7 Volts.(this is actually a bit more complicated than this but easy version) Your alternator is regulated to send power safely to your battery at a charge rate of 14.5 Volts. and electricity always flows from the source of highest voltage to the least voltage. So now if you check the voltage at your battery with the car running you will see 14.5 volts instead of the sitting voltage of 13.7. This is all important because amplifiers rely on a steady electrical force of 12volts or higher. I'll continue in my next post....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="i2ain2thunder, post: 7591560, member: 631331"] basic operation of a subwoofer and amplifier. amplifiers take power from your electrical system and send it to your subwoofer. subwoofers are pretty much gaurenteed operation at a certain power level. Lets say your subs are made to handle 600 watts RMS (continuous power) This means the subwoofer should safely operate up to 600 watts. So say you have an amplifier rated to produce 600 watts. boom basic matching should work ok, thats all pretty basic stuff. Where we start to talk about clean and dirty power comes into play like this. Say your amplifier is made to produce 600watts cleanly if it is rated at that by the manufacturer (or should be able to anyway) However whether or not it actually does produce 600 watts cleanly depends on your electrical system or more specifically your Voltage and Amperage. If you think about electricity like water from a hose then Voltage is the amount of electrical force or in this example your water pressure. and Amperage is your electrical current and capacity or in this example how much water flow you have. A standard car battery stores energy and can release it at 13.7 Volts.(this is actually a bit more complicated than this but easy version) Your alternator is regulated to send power safely to your battery at a charge rate of 14.5 Volts. and electricity always flows from the source of highest voltage to the least voltage. So now if you check the voltage at your battery with the car running you will see 14.5 volts instead of the sitting voltage of 13.7. This is all important because amplifiers rely on a steady electrical force of 12volts or higher. I'll continue in my next post.... [/QUOTE]
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