After some clamping, need some options.

[Vossy 10+ year member]

Alright, I went out and bought a clamp meter yesterday. I clamped my Hifonics 2500.

I have it ran @ 1 ohm, I found I rise between 1.8-2.5.

My results 48.6v and 23 amps, give or take some depending on frequency.

Basically it does "rated" what I've found out, but now I want more power of course.

Now, my subs are dual 4 so it'll be hard to get a low impedence like I want.

Doesn't make much sense to get a more powerful amp @ 2 ohms, I want to run @ .5. I'm going to find out Friday if my amp will do .5 ohms, if so I'll run this amp and different subs or impedence.

Now, if I could just find strappable amps that will do @ .5 that would work to.

What would you guys do (don't worry about my electrical)?

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[Vossy 10+ year member]

Love this forum for the thunderdome, not much more :\

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

Wont an amp be more efficient at 2ohm vs .05 ohm?

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

Wont an amp be more efficient at 2ohm vs .05 ohm?

by a few percent, but rise would be less

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

by a few percent, but rise would be less

You'd be more efficient and have less rise. Almost seems like there's the answer.

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

You'd be more efficient and have less rise. Almost seems like there's the answer.

running @ 2 I'd rise to 4+.

running @ .5 i'd rise to 1.5 tops.

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

running @ 2 I'd rise to 4+.running @ .5 i'd rise to 1.5 tops.

All depends on the amp. My amp does over 2500 at 2 and over 1500 @4. And in your original post you said 1.8-2.5 and now its 1.5 tops? Have yiu clamped your amp at 1.5-2 ohms?

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

All depends on the amp. My amp does over 2500 at 2 and over 1500 @4. And in your original post you said 1.8-2.5 and now its 1.5 tops? Have yiu clamped your amp at 1.5-2 ohms?

That's rise from 1 ohm

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

That's rise from 1 ohm

I know. My question still stands sir.

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

I know. My question still stands sir.

I clamped it, got 48.6v. starting at 1 ohm and rising to 2ish. I haven't tried a started 2 ohm load though