Am I going to smoke my equipment?

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

I have 2 amplifiers, 1 with a 130A draw (subs), and a 2nd with a 60 amp draw (4chan/highs). Together, this would be 190A draw. I have a stock 92' Civic alt on my 1.5L. The whole system is fused at only 80A, and it has yet to blow the fuse, which means the alt is putting out even less. Wondering if this could cause any damage to the amplifiers or equipment, only providing it with half the recommended amperage. I was considering purchasing a 135A alt to rectify this. Comments?

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[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

That's why the fuse is there;

I ran the Concept on an 80 amp fuse also; An 80 amp fuse doesn't blow at 80 amps, it blows at (x) percentage over 80; So it's not that the Alternator isnt' putting that amperage out, it's that the equipment overall isn't drawing it, or that it's not available to be drawn. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Got dimming?

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

* And most amps have a protection circuit, whereas the Amp will shut off if it's not seeing a proper amount of voltage.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Music is dynamic my brother. Unless your burping test tones , the current draw is gonna flucuate //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

just becuase the fuses total 160 amps on the amp doesnt mean it draws that all the time, almost no amps draw that much unless your putting 1600+ watts rms. i know the 9.1 has like a 120 amp draw and that is high. depending on what amps you have combined they shouldnt draw 160 amps.

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Very slight dimming with system on full tilt (80% volume). Almost unnoticable which amazes me. I have a 1F cap on the Concept. I have had to crank the gain up VERY high for performance, but thats expected with so little draw. The amp is mounted sideways, and gets moderatey hot, but nothing you couldnt lay your cheek on. Hits like a swift kick in the nuts with the bass boost off. I was playing Bombs over Bagdad the other day (Outcast), and thought my back window was going to blow out.

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

That's good news; Why gained so high? What voltage are your preouts? I didn't turn any dials on it before I shipped (i don't think) so however you got it is how I had it set up.

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

I noticed the other day that the heatsink on that amp is the same as on the Incriminator amps

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

The gain is set to about halfway for the full range. No bass boost. HU is at 200hz, 18db, and amp has then been set down to about 80 at 24db.

I'm guessing as far as the curve goes, the current 24db amp slope will start to drop hard at 80hz, then once 200hz from the HU is hit, the slope would then become the 18db+24db, and drop like a rock? Starting to sound relatively nice. Was wondering if I would need to turn the Subsonic filter on, as I have a sealed box?

 

[prochobo 10+ year member]

Am I going to smoke my equipment?

Depends on if you roll it up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/hilarious.gif.02a037aad04aa96f19982b298a3d70a8.gif