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<blockquote data-quote="Scotnemily" data-source="post: 8588829" data-attributes="member: 673497"><p>Ok so I got my input voltage to the amp lowered to acceptable range. On my LOC my voltage did not change when adjusting the gain on it, so I set it about 1/2 way. That is the suggested starting point for that LOC. I then adjusted the Bass on the LOC. This is what changed the voltage for me. I adjusted it until I got a 2.5v reading with a 40hz test tone. Radio Bass and EQ set to flat. I still have a few problems though. One the DMM never peaked above the 2.5V after I set it to this level. does that mean it is not my RMS volts but my peak? Should I adjust it back to say 4 or 5V Peak with that 40hz tone? Next I moved on to the amp. I unhooked the speakers and connected my leads to the speaker terminals on the amp. I did not get any voltage out of the amp. I hooked up the subs again and they were playing. I hooked the dmm up with the speakers connected to the amp and got a reading but really low like .02V I could not get it any higher than that. I should be getting something like 28.8V if I am pushing 400watts RMS correct? Also this amp is bridged to 2 OHMs when the subs are hooked up but not under a load without them hooked up does this make a difference in what I would get on my DMM? Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Scotnemily, post: 8588829, member: 673497"] Ok so I got my input voltage to the amp lowered to acceptable range. On my LOC my voltage did not change when adjusting the gain on it, so I set it about 1/2 way. That is the suggested starting point for that LOC. I then adjusted the Bass on the LOC. This is what changed the voltage for me. I adjusted it until I got a 2.5v reading with a 40hz test tone. Radio Bass and EQ set to flat. I still have a few problems though. One the DMM never peaked above the 2.5V after I set it to this level. does that mean it is not my RMS volts but my peak? Should I adjust it back to say 4 or 5V Peak with that 40hz tone? Next I moved on to the amp. I unhooked the speakers and connected my leads to the speaker terminals on the amp. I did not get any voltage out of the amp. I hooked up the subs again and they were playing. I hooked the dmm up with the speakers connected to the amp and got a reading but really low like .02V I could not get it any higher than that. I should be getting something like 28.8V if I am pushing 400watts RMS correct? Also this amp is bridged to 2 OHMs when the subs are hooked up but not under a load without them hooked up does this make a difference in what I would get on my DMM? Thanks [/QUOTE]

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