Anybody see this? link to SMD

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

i dont know what you said, or where you said it but it dont matter...i trust RF's engineers over some guy named squeaky on the internet LOL.
whatever you said, im sure you have tested this amp yourself to come up with whatever conclusion you came up with....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif Im the only one on earth who has one of these in his living room right now and I CANT EVEN DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS so i dont know how you could.

its all good, when i finally get it hooked up for its owner, i will be the judge of the technology being good or bad......thats all.

I don't need to test the amplifier //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

It abides by the same laws of physics as every other electrical device on the planet, and compromises trade-offs I personally would not be willing to make.

 

[meade916 10+ year member]

i can respect your opinion..

ill let you guys know REAL world results when that time gets here though.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

i can respect your opinion..
ill let you guys know REAL world results when that time gets here though.

can't wait:yumyum:

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

lol at the serial number...

not alot of people like this amp...BUT I DO...

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

I would think there would be more powerconnectors than just a single 0awg input

it only draws 350 amps of current

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

it only draws 350 amps of current

his other amp(Rockford T4000.1) has a 500A fuse??? and its a lower line RF amp(compared to the t15k)

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

his other amp has a 500A fuse??? and its a lower line RF amp(compared to the t15k)

That's one of the "technological advances" (but I prefer to call it a trade-off) built into this amplifier.

Due to it's high internal capacitance, it draws less peak current from the electrical system. The trade-off here is that it has to keep all of those caps constantly charged.....so instead of a typical amp which might peak at 500A of current draw, then drop back down to 0 when the note is done being played...this amplifier won't have a peak draw above 350A but will continue to draw that current (atleast higher levels of current) after the note is done being played because it will have to recharge the capacitors.

Doesn't seem so fancy, in my opinion, once you realize that your only trading less peak current draw for higher average current draw.....

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

its got a bunch of caps inside that store energy, it can only do 15k for a short time

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

shouldnt that be a good thing that it doesnt put a strain on your electrical system?

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

shouldnt that be a good thing that it doesnt put a strain on your electrical system?

well, lets say the note you play lasts 5 seconds, and its doing full tilt, it could (and im not sure how long it will take it to recharge) draw 350 amps for another 30 seconds

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

shouldnt that be a good thing that it doesnt put a strain on your electrical system?

Re-read squeak's post.

It is a constant draw on your electrical. Not as large as other amps that can make the same levels of power but a continuous draw rather than an intermittent one.

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

shouldnt that be a good thing that it doesnt put a strain on your electrical system?

thats the trade off\marketing sceme

 

[meade916 10+ year member]

it says right in the manual that an extended test tone is not what this amp was built for. This amp wasnt designed to burp, this amp is built for playing MUSIC.

Again since im the only one that has one in his possesion, you should hold off on what you THINK will happen and just wait for me to TELL YOU what happened.

dont worry im very confident this amp will do exactly what its supposed to do...

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

Re-read squeak's post.
It is a constant draw on your electrical. Not as large as other amps that can make the same levels of power but a continuous draw rather than an intermittent one.

oh my fault didnt see that:blackeye:, so that means you will have to have a dedicated alternator just for that amp right?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

shouldnt that be a good thing that it doesnt put a strain on your electrical system?

I would say the opposite...higher average current draw is going to put more strain on your electrical system.

I'd rather have a brief peak that the electrical system could quickly recover from, rather than a higher average draw that the system is constantly struggling with.