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<blockquote data-quote="wew lad" data-source="post: 8400816" data-attributes="member: 665412"><p>read this: <a href="https://jlaudio.zendesk.com/entries/46369170-Getting-Grounded" target="_blank">https://jlaudio.zendesk.com/entries/46369170-Getting-Grounded</a></p><p></p><p>you're not going to get an accurate measure of the resistance unless you do a voltage drop test in isolated conditions. the seat belt bolt might be the best ground, but maybe on your model vehicle there's some sort of weld in the way, something to cause more resistance, we don't know. I do know that the voltage drop you're getting is probably completely normal considering you have a 130 amp alternator. Your truck is pulling 30 amps alone maybe more, so you're down to 100 amps available MAX (cold, not at idle, and in ideal conditions) to run the rest of your electrical if you want alternator charging levels.</p><p></p><p>that amplifier has the exact same fuse rating as my powerbass asa1000.1dx and i have no doubts it pulls a full 100 amps when you're running it at high levels. did anyone mention if that amplifier has a bass boost knob, turn it completely off?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wew lad, post: 8400816, member: 665412"] read this: [URL="https://jlaudio.zendesk.com/entries/46369170-Getting-Grounded"]https://jlaudio.zendesk.com/entries/46369170-Getting-Grounded[/URL] you're not going to get an accurate measure of the resistance unless you do a voltage drop test in isolated conditions. the seat belt bolt might be the best ground, but maybe on your model vehicle there's some sort of weld in the way, something to cause more resistance, we don't know. I do know that the voltage drop you're getting is probably completely normal considering you have a 130 amp alternator. Your truck is pulling 30 amps alone maybe more, so you're down to 100 amps available MAX (cold, not at idle, and in ideal conditions) to run the rest of your electrical if you want alternator charging levels. that amplifier has the exact same fuse rating as my powerbass asa1000.1dx and i have no doubts it pulls a full 100 amps when you're running it at high levels. did anyone mention if that amplifier has a bass boost knob, turn it completely off? [/QUOTE]
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