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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 5099342" data-attributes="member: 540940"><p>you can get a rough estimate about current req. and power from fuse size, but w/o knowing specifically how the designer applied the fuses they won't tell you anything very accurate. Formulas are only as good as the KNOWN values, but w/o knowing efficiency of the amp and specifically what voltage it will be operating at any calculations are still going to be rough estimates.</p><p></p><p>Generally speaking - yes, the amp should never draw more (or at least MUCH more) than 160A - definitely not for an extended period of time.</p><p></p><p>You can figure roughly 10w/A so you could expect around 1600w optimally, but as low as 1500rms to as high as 2000.</p><p></p><p>There's really no way to get much more accurate w/o some in-service measurements w/equipment not a lot of us have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 5099342, member: 540940"] you can get a rough estimate about current req. and power from fuse size, but w/o knowing specifically how the designer applied the fuses they won't tell you anything very accurate. Formulas are only as good as the KNOWN values, but w/o knowing efficiency of the amp and specifically what voltage it will be operating at any calculations are still going to be rough estimates. Generally speaking - yes, the amp should never draw more (or at least MUCH more) than 160A - definitely not for an extended period of time. You can figure roughly 10w/A so you could expect around 1600w optimally, but as low as 1500rms to as high as 2000. There's really no way to get much more accurate w/o some in-service measurements w/equipment not a lot of us have. [/QUOTE]
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