db drive amp = best experience ever

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

umm yea it takes 200% for 3 sec to blow a fuse look it up or call around and ask. some types of fuses will hold out a little longer than others.

Some fuses are very very underrated. People don't realize this.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Some fuses are very very underrated. People don't realize this.

While this is true, companies are not going to purposely underfuse their amps.

Afterall, if a n00b looks at an amp and sees only 80 amps worth of fusing, are they going to believe it does 2000 watts? No way.

If anything, they would OVERFUSE the amp to make it look it could do 2000 watts and beyond. That would be the proper way to market it, albeit a little dangerous.

Anyways, to the guy claiming 2000 watts with 80 amps on board, show me some actual power numbers and then perhaps I'll believe you.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

While this is true, companies are not going to purposely underfuse their amps.

Probably not. But, you know as well as I do that the tolerance percentage on a lot of fuses is pretty high:laugh:

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Probably not. But, you know as well as I do that the tolerance percentage on a lot of fuses is pretty high:laugh:

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[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

so this is a 3 second 2000w amp then? who would want that? if its 2000w it should do that all day or its not a 2000w amp. there are alot of 1000w amps that can do 2000w for 3 seconds too. hell, there is probable a good amount of amps rated under 1000w that can do 2000w for 3 seconds.

this is just a bad idea for an amp company all around. seems to me there giving you a 1000w amp that will burp 2000w. meh/

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

Why would a 1250.1 amp have two 50 amp fuses in a LOWER line while the higher end one has only 80amps of fuses total? where did you get this info?

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

The speed series is their lower line.

Also the amp is rated at max power 2000w.

Good amps, pretty bulletproof but over-rated power wise.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

According to an email i recieved said amplifier does not have internal fuses and does not come with an external fuse

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

so what the point of rating and amp 2000 watts rms.. if it can only handle it for 3 secs before blowing a fuse.

How the hell is that other guy calling this amp underrated??

take my SAZ-1500 for example. A quality amp that can take lots of abuse.

[4x40 amp fuses] = 160 amps

[160 amps x 12 volts] = 1920 watts

[1920 watts x efficiency] of steady available current for such an amp sounds a little more appropriate to me

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

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[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

so what the point of rating and amp 2000 watts rms.. if it can only handle it for 3 secs before blowing a fuse.
How the hell is that other guy calling this amp underrated??

take my SAZ-1500 for example. A quality amp that can take lots of abuse.

[4x40 amp fuses] = 160 amps

[160 amps x 12 volts] = 1920 watts

[1920 watts x efficiency] of steady available current for such an amp sounds a little more appropriate to me

It doesnt have any fuses:crazy: That was directly from said manufacturer. They also use 14.4v rating

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

i dont know who said they have a 2000 watt db drive amp with a 80 amp fuse because there is only the platiunm 2000.1 that is 2000rms and it has 2 4 g inputs rated at 80 amps daily each or 100amp each for competition. you have to fuse externally urself. so 200 fuse ratting.

there platiunm 1200.1 only has 2 40 amp fuses. look at a cadence A7 they have been clamped to do alittle more than rated 1400 rms and they have 2 40 amp fuses, they have been around for yrs.