DMM....Just making sure

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

I have a Zenon amp based at 2500@1ohm, and just making sure that my target voltage is to be 50, and anything higher is no good?

Am I correct?

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[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

yes

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

ok thanks just making sure....It was reading out 63 last night(not good)...so I will fix that

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

also my battery in the back was reading out 10.8volts....is that decent?

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

10.8 is bad. Should read 12v plus or minus .3v with the car off and fully charged... Engine running it should see 14.4 ideally.

Higher voltage than 50 simply means the amp is outputting more power (at the same ohm load) You don't know, however, if the amp is clipping the input signal to reach 63v.

I would set it to 50v output and be on the safe side than running it up at 63.

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

ok I am going to check my battery in the back tonight as well as the front....back one was reading 10.8 with a burp, but I dont have my subs hooked up to find out about clipping either.

So your saying that 63 volts that my amp may possible be putting out more than 2500 wrms?