gain is too high

[Decipha 10+ year member]

i finally finished installing my system in the thunderbird and now i can't set the amp to 40v AC (40 * 40 / .5 = 3200)... still have the orion 2500d and the 2x re xxx 15s... i hooked everything up, ran a 45hz 0db tone with volume at 62 on the premier 880... the least voltage i was getting on my dmm is 53 volts AC with the gain all the way down... the head unit sub crossover is at 80hz with no boost... compressor 2, bbe 2, loud off... any ideas??

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[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

leave it alone? idk

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

lol i guess thats what i was thinking too... at least my amp won't be stressed lol it still wangs at close to full tilt with no distortion... i shall leave it b

thanks for your input

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

what ya think squeak?

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

not following...

They're wired for 1/2 ohm?

P= E²/R

P= 53²/.5

P=5618

Uhh -- sumthin' ain't right

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

thats what i got too... 53 x 53 / .5 = 5618... now you understand why im worried right??

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

you said volume's at 62. How much higher will it go?

how far do you ahave to turn it down to get the amp to read 40v?

I can only guess you're clipping the shizz out of something

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

pioneers clip @ volume 62, so set you gain @ volume 61.

 

[GrnEydDvl 10+ year member]

you said volume's at 62. How much higher will it go?
how far do you ahave to turn it down to get the amp to read 40v?

I can only guess you're clipping the shizz out of something

Yeah, simple answer here is just bump your volume down until you get to your desired voltage reading. Then don't go beyond that volume level when playing your system.

Doesn't necessarily mean anything is clipping though, just that he apparently has a high input voltage to his amp.

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

at volume 53 im right at about 39.7 volts so thats the highest i've put it yet... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif the premier 880 goes to max volume at 62... i don't usually turn it up that loud but i wanted to make sure if i did by accident turn it all the way i wouldn't hurt anything