How Long Will it Last (Wall Socket)HDC3

[john denver 10+ year member]

Ahh I see. Thanks for clearing that up. I dunno if it matters but this sub was Very loose... How many watts do you guess it was seeing?

enough to make it spark

 

[RKPsk8er 10+ year member]

hellz yeah! im mountin that ***** on my wall!

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

lol 6x9 was not very entertaining

 

[skinnymofo 10+ year member]

you probably got around 2k or so to it

120v

~15amps (you were most likely pulling more but im guessing it was on a 15 amp breaker and it didnt trip which it should have if you were getting more.)

120*15=1800

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

it was on a 20 amp breaker

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

i couldn't see house wiring carrying more than 10-15 amps per outlet w/ out some serious voltage drop.

voltage was probably dropping pretty low(for 120v anyway)

if it was @ 2 ohms i'd say it was around 2-3kw

 

[casper97ta 10+ year member]

has anybody ever tried metering a sub in a box off a wall socket?

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

i couldn't see house wiring carrying more than 10-15 amps per outlet w/ out some serious voltage drop.
voltage was probably dropping pretty low(for 120v anyway)

if it was @ 2 ohms i'd say it was around 2-3kw

So the way to tell is to do this with a voltmeter hooked up to be sure of actual voltage being delivered to the sub? I wish I knew a really safe way to do this... I've got a pair of 10s and a pair of 12s laying around I can't unload...

I live in a rental home with no exposed wiring, so... don't want to risk any damage. Of course, I'd LOVE to hook one of 'em up to a 220V like my dryer runs on.... HMMMMMMM....

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

free air the sub probably rose above 4-5 ohms... do the math

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

So the way to tell is to do this with a voltmeter hooked up to be sure of actual voltage being delivered to the sub? I wish I knew a really safe way to do this... I've got a pair of 10s and a pair of 12s laying around I can't unload...
I live in a rental home with no exposed wiring, so... don't want to risk any damage. Of course, I'd LOVE to hook one of 'em up to a 220V like my dryer runs on.... HMMMMMMM....

well, really you need a clamp meter and a dmm..to measure the current and the voltage at the sub... because we don't really know what the apparent impedance will be, until its measured.

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

Bah.... never mind, too much hassle. Still wish there was a good way for me to do this, I'd hammer a couple of those batchles into the ground. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

has anybody ever tried metering a sub in a box off a wall socket?

I always wanted to try this.....

 

[skinnymofo 10+ year member]

get a multi socket surge protector without the protection

2 10 craftsman meters from sears

1 in the hot and neutral socket and then your clamp meter on the pos/hot lead.

also a breaker should blow before you start melting wire

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

I don't have a clamp meter, and from my understanding, they're not cheap at all.

However, counting on a breaker which SHOULD blow when it's not my house, but my landlord's.... not wise, IMO. lol

 

[skinnymofo 10+ year member]

im pretty sure craftsman has one for like 30 bucks.

fluke however is a tad bit more.

my small one was 80..the other two were both more than double that