How many watts are getting send to my sub?

[THXdts 10+ year member]

I was just wondering if there is anyway to figure this out with a DDM or something like that? I think I am losing power by using to small of a wire, and was just wondering if there is anyway to figure it out.

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[PepsiFiend69 10+ year member]

gain setting tutorial ftw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63933

 

[jacka 10+ year member]

bench your amp. what wire are you using and what amp?

 

[THXdts 10+ year member]

bench your amp. what wire are you using and what amp?

Orion 600D @ 1ohm, 16AWG.

 

[jacka 10+ year member]

Orion 600D @ 1ohm, 16AWG.

yikes, we really needa get some 8 gauge at LEAST on that. I would do 4.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Not if it's the speaker wire he's talking about...although 16awg may be a little small if it's a long run.

 

[jacka 10+ year member]

Not if it's the speaker wire he's talking about...although 16awg may be a little small if it's a long run.

oh yeah.. youre right. doh

 

[THXdts 10+ year member]

Oh yeah sorry, speaker wire lol.