how to determine watts going to sub???

[DMarsh525 10+ year member]

ok say u have the gain on yer amp all the way up...does that mean yer constantly putting out the max watts yer amp can put out or does it go by the volume on the reciever? so if u have a 1000 watt amp with gain all the way up and u only have the volume up half way does that mean yer still pusihin 1000watts or just 500??

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[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=63933

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

your amp could possibly have a "gain governor" which will not allow your 1000 watt amp do 1000 watts...once you turn the knob all the way to the right, jam a screw driver through the knob and force it up a bit more...this will ensure your 1000 watts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

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your amp could possibly have a "gain governor" which will not allow your 1000 watt amp do 1000 watts...once you turn the knob all the way to the right, jam a screw driver through the knob and force it up a bit more...this will ensure your 1000 watts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

your amp could possibly have a "gain governor" which will not allow you 1000 watt amp do 1000 watts...once you turn the knob all the way to the right, jam a screw driver through the knob and force it up a bit more...this will ensure your 1000 watts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

He's asking a serious question. You should help him out rather than provide useless, sarcastic comments... no offense //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

The gain on an amplifier is it's input sensitivity. The higher it is, the more sensitive it will become to the signal it is taking in from the head unit, and the more power it will put out at any given level. Some head units have a higher pre-out voltage than others, meaning that gains can be set lower and still have the amplifier produce full power. Most gains (assuming you have an aftermarket HU) will never need to be set higher than halfway up for the amp to produce full power.

an amplifier gain set too high will let your amplifier produce a clipped, overpowering signal which can be damaging to your speakers. On the other hand, a gain that is too low will not allow your amp to produce full power (which may or may not be a good thing, depending on the situation)

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

also, remember that an amplifier will never be working full power (assuming gains are properly configured), unless you like listening to test tones. Music has natural peaks and valleys, and the wattage going to your speakers is dependant on that.

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

this guy's a noob^^

input sensitivity???, dude just made that bs up to trick you....go grab a screwdriver //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

The link I listed above has a lot of great info on it. I learned alot from reading it.

GL

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

this guy's a noob^^
input sensitivity???, dude just made that bs up to trick you....go grab a screwdriver //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

lol be careful, he might believe you. When i was starting out I would believe shit like this //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[DMarsh525 10+ year member]

no im not dumb enough to jab a screw driven in my 400 dollar amp..

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

lol good. just ignore inhuman

 

[DMarsh525 10+ year member]

hey thanks alot and thanks to the person that sent the link that was a lot of help