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not really man....you cant have one without the other happening....right?Troubleshooting current spikes is completely different from troubleshooting voltage spikes.
not really man....you cant have one without the other happening....right?Troubleshooting current spikes is completely different from troubleshooting voltage spikes.
Well, in case you did not know, your amp is always connected to an 800 amps or more source, depends on your battery size. It is also always connected to a 12v+ source, and no blown fuses.That's an irrelevant past experience. Troubleshooting current spikes is completely different from troubleshooting voltage spikes.
not really man....you cant have one without the other happening....right?
Good one. Yeah, I know that higher voltage will penetrate skin better for it is electromotive force that pushes amperes(oversimplified). That is why I never understood movies that said, "It is the amps that kill you, not the voltage." When someone gets electrocuted with the subway tracks. I still don't get it.You guys need to stay CURRENT with the times lulz <3
Voltage spikes point to supply. Current spikes point to the rest of the circuit.not really man....you cant have one without the other happening....right?
I honestly had no idea you connected your amp to two power supplies... I'm wasting my time trying to educate someone who thinks they know it all. Voltage spikes come from the supply. Nothing downstream of the supply can increase supply voltage. Amps can't increase their own supply voltage as you have incorrectly stated in several ways now.Well, in case you did not know, your amp is always connected to an 800 amps or more source, depends on your battery size. It is also always connected to a 12v+ source, and no blown fuses.
So when you have a voltage spike, guess what, it pushes(forces) excessive current through a rated fuse, and it pops. It is called Watts/Power, so you cannot have one without the other. If something wacky is going on inside the amp, it will draw more power than needed, and be the source of said spike. Hence the reason I suggested he disconnect his sub amp a few days and see if the spikes continue. If they do, then amp is Obviosly not the source.
Voltage spikes point to supply. Current spikes point to the rest of the circuit.
I honestly had no idea you connected your amp to two power supplies... I'm wasting my time trying to educate someone who thinks they know it all. Voltage spikes come from the supply. Nothing downstream of the supply can increase supply voltage. Amps can't increase their own supply voltage as you have incorrectly stated in several ways now.
Yeah, he can disconnect his amp and rule it out, but that is called guessing. If you use logic you can eliminate a lot of guessing. What's your next step if the amp isn't the problem: disconnect window motors for a few days to rule them out, then headlights, then the horn, and so on until you've eliminated everything that isn't the problem? Or if you ACTUALLY understand basic electricity, you can immediately narrow the problem to a few potential causes.
I don't know why you started this thread, but I'm over it. I'm willing to explain things to people who want to learn, but you are clearly just trying to challenge my knowledge.
I don't get this.two power supplies
It is called process of elimination. As you know, alternators are set to supply a voltage of around 13.8v. So how can the old and new alternators spike the supply. Now you are suggesting that both alternators have a faulty voltage regulator. I could see it happening to the old one, and maybe to the new one. But OP stated that he now has 2 HO alternators. I do not know if the second is new, but it would be bad luck if the other HO alt. had a faulty voltage regulator as well.Yeah, he can disconnect his amp and rule it out, but that is called guessing. If you use logic you can eliminate a lot of guessing.
Not at all. Just wanted to find out what reply was wrong and learn from it. But you have literally given me nothing valid. I have explained my logic but it falls on deaf ears.I'm willing to explain things to people who want to learn, but you are clearly just trying to challenge my knowledge.