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<blockquote data-quote="adulbrich" data-source="post: 8422959" data-attributes="member: 661255"><p>Ummmm, no. It;s not really important for you to test it right now.</p><p></p><p>They are different voltages that amps are tested at. One company may rate their amp at 12v. These companies make amps that may be considered by some people to be "underrated", because they clamp more power than they're rated for when ran on a 12v system that is actually around 14.4v charging.</p><p></p><p>Say amp A was rated 1,000 watts RMS at 12v and amp B was rated 1,000 watts RMS at 14.4v. Amp A will put out more power on 14.4v than amp B. Amp A may do 1,250-1,500.</p><p></p><p>Lots of companies rate their amps at different voltages. Most ratings are BS anyways, and you won't see the full potential after rise unless you wire lower than rated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adulbrich, post: 8422959, member: 661255"] Ummmm, no. It;s not really important for you to test it right now. They are different voltages that amps are tested at. One company may rate their amp at 12v. These companies make amps that may be considered by some people to be "underrated", because they clamp more power than they're rated for when ran on a 12v system that is actually around 14.4v charging. Say amp A was rated 1,000 watts RMS at 12v and amp B was rated 1,000 watts RMS at 14.4v. Amp A will put out more power on 14.4v than amp B. Amp A may do 1,250-1,500. Lots of companies rate their amps at different voltages. Most ratings are BS anyways, and you won't see the full potential after rise unless you wire lower than rated. [/QUOTE]
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