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<blockquote data-quote="WheresTheButta" data-source="post: 6906637" data-attributes="member: 559748">that&#039;s not how it works.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How much current your amp sucks has nothing to do with what voltage your rcas are.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The only relevant thing is how much power the amplifier is taking in order to generate the final output.let me edit to explain this&nbsp; -say you have an amplifier that is putting out an honest-to-God 2,000 watts (clamped).&nbsp; The formula we&#039;ll use is amps times volts = watts.&nbsp;&nbsp; If the amplifier is 100% efficient, it will take 166.66 amps of current at 12 volts to produce 2,000 watts.&nbsp;&nbsp; Your amp will **** 166.66 amps at 100% efficiency.Now, say you have a new amp, which is producing 2,500 watts (clamped) , but you have a voltage drop to 11 volts, and your efficiency is 90%....2,500= (11 times Xamps) * 0.9&nbsp; and you&#039;ll see that you&#039;re now drawing 252.52 amps of current!!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WheresTheButta, post: 6906637, member: 559748"] that's not how it works. How much current your amp sucks has nothing to do with what voltage your rcas are. The only relevant thing is how much power the amplifier is taking in order to generate the final output. let me edit to explain this - say you have an amplifier that is putting out an honest-to-God 2,000 watts (clamped). The formula we'll use is amps times volts = watts. If the amplifier is 100% efficient, it will take 166.66 amps of current at 12 volts to produce 2,000 watts. Your amp will **** 166.66 amps at 100% efficiency. Now, say you have a new amp, which is producing 2,500 watts (clamped) , but you have a voltage drop to 11 volts, and your efficiency is 90%.... 2,500= (11 times Xamps) * 0.9 and you'll see that you're now drawing 252.52 amps of current!!!! [/QUOTE]

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