soundigital 9v operation?

[Ryan shaw 10+ year member]

Just got my sd 8000.1 in the mail, and i was reading on forums that it can operate down to 9v. This sounds like dangerous territory to operate an amp in but im not experienced with SD. Anyone got any experience or further knowledge? thanks

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[dragonrage 10+ year member]

I believe what that means is simply that the amp won't shut off until it gets that low in voltage, probably because the designers were aware that there's probably going to be some voltage drop during heavy utilization. Do you actually intend to use it with a 9v power source or what?

 

[Ryan shaw 10+ year member]

Ha no not at all. But until I get more funds I'm gonna be running it at 2 ohms with only a 300 amp alt and a xs d3100 in back so just seeing if I can really push it sometimes

 

[dragonrage 10+ year member]

Well, if your alternator can't keep up then you're going to be killing sound quality, anyway. While I don't usually recommend them, I'd say get a capacitor and just limit your output to what your charging system can handle at the moment. Amp damage is unlikely, IMO, even if you did go too high.