SounDigital SD1800.1D clamp testing, SPL testing, review.

[basebalz13 10+ year member]

We've done it and wire was not even warm but we up to two runs of 1/0 and gained .2db and efficiency. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

thats all u gotta do, thats why i have 4/0 run to my amps then threw special piece i made takes 4/0 down to 1/0 in the amp //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

thats all u gotta do, thats why i have 4/0 run to my amps then threw special piece i made takes 4/0 down to 1/0 in the amp //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

I would probably do this if I had a much bigger amp

 

[basebalz13 10+ year member]

I would probably do this if I had a much bigger amp

juu got a pretty big amp

 

[Annnarbor84 5,000+ posts]

Wow what a stupid shit fest this has become. THE GAY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH?!!?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

juu got a pretty big amp

Yea, and it's power/ground terminals can already take 4/0 gauge, lol

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

This thread makes me laugh. Lakota is a so called EE student who doesn't understand the concept of fault currents. Once the amp is drawing more current than the charger can provide the voltage on the charger will drop to the voltage of the batteries, the batteries will then also drop and the charger voltage will drop with it. Study a power system. If on a 12kv electrical line you get a direct fault the line will not sit at 120v RMS, it will drop down while delivering 10KA of fault current, this is the exact same situation as the battery charger experiences.
Basically the charger will act as a constant voltage source until the current draw exceeds what it can put out, then it will become a constant current source with the voltage dropping according to ohm's law.

This. Network Analysis or DC/AC Circuits should help.

What about the 7k2d?
Or the bigger soundigital amps?

Pulling 400-500 amps through a single piece of 1/0 seems dangerous.

But how long are you constantly pulling this amount of amperage. Think about it.

nG

 

[basebalz13 10+ year member]

can't wait for testing with the truck on/off.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

I've pulled 300 amps through kicker 1/0 at 24" and wire was cold.

theyre talking about the 5k and the 8k using one 1/o0 input

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

This. Network Analysis or DC/AC Circuits should help.


But how long are you constantly pulling this amount of amperage. Think about it.

nG

If I'm doing bassrace runs or slamming daily, it could be for fairly long periods of time.

Sure songs fluctuate and whatnot, but even with low drops it could still be in the 200 amp range, with spikes in the 400 amp range.

I know a lot of people run them without problems, but it just seems like dual power inputs would be an easy solution.

 

[murilo 10+ year member]

If I'm doing bassrace runs or slamming daily, it could be for fairly long periods of time.
Sure songs fluctuate and whatnot, but even with low drops it could still be in the 200 amp range, with spikes in the 400 amp range.

I know a lot of people run them without problems, but it just seems like dual power inputs would be an easy solution.

Yes, the current depends on the average crest factor of the music.

Easy solution for what problem?

 

[basebalz13 10+ year member]

Yes, the current depends on the average crest factor of the music.
Easy solution for what problem?

people worried about the single 1/0

im just curious, i was talking to jeff brown last night, and asked him but he didnt know

why does stetsom and soundigital use single 1/0 inputs?

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

Some of them have dual now... the Stetsom 10kd and SD 12k do anyway.

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

people worried about the single 1/0
im just curious, i was talking to jeff brown last night, and asked him but he didnt know

why does stetsom and soundigital use single 1/0 inputs?

good question

 

[basebalz13 10+ year member]

Some of them have dual now... the Stetsom 10kd and SD 12k do anyway.

oh i see. just makes me feel better i guess you could say.

but like i said before simple fix could be running 4/0 into the amps, or like we talked before making that piece for dual 1/0 inputs...

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Yes, the current depends on the average crest factor of the music.
Easy solution for what problem?

Easy solution for high current draw situations.

Isn't this why companies started using dual power inputs in the first place?