too much voltage?

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ok, i tried searching and went through probably 10 pages and can't really find an answer to my question, so now i'm gonna post.

i don't really know about electrical stuff, so i'm wondering if i had 4v from the HU, and lets say 5v from an EQ and had a line driver at say 8v, what would that do to the electrical system? would it just **** down my battery real quick?

i was also wondering how you figure the end result in voltage. would you add the volts up, so you'd get 17v? or does it work exponentially? or, would the end result be based on the component with the highest voltage i.e. it would be 8v because the line driver is 8v?

sorry if it's been posted numerous times, and i'm just too dumb to find it.

also, i'd really appreciate a straight forward answer. telling me that it would be stupid to have a line driver and all that is kind of pointless, because this is just hypothetical //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

thanks for the replies

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[jrz126 10+ year member]

They would not add up. The EQ would take in the 4V and only output 5V, the line driver would take in the 5V and output the 8V. So you would see 8V at the end. not because it is the highest but because it is the last component.

These wont drain your battery that quick. they are just signals (higher voltage, very low current).

 

[stones 10+ year member]

The line driver won't be needed if you just plan on a regular system.

Spl competitors running mutiple amps like to use line drivers to get the maximum signal into their amps for SPL burps.

 

[tool_4_rage]

that's what i needed to know, thanks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif