Voltage Drops

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

Ive run an AQ2200 and DSC1500.1 in my car and wanged it for hours and hours with 0 drops and I put in a little directed 600.1 for temp and my lights dim a little. also it wangs pretty hard for 600 watts, wtf is goin on ?

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[nateberrier 10+ year member]

my thinking was that it was inefficient but even an efficient one at double the power should even out amirite?

 

[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

didnt drop in ma lincoln after we did the big 3 and i had a good ground. get the terminals on the amp cranked down good?

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

idk dude but its really wangin, like almost as loud as the AQ. all my connections are good, I think maybe its just not very efficient

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

Class AB?

 

[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

nope class d. its my directed d1200 thats for sale on here.

it doesnt have huge fusing... so it cant be taking that much... idk

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

idk its prolly clippin a little

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Only thing I can think is

1) it's a class a/b amp

2) something wrong with the power/ground connections

3) it's a smaller amp so you're trying to push it harder than it wants, meaning lower efficiency and more distortion, both require more current from your charging system.

If you see some of the birth sheets that show you power output and distortion, you'll see that once you get to a certain point distortion rises like crazy. So just pushing the amp a little too hard, maybe not even being able to notice it, will cause a good deal of distortion/extra power.

 

[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

Directed D1200 Class D Mono Amplifier

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

Thats what I figured cause it does its max at 1ohm and well its at 1ohm at full tilt and i turned it down just a tad and it seemed better, and it does sound kinda distorted but well directed

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

ok yeah i can see that

 

[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

but well directed no sh!t?

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

dampening factor of 50 verse 200 lulz

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

have you checked your battery? might be bugger'd

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

Dont think so because I was wanging the AQ2200 like an hour before and I run it all day with no drops. I was even clipping the piss out of it at one point and still nothing.