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<blockquote data-quote="jmcs23" data-source="post: 8114314" data-attributes="member: 612071"><p>I think it's 110 amps on this alternator.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Silver"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Silver"><span style="font-size: 8px">---------- Post added at 12:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:27 PM ----------</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Silver"> </span></p><p></p><p>OK, here's what I did today.</p><p></p><p>I tested the voltage at the battery terminals with the car ON and OFF with NO MUSIC. Both of those tests showed normal voltage readings.</p><p></p><p>Then, I tested at the battery terminals with the car ON with loud music and the voltage levels still gave good results. For this test I was using the 4 AWG Raptor cable and the amp would go into protect mode once I got to a high volume level.</p><p></p><p>Next, I tested at the battery terminals with the car ON with loud music, but this time I was using the 8 AWG Rockford Fosgate power cable. The voltage levels still were at good levels. The amp would still cut out once I got to a high volume level, but I was able to turn the volume up louder than when I was using the 4 AWG Raptor cable before the amp would go into protect mode.</p><p></p><p>So to sum it up; the voltage readings at the battery terminals looked good whether the car was ON or OFF with loud music playing or not. So it looks like my battery and amp are OK.</p><p></p><p>Am I just experiencing clipping???</p><p></p><p>My gain on the amp is definitely not turned up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmcs23, post: 8114314, member: 612071"] I think it's 110 amps on this alternator. [COLOR=Silver] [/COLOR] [COLOR=Silver][SIZE=8px]---------- Post added at 12:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:27 PM ----------[/SIZE][/COLOR][SIZE=8px][/SIZE] [COLOR=Silver] [/COLOR] OK, here's what I did today. I tested the voltage at the battery terminals with the car ON and OFF with NO MUSIC. Both of those tests showed normal voltage readings. Then, I tested at the battery terminals with the car ON with loud music and the voltage levels still gave good results. For this test I was using the 4 AWG Raptor cable and the amp would go into protect mode once I got to a high volume level. Next, I tested at the battery terminals with the car ON with loud music, but this time I was using the 8 AWG Rockford Fosgate power cable. The voltage levels still were at good levels. The amp would still cut out once I got to a high volume level, but I was able to turn the volume up louder than when I was using the 4 AWG Raptor cable before the amp would go into protect mode. So to sum it up; the voltage readings at the battery terminals looked good whether the car was ON or OFF with loud music playing or not. So it looks like my battery and amp are OK. Am I just experiencing clipping??? My gain on the amp is definitely not turned up. [/QUOTE]
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