If my lights dimmed I would know exactly why. I'm getting a plug in digital voltmeter to keep an eye on things. If the voltage dipped to much I would do the Big 3. My system's really not pulling that much power and installer guy got some beefy wiring installed, this is gonna be FUN!
Don't give him suggestions/ideas!
He's experienced. Does what he does on the side STS. He's built a system to win local awards. He's done all the wiring of my system:
I wish I had some. I've never been too interested in documenting stuff with photos, I'm more into LIVING LIFE, not taking pics of it. And we didn't have all the cheap digital pics when I built and installed my auto audio systems in my cars.
Lmao that's the worse kind of volt meter. Ur measuring it at the cig lighter LMAO...u need a volt meter to plug into the amps power and ground and you get the accurate reading at the amp. Lmao and u have a electrical degree and don't know shlt
Yes, a basic auto audio install using other people's designed and built equipment. We ALL do that. I'll bet very few if any have designed and built their own head units, DSPs, amplifiers and speakers! No, except for speaker cabinets and other mounting hardware, no one here actually designs and build their own stuff here. We all BUY it from manufacturers!
A volt meter always measures the voltage between two points in any electrical circuit. Yes you are correct the best way to measure the voltage drop of the amp is between the + and - of the amp's power connections. I'd have to use two voltmeters as I have two amps installed, and then I could watch how each amp drops the voltages as they are operating, like I don't have enough stuff to keep an eye on in this **** overcomplicated vehicle! And if anything's overtaxing the electrical power supply, like making the lights dim, etc. the voltages as measured across everything are gonna drop! Across the cigarette lighter, amps, lights, etc. Then I would have to do the Big 3 to increase the power capabilities of my vehicle's entire electrical system, which I would love to do just in principle as I know Chrysler designed and implemented just enough for their vehicle and not much more. More would have been prohibitively expensive for them!
No I mean it's a basic install. No fancy beauty panels, labeled heat shirks, ties every 6 inches, labeled connections, techflex wrapping. Detail stuffYes, a basic auto audio install using other people's designed and built equipment. We ALL do that. I'll bet very few if any have designed and built their own head units, DSPs, amplifiers and speakers! No, except for speaker cabinets and other mounting hardware, no one here actually designs and build their own stuff here. We all BUY it from manufacturers!
And I LIKE all my pretty purple RCAs! Custom made for ME to MY specifications!!
John Kuthe...
