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Will my 2 amps draw more current if I do this?
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<blockquote data-quote="Phiber Optik" data-source="post: 4294319" data-attributes="member: 553378"><p>Usually amps are most efficient at full power, so running at 1ohm (full power) maybe 75% eff. but running at 2ohm your only making 65% of full power so the eff. might be down to 50%</p><p></p><p>That said 1 amp (with 75% eff.) at 1ohm will draw 86.81 amps</p><p></p><p>1 amp (with 50% eff.) at 2ohm will draw 67.71 amps</p><p></p><p>so 2 amps at 2ohm will draw 135.42 amps! 56% more current then 1 amp at 1ohm!</p><p></p><p>This is in theory, and to be sure you need to see an efficiency vs impedence graph.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phiber Optik, post: 4294319, member: 553378"] Usually amps are most efficient at full power, so running at 1ohm (full power) maybe 75% eff. but running at 2ohm your only making 65% of full power so the eff. might be down to 50% That said 1 amp (with 75% eff.) at 1ohm will draw 86.81 amps 1 amp (with 50% eff.) at 2ohm will draw 67.71 amps so 2 amps at 2ohm will draw 135.42 amps! 56% more current then 1 amp at 1ohm! This is in theory, and to be sure you need to see an efficiency vs impedence graph. [/QUOTE]
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