Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:00 am
If you have an extra battery/headunit laying around i can tell you how to bench it yourself.
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:04 am
I can do that. I have a spare optima redtop awaiting install into my firebird.
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:10 am
and you have a clamp and a Dmm correct?
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:57 am
Yup.
And that Hifonics sub, in the box, sitting at my place as well.
And that Hifonics sub, in the box, sitting at my place as well.
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:00 am
Hook it up and use a charger if you can. Put both probes from the DMM on the speaker wire set to ac voltage 200 or so. put the clamp over the positive speaker wire to the sub set to ac current. play a 60hz for 3 seconds and write down the max numbers and get back to me.
Edit: Amp setting's
Open all filters wide open Set gain to max and turn the head unit up till there is audible distortion.
do a test at 4-5 volume levels and write down the numbers for each one like this example wait a min or so between tests so the battery can come back up/charge
Vol 10 Freq 60hz Current 15amp Voltage 24
Vol 11 Freq 60hz Current 16amp Voltage 26
and so on.
Edit: Amp setting's
Open all filters wide open Set gain to max and turn the head unit up till there is audible distortion.
do a test at 4-5 volume levels and write down the numbers for each one like this example wait a min or so between tests so the battery can come back up/charge
Vol 10 Freq 60hz Current 15amp Voltage 24
Vol 11 Freq 60hz Current 16amp Voltage 26
and so on.
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:11 am
On the speaker wire outputs on the amplifier, correct?
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:17 am
Yes. This is all AC no DC.
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:35 am
by the way this is my super secret method keep this under wraps 
Lol
LolPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:38 am
Ha, Ok.
I probably won't be able to get around to it until Sunday. I gotta stop and pick up my battery charger from my fiance's brothers' place.
I probably won't be able to get around to it until Sunday. I gotta stop and pick up my battery charger from my fiance's brothers' place.
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:53 pm
You still haven't done anything with that sub?... Like I should talk as I still have a EA pro sitting around that I want to installslick94prix wrote:And that Hifonics sub, in the box, sitting at my place as well.
lol