Phoenix Gold Phorum

Most amp specs show watts at 14.4v and then other watts at say 13 or 12 volts.

How do you control the volts going to your amp and what would most amps be getting? 14.4?

Help me understand this.

ok simple the rating is shown like so


@ 14.4 volts the output = 20

@ 13 volts output = 15

@ 12 volts = 10


your not varing the input per say its just saying at that input voltage it has X amount of output. yes its a #'s game


most cars today have a voltage output around 13.8 ish

Ok, now heres my next question,on my deck theres a voltage meter, and it shows a pretty constant 14 - 14.5 volts. So is that what the amps are getting?

brand of deck ?


most likly no its just a ref point at best mostly eye candy

pioneer 6800mp

Capital_M wrote:Ok, now heres my next question,on my deck theres a voltage meter, and it shows a pretty constant 14 - 14.5 volts. So is that what the amps are getting?

Personally I would not trust that volt meter on the deck. It might be close, it might not be close. The best way to know is to check it with a DMM at the amps themselves.

Capital_M wrote:pioneer 6800mp

ok I am with Tibbs on this pioneer makes a good deck but what you have with the meter is eye candy

ok cool, well thanks for explaing the volts to amp shit

Np

I have the 980BT and the voltage readout on it is within .1-.2 v of my DMM.

and your brand of DMM?

A true rms ideal.

The voltage at the deck has very little to do with the voltage at the amps. You would want to check the voltage at the amp.

With that being said, you shouldn't experience much voltage drop from the battery to the amps.

^^^^^hey you best post some pics of that amp installed!