bigdman Posted May 10, 2006 Report Posted May 10, 2006 about a week ago i installed an ammeter inline with my power wire running back to my amp, just thought it would be cool to see how much current this amp really draws and most of the time it draws 30-35 amps, not bad any ways heres a crappy video taken from a cell phone. http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e15/cuttlass/?action=view¤t=Video_0003.flv Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted May 10, 2006 Report Posted May 10, 2006 30-35 amp draw? Must be a small amplifier. ( sorry but I didnt view the video, simply because 56k says it all ) Quote
Supreme Cutlass Posted May 11, 2006 Report Posted May 11, 2006 I might try using a digital guage just for accuracy.. how many amps should you be running? Quote
Puggsley456 Posted May 11, 2006 Report Posted May 11, 2006 What kind of amp is it? Each amp draws a different amount of current based on its power rating and class/efficiency. I have tested my two amp system and combined at max draw I saw 90 amps. I could have gone further but I didnt want to clip the signal thereby potentially damaging the subs and speakers. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted May 11, 2006 Report Posted May 11, 2006 The amp I have, the max current draw is 140 amps, but I doubt it will ever see that much. Once I get all the test tones and such that I need, maybe Ill figure out what mine is drawing. Quote
bigdman Posted May 11, 2006 Author Report Posted May 11, 2006 is a small amp its a jbl gtq200 4 channel not that great heres a pichttp://guytoys.net/jbl/jdl3.jpg Quote
Puggsley456 Posted May 11, 2006 Report Posted May 11, 2006 is a small amp its a jbl gtq200 4 channel not that great heres a pichttp://guytoys.net/jbl/jdl3.jpg Wow...thats a pretty old school amp...lol But the fuse in tha amp is rated for 30 amps so what you are seeing is probably the most draw you are going to see from that amp....unless something goes wrong. Quote
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