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10-23-2009, 04:49 AM

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ill be at home by then, text me dude and we'll get something goin

10-25-2009, 05:03 PM

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400 watts LOL thanks Don, and thanks for coming out Dave, you guys showed me some cool tips, and I swear the wires won't be in the port, gonna fix it this week lol

10-25-2009, 06:48 PM

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So you got it tested? Results?

10-25-2009, 07:23 PM

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400 watts till I set it up properly. Then it produced 1015.8 watts at 2ohm reactive

10-25-2009, 07:28 PM

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yeah, doing right around 1000 now, which basically proved my fear of tuning for what I was used to with the old set up instead of what it should be at like Don set it. gonna say now I definitely need to tie a few things down and a few sheets of deadener

10-25-2009, 07:57 PM

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Not bad. Definelty good thing he tuned it for ya. Doubled your power...lol

10-25-2009, 09:34 PM

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always tough to estimate power with the impedance of the subs changing with freq, then there is the impedance from your box/ car factored in. Complete measurements of actual voltage (during the test) and current (during the test) are the only way.

resistors are easy to measure as they are a constant, reality makes for more of a measurement challenge. The same system will measure differently in a different box or car.