what does an amp do electrically?
I'm an amateur here and have no idea what I'm doing. I need a large current pulse for something unrelated. Can someone explain what an amp does on an electrical level? I mean can I hook it up to a 12V car battery and it will somehow give me a large current out of it? is this the basic idea? I see the measurements are in RMS? why if its DC?
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All I know is DC volts go in and AC volts come out. :)
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Originally Posted by Furiousj
(Post 505430)
All I know is DC volts go in and AC volts come out. :)
the signal from the HU is AC.... this is amplified (duh) and sent to the speakers. So... in short... what an amplifier does is MAEK dA DeeBeeZZzZ!!! for a more technical explanation check this link ---> Amplifier :smilie_da |
Originally Posted by JordyO
(Post 505434)
not exactly......
the signal from the HU is AC.... this is amplified (duh) and sent to the speakers. So... in short... what an amplifier does is MAEK dA DeeBeeZZzZ!!! for a more technical explanation check Amplifier :smilie_da I posted that because the OP said: "I see the measurements are in RMS? why if its DC?" I'm way too tired to be making sense anyway, sleep ftw. |
oh geez.. back to very basics.
an audio amp is basically a voltage amplifier but with high current capabilities It will take the +/- couple of volts from your HU and multiply it by the amout of gain the amp has, and also allow much more current to be delivered to your speakers. The 12 volts DC from your battery is first converted to a much higher voltage supply of Plus and Minus to supply the amp... the amp is basically a valve that is controlled by the lower voltage and power signal from your HU. Thats all I can really say without giving you lessons in Ohms Law etc. There are plenty of web sites for that and other basic. Do your homework...we are not here to do it for you. try www.the12volt.com or www.bcae1.com |
What is this non-car audio project you're working on?
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Originally Posted by scuba789
(Post 505459)
What is this non-car audio project you're working on?
Ha! you actually read his post completely and keyed in on his *large Pulse* that is a whole different ball game... So KenW.. what are you working on? I am an ellectrical engineer... perhaps I can point you in the right direction. |
Originally Posted by zoomer
(Post 505441)
The 12 volts DC from your battery is first converted to a much higher voltage supply of Plus and Minus to supply the amp...
the amp is basically a valve that is controlled by the lower voltage and power signal from your HU. Where does the extra energy the amp uses to increase current/voltage come from? It all can't come from the battery or everyones battery would end up dead. |
Originally Posted by zoomer
(Post 505464)
Ha! you actually read his post completely and keyed in on his *large Pulse*
So KenW.. what are you working on? I am an ellectrical engineer... perhaps I can point you in the right direction. You think its ok to short a car audio cap like that CAP8000? Or is that a mistake... |
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Originally Posted by kenw232
(Post 505476)
What is an HU?
Where does the extra energy the amp uses to increase current/voltage come from? It all can't come from the battery or everyones battery would end up dead. I think your questions are more 'mechanical' in nature as you are developing a system so I am going into basic circuit design. as stated an amp is a gain stage for the incoming signal from the RCA connector. The amp is an electrical machine so it consumes DC power and converts it to AC to power speakers it does not create power. The power to the amp comes from the DC power line, the DC power line gets power from your battery and alternator. The battery makes power from chemical reactions, the alternator converts rotational energy from the engine to electrical energy. Energy is converted from one form to another in the system. PS from the other thread your battery is junk, you either aren't charging it or you have shorted it out too many times |
Originally Posted by kenw232
(Post 505476)
What is an HU?
Where does the extra energy the amp uses to increase current/voltage come from? It all can't come from the battery or everyones battery would end up dead. HU head unit. Now stop what you are doing before you fry your balls. you have no clue what you are doing... the caps would do no better than the battery.... your current is limited by the resistance and inductance of the coil/wire you are using....STOP NOW.. stop wasting money... get some advice...and Dont ask here again... repeated shorting of the caps to discharge could indeed damage them... |
How about "no" ya crazy dutch bastard?
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