Power Amp Question
Power Amp Question
If an amp is rated to use 15 amps, does it pull that much all the time or if it's actually working wide open?
Donny Collins
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Two 18" Tuba 30's 3012 LF
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Built:
Two 18" Tuba 30's 3012 LF
Two 26" Tuba 30's Lab 12
Two OmniTop 12's DL 2512 (Melded Array)
Presonus Studio One DAW
Harrison Consoles MixBus 32C DAW
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Bill Fitzmaurice
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Re: Power Amp Question
That's the maximum it should pull at 100% duty cycle, which almost never happens.doncolga wrote:If an amp is rated to use 15 amps, does it pull that much all the time or if it's actually working wide open?
Re: Power Amp Question
Awesome. That's what I was thinking, just wanted some affirmation.Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:That's the maximum it should pull at 100% duty cycle, which almost never happens.doncolga wrote:If an amp is rated to use 15 amps, does it pull that much all the time or if it's actually working wide open?
Thanks!
Donny
Donny Collins
Built:
Two 18" Tuba 30's 3012 LF
Two 26" Tuba 30's Lab 12
Two OmniTop 12's DL 2512 (Melded Array)
Presonus Studio One DAW
Harrison Consoles MixBus 32C DAW
Built:
Two 18" Tuba 30's 3012 LF
Two 26" Tuba 30's Lab 12
Two OmniTop 12's DL 2512 (Melded Array)
Presonus Studio One DAW
Harrison Consoles MixBus 32C DAW
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Bruce Weldy
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Re: Power Amp Question
Just for reference.....
Last Saturday, I did an outside show with my full system - 6 subs, 4 tops, four separate monitor mixes, the board (and my fan).
That included 1-Crown XTi2000, 3-Crown XLS1500, 1-Crown XLS2500, 1-Crown XLS1000, 3-drivereacks.....all on a single circuit. It may have been 20 amps, but I'm thinking it was 15.
Running it pretty danged hot.
No issues.
Last Saturday, I did an outside show with my full system - 6 subs, 4 tops, four separate monitor mixes, the board (and my fan).
That included 1-Crown XTi2000, 3-Crown XLS1500, 1-Crown XLS2500, 1-Crown XLS1000, 3-drivereacks.....all on a single circuit. It may have been 20 amps, but I'm thinking it was 15.
Running it pretty danged hot.
No issues.
6 - T39 3012LF
4 - OT12 2512
1 - T24
1 - SLA Pro
2 - XF210
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