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Old 09-20-2004 | 02:00 PM
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Voltage

The amp i am getting says it is 500 watts RMS at 12.5 and 800 watts RMS at 14.4 is there a way to change voltages i have a 95 Maxima im not saying i know what my voltage is but how does it change
Old 09-20-2004 | 04:24 PM
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The voltage changes when you turn your car on and off. Off = ~12.5V; On = ~14.5V. Amps with unregulated power supplies will produce more wattage with more input voltage.
Old 09-20-2004 | 04:55 PM
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thank you soo much
Old 09-20-2004 | 10:37 PM
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voltage drops when there is more current demanded than there is available.
Old 09-20-2004 | 10:46 PM
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Actually just by turning the car on would not produce 14.5V. Depends what else is on, like the post above states. But more importantly you will only get that at higher RPMs. At idle expect maybe mid-high13 range.

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Old 09-20-2004 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
Actually just by turning the car on would not produce 14.5V. Depends what else is on, like the post above states. But more importantly you will only get that at higher RPMs. At idle expect maybe mid-high13 range.

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