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Old 03-26-2009, 09:33 AM
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Is there a way to check how many watts an amp is producing with a voltmeter because the amp im getting the guy said its not cea or something compliant and it might not produce all the watts i need its a power acoustiks
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No, but you can use the voltmeter to determine how many volts are going into the speaker, the current draw of the amp and the resistance value of the speakers...

Then, you can plug all of those values into ohm's law to get an approximation of the output power.
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lol, look up model number and see, goggle, and use a dmm to test not voltmeter unless thats what ur saying, wouldn't recommend PA amps unless ur WAy under budget
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