Jonathan

BassManMIke Silver Member Username: Araknid BOCA , FL U.S. Post Number: 664 Registered: Nov-04	Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 09:47 GMT I was looking through some older posts and in one you mention how using a volt meter you an accuratly set your gain but you didnt go into detail on how. could you explain? Ive read some other places on how to do this but I never fully understood.
AlpineThumping Silver Member Username: Alpineuser Winchester, TN Post Number: 466 Registered: Mar-05	Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 10:14 GMT yes do tell
Trevor Eaton Silver Member Username: Tdeaton1021 Near Tampa, Florida USA Post Number: 616 Registered: Sep-04	Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 17:22 GMT idk if youve read stuff on www.bcae1.com but id say that site can teach you almost anything... i think i actually have read that on the site but i didnt have the equipment to do that so i stopped reading.... if this is the site i read it on... its very easy to follow try it out...
Jonathan Gold Member Username: Jonathan_f GA USA Post Number: 4080 Registered: May-04	Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 18:29 GMT Power=V^2/R Meaning if you know either two of the parameters (which you do) you can calculate the other If you have a 100Wx2 amp and a 4 ohm speaker on each channel, you'll simply hook the voltmeter up to that channel and measure the power output. 100W=(V^2/4) 100W x 4 = (V^2/4) x 4 400=V^2 20=V Take the square root of both sides (since V is to the second power) and you get 20 Volt output. Wanted to point that out since there isn't a square root key on the keyboard Set your gain to equal 20 volts (or whatever you come up with depending on your amps power output).

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