Notices
ICE Serious sounds for serious cars.

Setting gains on amp using a voltmeter!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 02 February 2022, 04:23 PM
  #1  
timjohnson
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
 
timjohnson's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 628
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Default Setting gains on amp using a voltmeter!

Hi guys, so I'm trying to set my gains for my mids on my amp using a voltmeter. Watched loadsa YouTube vids and read the relevant pages online, set everything up as should be but every time i start turning the gain up the voltmeter isn't reading anything at all! Tried all the settings on the voltmeter just in case... any ideas???
Old 02 February 2022, 06:55 PM
  #2  
Don Clark
Scooby Regular
 
Don Clark's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Harpenden
Posts: 7,558
Received 746 Likes on 619 Posts
Default

Are you supplying your H/U with a 1000Hz test tone for the mids from a phone or other source??
about 3.20 into the vid

Last edited by Don Clark; 02 February 2022 at 06:58 PM.
Old 02 February 2022, 06:57 PM
  #3  
timjohnson
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
 
timjohnson's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 628
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Default

Thanks Don, already seen that one. I've set everything up as all the videos show but i just can't get a reading from the voltmeter when connected to the speaker outputs on the amp
Old 02 February 2022, 06:59 PM
  #4  
Don Clark
Scooby Regular
 
Don Clark's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Harpenden
Posts: 7,558
Received 746 Likes on 619 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by timjohnson
Thanks Don, already seen that one. I've set everything up as all the videos show but i just can't get a reading from the voltmeter when connected to the speaker outputs on the amp
Have added to the above and are you using AC volt setting on meter??
Old 02 February 2022, 07:03 PM
  #5  
timjohnson
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
 
timjohnson's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 628
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Default

Yeh i got the 1khz test tone playing on repeat on the head unit. I know the voltmeter works ok as tested on other things, finding it strange! This is the voltmeter
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
dan83590
ICE
8
20 February 2010 11:29 AM
sti-04!!
Non Scooby Related
60
31 May 2006 12:24 PM
TyPe~~R
ICE
2
12 July 2004 09:31 AM
Brun
ICE
7
01 July 2002 12:40 PM
Happy Hyperion Hippo
ICE
1
14 January 2002 10:09 PM



Quick Reply: Setting gains on amp using a voltmeter!



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:54 AM.