Volt meter

[Megavanman 2]

i got a saz-2000 watt amp going to 4 kicker l5 15's, my electrical upgrades are 1 optima yellow top battery 2 runs of 1/0 gauge total 1 pos 1 neg, big 3 upgraded to 1/0 gauge, 200 high out put alt, and 1 die hard platinum p1 in the back, i will be running the amp at 1 ohm, people have told me that i should have much voltage drops others tell me i will, what do u guys think, and i want to get a voltmeter just incase how dou you wire it in

[CrazyKenKid 64]

well whenever using another battery you should always have a volt meter on it so you can monitor the voltage that your audio equipment is getting! like if you play your system at full tilt and you notice the voltage is getting low jsut turn it down some and if you didn't have a voltmeter you wouldnt' know when the volts get low and if the votls get to low then something could happen to your amp!

wiring a voltmeter is pretty easy if you buy this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350237879454&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D350237879454%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

or the red one

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Stinger-SVMR-Digital-Volt-Display-Voltmeter-Red_W0QQitemZ120454340870QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0ba36106&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

they have 3wires one pos, one neg, and one REM! also make sure to calibrate the voltmeter before using also when calibrating do not twist the rem and pos wire together you will get messed up readings!!

[antonmiller 8]

well whenever using another battery you should always have a volt meter on it so you can monitor the voltage that your audio equipment is getting! like if you play your system at full tilt and you notice the voltage is getting low jsut turn it down some and if you didn't have a voltmeter you wouldnt' know when the volts get low and if the votls get to low then something could happen to your amp!

wiring a voltmeter is pretty easy if you buy this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350237879454&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D350237879454%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

or the red one

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Stinger-SVMR-Digital-Volt-Display-Voltmeter-Red_W0QQitemZ120454340870QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0ba36106&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

they have 3wires one pos, one neg, and one REM! also make sure to calibrate the voltmeter before using also when calibrating do not twist the rem and pos wire together you will get messed up readings!!

are there amp meters like these? would hooking one up to the amp help any? so it would be an amp meter on the amp and a volt meter on the amp, also another volt meter for the battery up front. would that do anything?

[pipebomb 0]

Scorpion makes a nice cheap one, we sell it in stores for like 15 bux.. simple power and ground. fits in a 1.25" hole or something like that.

Greg

[CrazyKenKid 64]

well whenever using another battery you should always have a volt meter on it so you can monitor the voltage that your audio equipment is getting! like if you play your system at full tilt and you notice the voltage is getting low jsut turn it down some and if you didn't have a voltmeter you wouldnt' know when the volts get low and if the votls get to low then something could happen to your amp!

wiring a voltmeter is pretty easy if you buy this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350237879454&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D350237879454%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

or the red one

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Stinger-SVMR-Digital-Volt-Display-Voltmeter-Red_W0QQitemZ120454340870QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0ba36106&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

they have 3wires one pos, one neg, and one REM! also make sure to calibrate the voltmeter before using also when calibrating do not twist the rem and pos wire together you will get messed up readings!!

are there amp meters like these? would hooking one up to the amp help any? so it would be an amp meter on the amp and a volt meter on the amp, also another volt meter for the battery up front. would that do anything?

you can hook those meter up to the amp or battery! i would recommend hooking it up to the amp b/c you will get an actually voltage reading of what is going into your amp. i knwo that what voltage you read at the battery posts is a little big higher then what the amp is actualy getting!

so putting a voltmeter on the actual amp is a good idea! as for getting another one for the front battery no need to! your batteries will be wiring in parellel so there voltage will be the same or really close to the same voltage! does that make sense? sorry it is a litle early for me it is 5am here and i jsut got home from my 12hour shift lol!!