Using a voltmeter to measure rms watts

 

Silver Member
Username: Killerzracing71

Fredericksburg, Virginia United states

Post Number: 901
Registered: Aug-05
isnt that possible....or am i wrong....cuz i want to find my rms.....
 

Silver Member
Username: Solacedagony

New Jersey US

Post Number: 942
Registered: Oct-04
Your multimeter can measure voltage and amperage, correct?
 

Silver Member
Username: Killerzracing71

Fredericksburg, Virginia United states

Post Number: 902
Registered: Aug-05
yeah......i plan on getting a good digital volmeter i need 1...prolly a cheap fluke
 

Gold Member
Username: Southernrebel

Monroe, Louisiana USA

Post Number: 3015
Registered: Mar-04
here is one way:

burp your system: and check AC voltage at the speaker terminals...check the AC current on the + speaker wire. (you will need a clamp meter)

Volts x Amps = watts

this tell you what the amp is giving the speaker at a given freq. (the sub will see different amounts of power at different freqencies)

to see what your box rise is...burp w/ a given freq and check current and voltage just like above.

Volts / Amps = ohms

this will show your box rise at each freq (the load the amp is actually seeing at each freq).

***this does not take into account clipping...if your amp is clipping, the readings will be off***
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