That is a very true statement! I over drove a new KL-503 with 4 to maybe 5 watts in no time smoke and all and also smoked a 203 or 200 not because of voltage but wattage. I now run a 2 watt dk and they barely get warm
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Higher voltage = higher wattage output?
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There is no doubt that 20V will double the power of a 1446 and shorten it's life by 99%.
If I believed everything I read on the internet, I would be making $50,000 a week working part time out of my home. :laugh:
No seriously. Some of you are belittling a guy who only wants to learn, and and you don't even get the jab that you were belittling him with correct.
The KL models should never be volted. As a matter of fact and amp that is made should be not be volted. Especially if it is biased any way besides class C. It will pop in seconds. There are a few exceptions to the rule. The Davemade, fatboy and Xforce line of amps can be volted ( not the midnight specials though). And if these are volted, you better know what you are doing. SWR/ reflect needs to be nill. The higher the voltage, the less drive is required to excite them. Still at the cost of transistors nowadays, why even take the chance? If you want more watts, get a bigger box that you can loaf. Sure I have volted pills even over 20 volts. But to do so is at my own risk. I have popped a few in my day. Enough to fill a jar. As I stated and I think others stated. Run it as recommended. Otherwise up grade to a box at least twice the size. The little extra you get volting is not worth it. If amp blows. Can you afford to replace pills? Or buy a new amp. Just my 2 cents. I'm done
It does. P=power I= current and V=voltage but the proper symbol is E for electro-motive force which is voltage therefore P=V (or E) times I times the efficiency of the amp as nothing is 100% efficient. You can rearrange the formula to determine any one unknown from any two other known quantities.
it does for me too,... but aparently not for this thread,....
or the previous threads about the same thing, I wonder if he is still looking for his VOM........................
google that equation again
Lack of sleep will do it every time, 6 hours of sleep in 48 hours.
The only real reason to volt an amp is in a keydown competition, riding around while volted is just doggone expensive because you will blow at least one 2879 a day. The 20 volt guys obviously make way more money than me.
As I said for everyday use, run it on a stock system. It will last a lot longer. Most guys don't realize that when you do volt a box, you need to decrease the input drive. Guys that are doing competitions, yeah they volt the hell out of them and they do it for 10 seconds. Go or blow is the phrase used. There is a reason they call it go or blow. Every key is a chance.