PA amps "amp draw"

Vital
Vital Posts: 747
edited March 2011 in Car Audio & Electronics
Looked up some ARC AUDIO stuff today, noticed this nice "spec" listed - amp draw. Basically tells you how many amps it draws in certain configuration.
Pretty cool info if you ask me.

Anyone know what PA amps' draw is?

Power output RMS @ 4 ohms 150 x 2 watts 73 amp draw
Power output RMS @ 8 ohms bridged 300 x 1 watts 34 amp draw
Power output RMS @ 4 ohms brdged 600 x 1 watts 69 amp draw
Power output @ 2 ohms bridged 600 x 1 watts 95 amp draw


http://store.arcaudio.com/products/productdetail/SE%202150/part_number=SE2150/1735.0.1.1.55619.0.0.0.0?pp=8&
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Polk Audio PA500.4 and PA1200.1
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited March 2011
    Wow thats a very inefficient amp...

    150w x 2 and it draws 73 amps... That's using 73 amps to do 20.8 amps worth of work. Or 28.5% efficient.

    At the most this amp is about 61% efficient, but it seems all over the board. I think those specs are wrong, at 300x2 it only draws 36 amps..
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited March 2011
    Class AB amps ain't that efficient. I doubt its even as high as 60%. Class D are the 65% and up amps. Those specs aren't really out of line with other amps.
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  • Vital
    Vital Posts: 747
    edited March 2011
    So u're saying PA amps' draw would be more or less alike within the power/ohm ratio?

    In that case i really need some more edumecation on how things work. Logically i don't really get how my stock alternator that puts out 120A can keep up with PA500.4 and PA1200.1 which according to ARC's info as an example would pull about those same 120A. Ofcourse that is in addition to all the stock things in the car this alternator was made to "feed" to begin with....
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    Polk Audio SR6500 active and SR124-dvc sealed
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited March 2011
    Because those are max ratings. Your amp isn't drawing max amperage all the time. Kinda like how your car can go 100 mph. Are you driving 100 mph all the time?

    Also, your stereo is pulling amps from the battery which is capable of 500+ amps. The alternator is merely recharging it.
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