I have a noob test station set up - Voltage generator that does 20v and 2 amps & a multimeter. My background in electronics is minimal, but learning as i go.
I wanted to see if a car amplifier would work ( 12v / 30 amps ) - so hooked it up to my test generator. Lights came on. Seems good.
Plugged in a speaker, and tried to run some music through it. A few clipped bits of music and then the amplifier started smoking.
It was only pulling 12v, and was max at 2 amps. I don't understand why/how this would have damaged the amplifier.
Any input appreciated!
I wanted to see if a car amplifier would work ( 12v / 30 amps ) - so hooked it up to my test generator. Lights came on. Seems good.
Plugged in a speaker, and tried to run some music through it. A few clipped bits of music and then the amplifier started smoking.
It was only pulling 12v, and was max at 2 amps. I don't understand why/how this would have damaged the amplifier.
Any input appreciated!