No. I'm used to it LOL. I've been messing with R/C for over 13yrs now and from the exploding NiCads to smoked ESC, Lipos are safer LOL. I remember when I got my 12,000mAh packs, poeple were saying it was too big and they don't need them. A few yrs. later MaxAmps came out with big mAh packs and everyone is loving them. I shorted them as well to see if they would puff or explode and nothing. Got to love electricity.

That's hilarious!

I got electrocuted a few times and it wasn't so bad LOL. The one time I actually got scared was when I was installing a competition audio system for a friend of mine. I had a few guys helping me and I asked them to make sure that the ground wires were disconnected and I have no clue what happened, but I got thrown back a few feet and the pain through out my body was really scary. I was also shaking a lot. I'm ok though LOL. I wish I had time to mess with my other toys. Here is a photo of 2 of them.

Hmm, very impressive. What is it?

Competition audio amplifiers. The little guy puts out around 5000watts and the big one puts out close to 8000watts. I have 4 of the big one and 2 of the small one.

Did you have the cover off and touch the internals or something? Assuming a monoblock design, 8,000w on even a 1ohm load requires around +/- 135vDC rails (270v total). That same power on 4ohms would require power rails around +/-260vDC (520v total). That can hurt!

Wow, over 1,000A on 12vDC battery power just for the 8kW amp! Must be one heck of a charging system! Makes my "old school" PPI 600w (sub) and 400w (mids/highs) system seem anemic by comparison. :smile:

Those look to be some high quality amps there. What brand? The PS section is larger than the actual amplifier section. Beefy transformers and capacitor bank...

I have no clue how the voltage stuff works LOL. The amplifiers can only accept 18 volts max. They are Class D amps around 85% efficiency. I haven't installed this amps yet. I was going to have them manufactured for me, but it seems that market for such powerful amps is not there anymore. The system that I installed and got electrocuted had 20 SLA batteries each putting out 1200CCA. Man the wire we used were 2/0GA.

I was assuming class AB (eff ~60%) in my battery current calculations, but that's still a LOT of current!

Any 12v amp over ~16w rms (and that is assuming BTL output) will require a switching power supply to boost that 12v to whatever the amp needs. BTW: BTL stands for Bridge tied Load. Anyway, let's say you have a 100W @ 4ohm mono amp. The output would need 20v rms. Convert that to peak voltage (28.3v), then add a few volts because transistors are not perfect switches (31v), multiply by two since signals go positive and negative. So, you'd need at least +31vDC and -31vDC rails, or 62vDC total. Hard to get 62vDC from 14.4vDC without a switcher. :wink: Aside from the switching PS and maybe extra output transistors for the low impedance loads for auto use, there really is no difference between a car and a home amp.

Powerful amps like that are difficult to make because of the current at 14v required, kinda like why we prefer HV setups. Plus, it's expensive. Plus, why? I mean; unless you're competing or running a mobile movie theater, why would you need that kind of power?

I was planning on competing just to showcase the product. Got tied up with my company and I'm now devoting 99% of my time to my daughter. The 99% was 100%, but she is in PA right now with her grandma so 99% it is LOL. The great thing is that she is showing signs of being a Savant.

I think I'm done waiting for a monster maxx :(

I am also really let down by castle, there over confidence will hurt them.

When despairation reaches the peaks, then....relief shall befall us..well, I hope that'll happen..:)

Al,

How are you? I was planning on moving to either Saudi Arabia or UAE, but I didn't get an answer from one of my client about a job in the UAE. I could still sell electronic components, but I would have to work 100% to really get established in either country. I was wondering if know how the school system is over there and if it might be the same in UAE? My daughter has Autism and I need to get this information before I make a decision. I'm from Brasil btw and I hate the cold weather here in New Jersey. I was looking at some houses around Dubai and they are amazing.

How are me?!!!

I thought I did interact with you befor!?!

Well, I'm fine. Thanks, for asking, hehe...

Dubai is PERFECT, but Saudi Arabia is great, too. I say Saudi Arabia comes in the second place after Dubai and..well...it needs some heavy reformations to make it as advanced as Dubai.
I think you need to find an international school for your girl, first.
As for the system, well, I really can't be of much help here...sorry, my friend..but as far as I can tell, you won't find it very different from the schools in the west...not as good, though..=(

Ok, I'll make some searches and see what I can find. Thanks Al.