U.S. Amps Bass Mekanik Owner's Manual And Installation Manual - page 9
As mentioned before, most batteries are built for the relatively light chore of starting the engine.
Unless you have the room and ambition to install an upgraded high-powered alternator, your
system current requirements may exceed the charging capability of your car’s electrical system.
When this happens, you have to rely on the vehicle battery(s) to make up the difference. Another
f a c t o r t o c o n s i d e r i s v o l t a g e .
A l t h o u g h t h e e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m i s
considered to be “12 volt”, the battery, when healthy, actually “rests”at 12.6 volts. The average
alternator “puts out”
when the engine is on, because it is necessary to “feed” a battery
higher voltage in order for it to charge.
14.4 volts
CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR BATTERIES
AMPLIFIER PROTECTION: SAT (Smart Amp Technology)
SAT is an exclusive U.S. Amps technology that continuously monitors amplifier functions to insure
proper connection, supply voltage, and operating temperature. In the event of a fault condition
SAT will trigger a protection circuit to immediately shut down the amplifier. Computerized SAT,
available on the USA-150 and larger models, stores amplifier data and tracks specific faults by
type and frequency for computer download and display. Never before has such a comprehensive
analysis tool been offered on a car amplifier.
Practical and useful, SAT is a
t h a t u s e s a p r o g r a m m a b l e o n - b o a r d
computer to protect the amplifier from damage and permanently store vital information like:
diagnostic and
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Amplifier model and serial number.
Date of manufacture.
Total hours, minutes, and seconds
the amp has ever been on.
How often an individual channel has
shorted.
How often the vehicle battery has gone
under or over voltage.
How often the amplifier has gone into
thermal
protection.
For the Authorized Dealer SAT provides real-time
analysis and in-car diagnostics. The amp can be
remotely triggered on by SAT, and at a glance the
"live console" displays whether or not all amplifier
systems are functional.
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