A question about amperage

[madlabs]

The only thing I can think of is that the battery was low on charge and the voltage sagged. Or perhaps that you had a poor connection and when you connected the other battery you remedied it. Have you repeated the experiment, meaning connect the 6 aH battery and found that once again you do not get full volume? If you do, measure the voltage before and after turning the radio on and see what you get.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by madlabs

The only thing I can think of is that the battery was low on charge and the voltage sagged. Or perhaps that you had a poor connection and when you connected the other battery you remedied it. Have you repeated the experiment, meaning connect the 6 aH battery and found that once again you do not get full volume? If you do, measure the voltage before and after turning the radio on and see what you get.

No, but I understand now how that could've been possible. What has me even more perplexed right now is why the ARBE III has an amp rating of 3.0 if it is an AC unit and amps is all about battery life? Does this mean that I should be able to run the set with the ARBE III?