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What size fuses do I need for 7000 watts?

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Topic: What size fuses do I need for 7000 watts?

Posted By: jeremy05
Subject: What size fuses do I need for 7000 watts?
Date Posted: June 29, 2017 at 7:42 PM

Stock alt 70ish (upgrading later) i have a 55ah front battary to the 525ah rear bank (6 batts total) (skyhigh ofc 1/0 wire) I need to know what size fuses I need in the front and in the back? Also so I don't start a new thread I want to make sure Im hooking this up right.. one run of 1/0 fused from front batt to the rear bank then two runs fused to the amp? I'm using a sound qubed q1 7000 amp



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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: July 01, 2017 at 8:35 PM
Well... to begin, you're gonna fry your 70A alternator, in pretty short order. Your 7000W amplifier is really going to need about 8300 watts on the input side, at 85% efficiency. 8300W, divided by 14V, nominal, is somewhere in the 600A range.

You need to address your alternator first. No, a cap won't fix anything. No, more batteries won't fix anything. It's a sad fact of life, but you need to always have enough power supply, before you add so much load.

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Posted By: series vii
Date Posted: July 01, 2017 at 9:03 PM
If it were me: x2 225amp alternators, x2 runs of 1/0 AWG fused at 300A front and back. x2 300 amp fuses for amp feeds. I would not install that amp until you can supply the juice to it. There is no way a 70Amp alt can run the car and charge that kinda load. You are seriously risking damage to your vehicle and or amp with what you stated above.





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