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is my power right?

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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: March 28, 2024 at 8:24 PM


Topic: is my power right?

Posted By: mrfreddyfenkell
Subject: is my power right?
Date Posted: August 31, 2008 at 1:59 AM

I just want to know your opinions about the power consumptions of my system. I know a lot of people don’t like the “Living Loud” way of life but I do. Is my power set-up right because I’m tired of killing batteries and alternators, it is starting to take away from my female enjoyment fund?

• 1992 Buick Roadmaster Sedan Limited 350 ci 5.7L TBI with CS-130 alt.
• Kinetik HC1800 starting battery with a 200 amp alternator (0/1 gauge run for the Big 3)
• Second alternator 200 amp with a Kinetik HC2400 battery (0/1 gauge run to the trunk for this battery)
• Alpine IVA-D105 Head Unit https://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/products/product.php?model=IVA-D105
• Audio Control Three.1 https://mobileaudiocontrol.com/product.asp?Product_Id=14149&d_Id=5250&l1=5250&l2=
• Kicker SX400.2 Tweeters https://www.kicker.com/06/tech-support/manuals/manuals/04SXStereoAmpMANUAL.PDF
• Kicker SX700.4 Mid-Range and Center Channel https://www.kicker.com/06/tech-support/manuals/manuals/04SXMultiAmpMANUAL.PDF
• Kicker SX700.4 Mid-Bass and Full Range https://www.kicker.com/06/tech-support/manuals/manuals/04SXMultiAmpMANUAL.PDF
• Kicker 900.2 Sub https://www.kicker.com/06/tech-support/manuals/manuals/04SXStereoAmpMANUAL.PDF
• Kicker 900.2 Sub https://www.kicker.com/06/tech-support/manuals/manuals/04SXStereoAmpMANUAL.PDF

The entire system is run with out passive crossover and all crossover points are done through the amps gains are set using Sparky’s chart with the option to boost or cut with the EQ.

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i love to bang the beats all day




Replies:

Posted By: advanced_audio
Date Posted: August 31, 2008 at 2:10 AM
So you have 2 200 amp alternators? What amp are you running for the subs?




Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: August 31, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Is this what you HAVE, or is this what you WANT? Are you asking opinions? I guess I'm a little bit lost...

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."




Posted By: mrfreddyfenkell
Date Posted: August 31, 2008 at 11:39 AM
i have everything but the alternators because i have been killing all the alternators i had before so i want to know will this work

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i love to bang the beats all day




Posted By: advanced_audio
Date Posted: August 31, 2008 at 7:59 PM
How are the subs hooked up? Add up the fuses on your amps and tell me that number. If you just have those two amps 400 amps seems a bit much.




Posted By: mrfreddyfenkell
Date Posted: August 31, 2008 at 8:43 PM

i have a two 15 L7 DVC2 wired to 4 ohm and bridged to each SX900.2

the fuses are as follow SX900.2 120 amp and i have two of these amps Sx700.4 80 amp and i have two of these amps and Sx400.2 50 amp so that is a total of 450 amps in fuses.



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i love to bang the beats all day




Posted By: audiocableguy
Date Posted: September 01, 2008 at 1:40 PM
Just throwing this out there:

Depending on RPMs, those alternators won't put out full amperage at idle. Your 200A alt is 105A at best below XXX RPMs. Are you driving the vehicle enough to recharge the batteries?

How long are the alt's lasting before failure? What alt's are you using? How do you have the loads divided?


"Living Loud" or "Suffering with Silence"? I'm paying for my volume choices, enough my career is starting to be compromised. Damage was done before I realized it. . .












Posted By: mrfreddyfenkell
Date Posted: September 02, 2008 at 4:24 PM

well i dont have these alts yet and i wanted to know where should i go and what should i get



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i love to bang the beats all day




Posted By: still_walkin
Date Posted: September 05, 2008 at 7:19 AM
Have at least done the big 3

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1993 sdv
Alpine 4x6 6x9 5 1/4 swr-10d4
alpine v60
12.5 VGA flip down
Nettop pc w/10" touch screen
78nova
5-re audio 5x7 ,10" sub &
Xtx-500.5
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