14.4 Volts
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=44860
Printed Date: June 09, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Topic: 14.4 Volts
Posted By: TheSaint421
Subject: 14.4 Volts
Date Posted: December 10, 2004 at 3:38 AM
Getting 14.4 volts to your audio system... whats the best way to accomplish this. The Saint
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Posted By: wheelerdr
Date Posted: December 10, 2004 at 3:46 AM
start out with at least 2 guage wire from you batterywith a 150 amp fuse as close to the battery as possible. from here tun it to you amp and a 2 guage ground from your amp to the closest grounding point, not a seat bolt or anything to the bare metal, and from that it depends on what kind of system how many watts. what size alt do you have are you running multi amps or just one.
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Posted By: TheSaint421
Date Posted: December 10, 2004 at 4:13 AM
one Alpine MRD 1001 puts out 1000W @ 2 hom @ 14.4 volts, connected to 3 Alpine Type - X 10" subs I have 0 guage wire running from the battery, and a 0 guage ground wire thats about 1.5 Ft long connected to bare metal in the trunk. anything else I can do ? Thanks, The Saint
Posted By: crispycritter91
Date Posted: December 10, 2004 at 5:18 AM
Have you thought about upgrading the ground wire that goes from the battery to the engine/body of the vehicle. The manufacture typically uses the bare minimum wire for that (8~4 Gauge). It is pretty much used to power all the items that were installed from the manufacture. You can actually gain a lot of things from upgrading. More MPG, HP, brighter Headlights, better response from your audio and video, etc... There are also aftermarket kits for this application that I cannot remember the name right now but it does show improvement in the electrical realm...
Posted By: TheSaint421
Date Posted: December 10, 2004 at 5:26 AM
damn, I never thought of using a grounding kit... that would probably do the trick.. thanks The Saint
Posted By: crispycritter91
Date Posted: December 10, 2004 at 6:50 AM
No prob. Another thing to try is upgrading the ALT. It cost an arm and a leg but trust me. It helps. Try https://www.mechman.com/home.html He modifies Mopar Alts to any vehicle Foreign and Domestic.... I order one from him a few years back. Very professional, nice, and is willing to help you. His alt are HOT rated not cold rated. I had a Ford 165amp Hot (220amp COLD) Alt with (2) 0 GA neoprine covered cables, the adapter for the electrical adapter, and an adapter to fit the ALT in a 1987 Mistu Montero. Took me about 30 minutes to install. I think I paid about 6 or 700 for it. Got it with in 2 weeks and the awesome thing is the cables actually have pellets of coper instead of the typical strans... Means its more flexable. Speaking of the ALT. I trashed the Montero and left the alt exposed to the elements for almost 2 years. Covered with rust. I took it to advance auto and they tested... Still runs like new! To bad I never though of ordering another set of adapters for my Nissan Frontier... so I gave it to a friend... Oh well. Good luck!
Posted By: crispycritter91
Date Posted: December 10, 2004 at 7:06 AM
Well heres more on your grounding wire situtation. Try here for that aftermark kit https://store.racinglab.com/hygrsybysun.html Or if you really want to go cheap, get the gauge wire you would like to used. Since your using 0Ga try using that or 00Ga to compesate for other electrical Items. Just get how much you think you'll need, and some crimps. Take off one wire at a time and cut the new wire to length. Make sure you do have some slack in the line to prevent catosrophic damage due to vibration. Put the crimps on... (Highly recommed that you solder them down as well!!!) Less resistance and less chances of vibrating loose and possible lose of power to your rig. Cheers!
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