200 amp Alt enough for...

4Nine · Post by **4Nine** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:42 am

My setup 1-x200.4, 2-x600.1?
stock battery under hood and Kinetik 2400 in rear.

Thanks
4nine

Half-Fast · Post by **Half-Fast** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:48 am

Plug your numbers into the calculator here:
http://www.the12volt.com/ohm/page2.asp#current

Post by **stipud** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:52 am

It's certainly enough for playing music. If you shoved test tones through all the speakers, and had your seat heaters, rear defroster, lights, foglights and highbeams on... then you might reach its limit

4Nine · Post by **4Nine** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:41 am

stipud wrote:It's certainly enough for playing music. If you shoved test tones through all the speakers, and had your seat heaters, rear defroster, lights, foglights and highbeams on... then you might reach its limit

Is there any other way to be driving around in the middle
of the day in this Florida sunshine....

Ac on with the seat heaters on high...

Perfect I just found a Powermaster 200........ cheeeeeap...

Thanks
4nine

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:40 pm

That is more than enough... Also, I suggest you get a powermaster for the rear aswell, if you are planning on running a batt in the back.

4Nine · Post by **4Nine** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:41 am

If I run 1/0 for power and use 1/0 for big 3 and I now use a 200amp alt
shouldnt I use a 200amp fuse?

Right now Im using a 250 fuse for 1/0 power (alt is not in yet).

Makes sense to fuse for the alt but I want to confirm.

Thanks
AL

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:35 pm

4Nine wrote:If I run 1/0 for power and use 1/0 for big 3 and I now use a 200amp alt
shouldnt I use a 200amp fuse?

Right now Im using a 250 fuse for 1/0 power (alt is not in yet).

Makes sense to fuse for the alt but I want to confirm.

Thanks
AL

It doesnt matter on the fuse, aslong as you have enough to support your amps.. The bigger the better I always say, that is unless you are competing

The fuse you have now is fine

Post by **stipud** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:37 pm

Fuse for the wire up front, fuse for the amp in the back. 250 is probably just fine. The important part is the cable doesn't start a fire if there's a short.