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200 amp Alt enough for...
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:42 am
by 4Nine
My setup 1-x200.4, 2-x600.1?
stock battery under hood and Kinetik 2400 in rear.
Thanks
4nine
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:48 am
by Half-Fast
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:52 am
by stipud
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

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:41 am
by 4Nine
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
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:40 pm
by Mackenzie
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.

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:41 am
by 4Nine
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
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:35 pm
by Mackenzie
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
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:37 pm
by stipud
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.