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New member Username: Mike_wilColby, KS United States Post Number: 1 Registered: Mar-05 | i am getting a new 1000 watt amp and i dont know if i should get a bigger alternator or if a cap. will work. |
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Bronze Member Username: TheelfkeeperStockbridge, GA USA Post Number: 82 Registered: Feb-05 | you'll need at least an 85 amp alternator, but that'd be pushing it. 100 amp would be better. a cap won't help, it'll just up the reaction speed of the amp and provide 14.4 volts rather then 12. |
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New member Username: Mike_wilColby, KS United States Post Number: 2 Registered: Mar-05 | will i hurt my 1000 watt amp if i hook up a 300 watt max sub and a 800 watt max sub? |
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Gold Member Username: SubfanaticWalton, Ky Post Number: 1609 Registered: Dec-04 | you will prolly bow the 300 watt max sub, cause it will get 500 watts |
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New member Username: Mike_wilColby, KS United States Post Number: 3 Registered: Mar-05 | my 1000 watt amp is only pushing about 500 watts why would this be? |
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New member Username: Mike_wilColby, KS United States Post Number: 4 Registered: Mar-05 | what size guage of wire should i get for a 1000 watt amp? |
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Bronze Member Username: Msully701Stratford, Connecticut US Post Number: 16 Registered: Apr-05 | well if the amp is 500watts RMS then you would only be putting 250 RMS watts to the subs so you should be ok, unless your 300watt sub is 150 watts RMS then you would prolly blow it but the 800watt sub should be fine. Find the RMS watts on your subs and amp its best to keep everything in RMS when trying to ask for help |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 2203 Registered: Nov-04 | You need to purchase 1000w power wire kit. |
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New member Username: JustmeCoats, Nc Usa Post Number: 1 Registered: Apr-05 | For those who need more AMP power your find what your looking at http://www.ncsave.com |