HOW SHOULD I HOOK UP MY AMP TO MY BATTERY? SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!
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Bronze Member Username: Avirex64Vallejo, CA USA Post Number: 13 Registered: Sep-06 | I have heard a few things about hooking up the amps to your battery. I have 2 15' 8500's with a hifonics amp and I want to know how I should hook the amp up to the battery, some say I should run a whole seperate battery and some say I should get a capacitator. What should I do, someone please help? |
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Silver Member Username: Logan__tilleHamilton, Indiana United states Post Number: 989 Registered: Feb-06 | you dont need a capacitor, just a waste of money i think... what hifonics amp is it? do you have a high output alt? |
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Bronze Member Username: Avirex64Vallejo, CA USA Post Number: 15 Registered: Sep-06 | I dont really know, it is just a stock alt. its a HIFONICS BXi1206D CLASS D AMP |
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Silver Member Username: N2audioLawrence, Ks USA Post Number: 989 Registered: Mar-04 | An amp that size can be run on many stock electrical systems without a problem. It depends a lot on the attention to detail on installation, and your listening habits.<br> <br> What yr/make/model is your car? |
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Gold Member Username: JuliobSanto DomingoDominican Re... Post Number: 2389 Registered: Dec-05 | J. can you tell us the size of your stock alternator?? |
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Bronze Member Username: Avirex64Vallejo, CA USA Post Number: 16 Registered: Sep-06 | I honestly dont know, it is an 01 buick century |
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Bronze Member Username: Avirex64Vallejo, CA USA Post Number: 30 Registered: Sep-06 | does anyone know if I should upgrade or not? |
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Bronze Member Username: NoviceinstallerHere, There Post Number: 98 Registered: Sep-06 | 1 farad for every 1000 watts....... |
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Silver Member Username: Kaos13Phoenix, AZ Post Number: 167 Registered: Oct-04 | if you have the duralast alternator its 102 amps and if you have the gold duralast its 110 amps |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 11639 Registered: Dec-03 | www.bcae1.com |
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Silver Member Username: N2audioLawrence, Ks USA Post Number: 992 Registered: Mar-04 | "It depends a lot on the attention to detail on installation, and your listening habits" Seriously - that's what it comes down to. A 100A+ alt with a fresh battery should be plenty to drive an efficient 1200w amp unless those two things are bad and extreme, respectively. A 1200w class D amp is only going to require 30A or so playing music good and loud. 50A tops, absolutely blasting. |
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Silver Member Username: Bump05Hesperia, CA USA Post Number: 115 Registered: Aug-06 | if you get a yellow top do you even run to your battery how does that work? |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 5657 Registered: Nov-04 | 2 or more batteries will require isolator. What Optidriven said works as long as you don't have accessories such as 100w spot lights etc... |
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Bronze Member Username: New_at_thisPost Number: 65 Registered: Apr-06 | put the power wire in your butt and lick your fingers then grag the battery terminal,always works for me. |
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