[Sa-12 d4 rev.3]

5 hours ago, Mohawk Warrior said:

Pro tip** 

I will need it, this is gonna put me in the hole... should I do alternator first? Really need to pinch pennies and save now, just found out after buying speakers, amplifier and now a sub I gotta baby on the way... was trying to save space in trunk but now I don’t even know.

 

I would do a battery 1st you are not running 5k of amplifier..make sure you get a proper charger for it..  

 Maybe best sell gear start stocking on Pampers

[Sa-12 d4 rev.3]

Try not to buy untill big holidays , you could save you a few bucks, 

[Sa-12 d4 rev.3]

2 hours ago, Mohawk Warrior said:

More power= lower gains makes sense.

Any suggestions as to what I should be considering for my electrical upgrades? 

 

Alts talk to mechman since they are affiliated with smd, you have singer, CES, as well,see what's available. Look for good idle output. Batts xs power good, so is fullthrottle,  wire stick with solid names,. Skyhigh,knukoncept,stinger,

[Sa-12 d4 rev.3]

Sounds like you are on the right path, definitely beef up your electrical for power, before worrying about how much power a sub will handle.. throwing tons of power on sub with stock electrical a bad thing. You'll start dipping in lower voltage clipping crap out of amp..which will lead to broken sub and amp.

 

You could shoot for a bigger amp when ready, so you won't need to rebuy later, but you would need set your gains low side .  Keep in mind 750 watts to 1200 watts is really not much of a gain . You'll just set lower gain,  not as much out out.its all about knowing the sub and amp what to listen for when playing music etc etc. 

[Sa-12 d4 rev.3]

Every install different, what works for one scenario may not be good for some one else

[DDX 10 on a RP-1200]

Should be fine if everything on deck is set good and amp gains low.

[Sb500-48]

48 minutes ago, WalledSonic said:

Keep in mind your PCM controlled alt will stop charging occasionally so your cap bank will discharge just like a battery will.  If you dont mind having the battery-light on, then you can get a 'single wire' regulator on your alt so that you charge at 14.2-15V (depending on temperature) all the time.

Or you can unplug your battery current sensor and charge at 13.8V all the time.  You wont get a battery light in this case.

I would add battery if you leave your alt alone, but thats just my opinion from my experience dealing with a PCM controlled alt with (2) AA5Ks at 0.35ohm.

Having a battery light on will irritate me bad..im curious on this unplug sensor though i could live with 13.8 ..? 

 

My question i guess would a single sb500 be better then a single agm xs agm under the hood.? If go by watts the 500 is rated 4000 and xs agm is 2 or 3000? 

3 hours ago, Wishuponasub said:

I think with a solid agm up front and that sb500 you should be solid at 2k. But that is just a guess honestly. I have no experience with them.

Trying stay with one batt under hood.thank you though ill thumb throug that thread

[Sb500-48]

Wonder how the banks will do if someone needed a jump? 

[Sb500-48]

Guess ill be tge guinea pig

[Sb500-48]

Trying keep my install simple.i really dont want to upgrade alt.because of the pcm.was going to go with one or maybe two group 48agm batts.but thinking it might be to hard on alt to keep up..then i seen this sb500.was wondering if a single sb500 would be a better option.my system consist of one ampere 2k and two 150.4.no parking lot demos, just a daily.any input or thoughts?ive emailed xs waiting to gear back.but like opions thanks

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Interested seeing that 3 way set

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Holding at 13.24 see what happens tomorrow

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Thanks, they look like they didn't gas. But I'll email kinetik 

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So I have a psc30 charger its been on recovery mode on two kinetik hc2000 for while, ,they been chilln at full charge for while..well not sure when it happened I walked by and looked it showed it recharging like starting over, I looked on side,switch must have got bump to 14v (oops) how bad is this for battierese? Not sure when this took place but now batts show resting voltage of 13.75 I'm going wait a day recheck.How bad did I screw up

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Sweet little entry driver

[Sk 85.4 or rp 150.4]

What type of speakers are you running?

If me I would opt for more power can always turn the gain down..quality wise you probably would hear a difference

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Really neat design...something different

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I know the 60's C10 is more popular, but the 73-87s are so sexy.

Sick as fawk..old post don't care I had 86 miss it more than my 03

[XSPower D3400...brand new, why does my voltage suck?]

2014 camaro ss

is it pcm controlled?

[XSPower D3400...brand new, why does my voltage suck?]

Double check your connection, make sure your getting full contact on terminals, make sure you didn't leave a wire off as well

[XSPower D3400...brand new, why does my voltage suck?]

It's at 12.4 while driving? What kind of vehicle

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What amps are you using?

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Damm nice, love the roof

[mechman alternator and homemade brackets]

In a situation like this I would run a nice single alt and a xs power lithium battery.youll be able to keep the AC , save weight,save room,save on battery cables,less stuff to hook up, less problems,.might be little more or little less money, something to think about