ItsAdam1 Posted October 4, 2008 Report Posted October 4, 2008 I have a question for all I have a 96 Impala SS I want to be able to use the system what being parked ( say at a street meet or an out door car show) How can I go about electrical system to do this? Do I just run 2-3 xtra batteries in the trunk? Do I use a relay or a izolator?? I currenly have Alpine headunit, JL 300/4 JL 500/1, I also have some LED's in the engine compartment and trunk along with a set of strobes all of which are currently on the car. I do plan on adding 4 TV's and possibly another sub amp. I would like to be able to use the system for a little bit and not have to worrie about draining the main starting battery....... So how would one go about wiring up something like that??
Boon Posted October 4, 2008 Report Posted October 4, 2008 If you're just parked up, something we have used in the past for shows is a rack of 105A/h batteries (3 or 4) shoved under the car and then we just run a bit of 4ga to the positive and negative terminals... Lasts all day, running the system at a lowish level, strobes, in-car lighting, a few tvs... 10.x volts fo' life!
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ItsAdam1 Posted October 4, 2008 Author Report Posted October 4, 2008 Ya I plan on using a power supply for indoor car show when U need to disconnect the main starter battery..... A friend of mine had two yellow tops in the trunk and was playing his system for a while i just did ask if he has an isolator or not...
MECHMAN Posted October 6, 2008 Report Posted October 6, 2008 Ya I plan on using a power supply for indoor car show when U need to disconnect the main starter battery.....A friend of mine had two yellow tops in the trunk and was playing his system for a while i just did ask if he has an isolator or not... Isolators are a bad deal. The easiest method would be to add some batteries to the trunk, (all paralleled together) and just monitor your voltage with a volt meter. Run off the batteries till your down to 12.5V or so, and start the car up and let it run for a while to charge the batteries back up. If you have access to a 120 plug outlet, a powersupply would be the best bet. 1-888-MECHMAN www.Mechman.com [email protected]
caprice2low Posted October 6, 2008 Report Posted October 6, 2008 even if you don't have acess to a 120v outlet just bring a small generator and run your power supply off that most shows i have been to you can run it like 100ft away MADHOPPER HYDRAULICS BURQUE,NM 2PUMPS 4DUMPS 6BATTS ARMS EXTENDED DAILY DRIVEN RAIN OR SHINE
ItsAdam1 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Posted October 7, 2008 I've got a small generator I bring to outdoor shows. So thats no problem.. If for indoor show where youhave to disconnect the starter batter how can I wire up a power supply??
Boon Posted October 7, 2008 Report Posted October 7, 2008 I've got a small generator I bring to outdoor shows. So thats no problem..If for indoor show where youhave to disconnect the starter batter how can I wire up a power supply?? Connect the positive to your positive battery clamp, connect negative to negative clamp then pull the clamps off the battery That way you don't lose your headunit settings and stuff. 10.x volts fo' life!
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