do i need a seperate alternator to charge the 16v battery with built-in capacitor???

[nitz]

ok,so heres the deal, i own a 1997 toyota rav4, and im thinking of getting a new system which i already ordered for :

a 3000 Watts RMS /6000 Watts Peak lanzar optidrive woofer http://www.lanzar.com/itempage.asp?MODEL=OPTI1533D

a 4000D optidrive amp http://www.lanzar.com/itempage.asp?MODEL=OPTI4000D

and a pyle 500 AMP 16V Car Battery Capacitor http://www.pyleaudio.com/itemdetail.asp?model=PBAT500

and the problem im having to understand is, how do i wire the battery capacitor,do i need a seperate alternator to charge it with 16v or will the 12v alternator at the moment do. can someone help me with this please...

[Motasolo]

http://www.caraudiomag.com/technical/caep_...tors/index.html

I don't know the answer but it might be in there

He's got good vids too, hehe:

Edited August 9, 2009 by Motasolo

[CaptainzPlanetz]

The only way to charge a 16 Volt battery is with a 16 volt alternator, your regular alt wont charge that battery as your peak charging voltage is about 14 volts or so with a standard 12V system alt, the only way you would be able to use it would be for comps for a burp, then between runs you would have to have a 16 Volt battery charger to charge it back up, so the only way you are gonna be able to run that battery daily is if you get a 16 Volt alternator.

[E a r t h]

why do people purchase stuff that they havent done any homework on or have any idea of what they're getting or how to use it?

[treossi]

too much money

[CaptainzPlanetz]

^^^^^^^^

Most of the time it is just inexperience, if I were to see that before I became more knowledgeable in the car audio world, I would of thought hey this 16 Volt battery will give more power to my amps, while this is true, I probably wouldnt think that I needed a 16 Volt alt or battery charger to charge it. To the OP I would say get another battery, but hold on to that battery if you are gonna do any DB Drag as you can use it for short burps and get a little more voltage to your amp, you will have to buy a 16 volt charger to use it for comps(if you do comps), but it will be much cheaper than getting a 16 Volt alt.

[raytard]

so yes, you need a 16v alt to charge your pile, and either another 12v one to run your car (along with an entirely separate electrical system) or a high amperage sepdown module to step 16 to 12 for the vehicle

[nitz]

thanks guys for the help appreciate it....