Charging system for 10,000 watts

[sully]

Get the Alts, you have to make power to keep everything running right.

[EXOcontralto]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

step up to bigger alts an i would do at least 4 extra bats...total of 5

[98HOEONSIXEZ]

This is a tough one,and some people might disagree with me but this is my opinion.

Since you already have the mla module and 2 alts i would go for more battery power.I would try for 5-6 batts to be very safe.The reason behind my decision is this.Ok you get 2 HO alts...then you have ONE battery.10k watts pulling out of 1 battery it wont take but just a little while for the battery to run out (even tho theres 2 alts pumping juice into it) theres not enough "cushion" between the amps and alternators.With this said,after just a little bit of playing you will basically be pulling power straight from the alternators which is NOT GOOD and will lead to FAILURE.

Its sorta like this in comparison.Say you have 2 regular sized drinkin glasses 8oz or so being your 2 alternators,then you have a 2 gallon bucket being your battery,then you have 2-half gallon cups being your 2 amps.

So the process begins....you turn your system on and before you even turn it up or anything all the "containers" are full.Ok THEN,you start hammering on it so your amps(1 gallon) starts taking big 1gallon scoops out of your 2gallonc capacity battery,then your 2 small glasses(alts) are starting to pour water back in...as the process continues you can see what will happen very fast,your amps/1gal jug are taking more water out of the "bucket/battery" than your alts/2glasses can can pour in....following me here?youll see that in no time you bucket will run out or only be running off what your alts are dishing out.

on the other hand imagine if you had 5 batteries in there or a 10 gall0n bucket...your alts would be able to keep up alot easier and you wouldnt deplete your system so fastly/at all inbetween playings/beatings.

does that make sense?

Yes it DOES take power to MAKE power...theres just right and wrong ways going about doing that/making that power.

Edited August 15, 2009 by 98HOEONSIXEZ

[1992Chevy K1500]

Here's your answer:

assuming the amps are class D

10,000 watts / .7 = 14285.71 watts. That's the required input for a 10,000 system.

14285.71 / 12 = 1190.48 amps. That's how many amps you need to power your system for 1 hour.

You should think about quad alts like Steve did. And possibly 5 or 6 more batteries.

Edited August 15, 2009 by 1992Chevy

[E a r t h]

This is a tough one,and some people might disagree with me but this is my opinion.

Since you already have the mla module and 2 alts i would go for more battery power.I would try for 5-6 batts to be very safe.The reason behind my decision is this.Ok you get 2 HO alts...then you have ONE battery.10k watts pulling out of 1 battery it wont take but just a little while for the battery to run out (even tho theres 2 alts pumping juice into it) theres not enough "cushion" between the amps and alternators.With this said,after just a little bit of playing you will basically be pulling power straight from the alternators which is NOT GOOD and will lead to FAILURE.

Its sorta like this in comparison.Say you have 2 regular sized drinkin glasses 8oz or so being your 2 alternators,then you have a 2 gallon bucket being your battery,then you have 2-half gallon cups being your 2 amps.

So the process begins....you turn your system on and before you even turn it up or anything all the "containers" are full.Ok THEN,you start hammering on it so your amps(1 gallon) starts taking big 1gallon scoops out of your 2gallonc capacity battery,then your 2 small glasses(alts) are starting to pour water back in...as the process continues you can see what will happen very fast,your amps/1gal jug are taking more water out of the "bucket/battery" than your alts/2glasses can can pour in....following me here?youll see that in no time you bucket will run out or only be running off what your alts are dishing out.

on the other hand imagine if you had 5 batteries in there or a 10 gall0n bucket...your alts would be able to keep up alot easier and you wouldnt deplete your system so fastly/at all inbetween playings/beatings.

does that make sense?

Yes it DOES take power to MAKE power...theres just right and wrong ways going about doing that/making that power.

you sure you didnt learn that analogy from somewhere else :shot:

[Guest DC Power Rob]

Chris (MLA Audio) has the same car as me with 2 150 amp alternators pushing 20,000 watts. The only difference is that he has like 18 batteries or something crazy like that.

I really don't want to upgrade my alternators so would 4-5 Odyssey 2150's be enough?

Chris *had* only two alternators... And iirc he has only 13 batts.. He's now running over 30kw, so he had to add some additional power to the charging system.. 10Kw on a factory charging system, or even a dual setup with 2 factory alts is not going to get you close to what you need...