16volt alternator question

[csu87 10+ year member]

i have a xs power vcm and was wondering if i could use that and my high output 12v alternator to run a 16v system by setting the voltage on the vcm higher

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[TnT_Sounds 10+ year member]

i have a xs power vcm and was wondering if i could use that and my high output 12v alternator to run a 16v system by setting the voltage on the vcm higher

Stock electrical will not sustain a 16v charge. You plan on running 14v batts to?

 

[quins90lac 10+ year member]

I think in order to do a full 16 volt system you would have to have a step down module in order to still run the tings in the car that still used 12 volts.

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

Dual alts, one 12v and one 16v. Car and frontstage on 12v, substage on 16v

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

anyone???

 

[it lbs 10+ year member]

u can do it with a kinetic 3 post battery run the 12v post to ur car and the 16 v to ur stereo but be careful in my case the only thing that likes the 16+ volts is my bass amps the head unit and the eq will shut off if they get over 15.4 or so i have alot of experience with this type of setup on my tahoe i have 3 alternators 1 stock for the truck and the head unit and eq and 2 200amp running at 17.5 volts that go to the amps u can pm me if u would like to call me and chat about it

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

Best way is dual alt with the dedicated 12v alt for the vehicle.