5k watts rms on a 240a mechman???

[Timmy13091 10+ year member]

for sure. thats what im hoping for. and its not like im going to be daily driving and listening to the system full crank for the whole day. 5k+ watts rms daily wuld hurt my face

Ya you'll learn what's doable and not real quick .. Then you just gotta kinda be aware .. Make sure you give it charge time etc..

 

[Dub7sonoma Premium Member]

5 31's and dropping like that ??? With the 200 amp alt and one g31 in the rear I was able to run .5 daily on a saz 4500 ... 4 cca runs as well

yeah like I said, both alts are stock crappy ones. There is no telling what their actual output is

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

ULTRACAPS. ULTRACAPS. ULTRACAPS. I'm going to be running similar power with nothing but a 240a alt and single 55ah AGM under the hood, with 1 or 2 banks of ultracaps

 

[ptcruiser07 10+ year member]

ULTRACAPS. ULTRACAPS. ULTRACAPS. I'm going to be running similar power with nothing but a 240a alt and single 55ah AGM under the hood, with 1 or 2 banks of ultracaps

I seen people play with ultracap banks is it a total joke like it seems to be?

 

[Dimwit]

Check out this link it explains how ultra caps and batteries being used together is the best option

How ultracapacitors work (and why they fall short) — Tech News and Analysis

 

[vibe]

ULTRACAPS. ULTRACAPS. ULTRACAPS. I'm going to be running similar power with nothing but a 240a alt and single 55ah AGM under the hood, with 1 or 2 banks of ultracaps

1 or 2 banks meaning how many???

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

1 or 2 banks meaning how many???

1 bank = 6 for 12v purposes. Some people run banks of 7 for 16/18v

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

I seen people play with ultracap banks is it a total joke like it seems to be?

Supercap banks are no joke, your standard mass-marketed car audio capacitors are.

 

[ptcruiser07 10+ year member]

good to know!!! I have never looked into cap banks.. seems like a big chance of melt down if there was a short tho.

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

Check out this link it explains how ultra caps and batteries being used together is the best option
How ultracapacitors work (and why they fall short) — Tech News and Analysis

With an alternator, the reserve capacity of extra batteries aren't needed in most car audio applications. Of course, you'll still want to have a starting battery

 

[vibe]

1 bank = 6 for 12v purposes. Some people run banks of 7 for 16/18v

So u may run 6-12 supercaps?

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

good to know!!! I have never looked into cap banks.. seems like a big chance of melt down if there was a short tho.

That's why you fuse ALL positive wires going to and from a cap bank. Any shorts would almost definitely cause a fire.

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

So u may run 6-12 supercaps?

Yes, either 6 or 12. I'll be using the 3000F 2.7v ones, not the 2500F 2.5v ones most run. They're good for up to 16.2v and 500 farads per bank, whereas the black ones most use are only good for 15v and ~417 farads in a bank of 6.

 

[ptcruiser07 10+ year member]

but what if!!!! be one hell of a spark if it happened across the cap bank. say u droped a tool on it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif just saying...

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

but what if!!!! be one hell of a spark if it happened across the cap bank. say u droped a tool on it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif just saying...

Always insulate all the terminal ends.. dropping a wrench would be pretty nasty, it would probably weld it to the post if the caps were charged