Beef up electrical to push a 16V amplifier

[JoeK 10+ year member]

How can i get voltages high enough to push 16v for my Skar amp but not fry all of my car electronics? Do i add a SECOND alternator rated for the higher voltage?

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[murph 10+ year member]

@TaylorFade

 

[VisceralSound 10+ year member]

You can run a system of 16v batteries you would just need to charge them, but yes a second alternator works, unless you're going for extreme burping, 16v is useless, 12/14 for daily.

 

[JoeK 10+ year member]

My stock alt runs at 14.4V and is around 120 amps; i just wanted to take advantage of the amplifiers 16V output

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

My stock alt runs at 14.4V and is around 120 amps; i just wanted to take advantage of the amplifiers 16V output

U either need a second alt, or you would need a voltage increase module. There was one on here a while back. It basically boost the voltage from stock to 16v.

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

Dude., 16 V means you need 17-18 charging. You would need a dual alt set up. one stock and one H/O set for substage only., basically two sepreate lopes. Most cars can not handle more than 15.2 volts. Your options would include a step down module and other shit.

 

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

Externally regulated alt, external regulator, step down, 16v batts. You can skip the step down if you have a dedicated secondary alt for the system. But SubZero is right, "16v" means 17v+ charging just like "12v" charges at 14v+.

Go shopping.

Also not sure why VisceralSounds said 16v is useless. Amps love voltage. Well, some of them. Make sure your amps are 18v stable.

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

How can i get voltages high enough to push 16v for my Skar amp but not fry all of my car electronics? Do i add a SECOND alternator rated for the higher voltage?

Honestly bro, from your past posts you're nowhere near ready to step up like that.

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

If you don't understand that your driving

A 12 volt system right now you aren't ready to alter it.

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

wire your batts in series for 24 volts... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[shpatb 10+ year member]

Wire 40, 12 volt batteries in series for 480 volts. That should get you sub stage bumping.