Electrical to run a sundown NS-1

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

I'm looking into purchasing an NS-1 and 4 death penalty 12's and running it at 1 ohm. I don't know the vehicle yet as I'm in the market for a new daily driver. What electrical upgrades do I need to run the amp sufficiently? How big of alternator(s)? How many batteries? This is a daily system.

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[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Ideally 1 good AGM battery per 1000W (say 75AH size). You may get by with less, but skimping on batteries is how people burn out power supplies in their amps

 

[Sub Woofin 10+ year member]

i find this thread interesting.

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

Whys that? Lol

 

[SplAffair 10+ year member]

i find this thread interesting.

same... i mean if you have to ask this question should you really be running this kind of power?

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

I'm running 4k now no problem. I'm far from a noob lol. I'm basically just trying to see if a second alternator is needed? I mean if I can get one that's say 375 CA plus 3-4 3100 batts, the big 3 and multiple 1/0 runs. Would that keep my voltage up well?

 

[oxsign 5,000+ posts]

same... i mean if you have to ask this question should you really be running this kind of power?

can't learn if you don't ask. Reading will only get you so far. Sometimes you just have to ask to be sure.

 

[Sub Woofin 10+ year member]

Whys that? Lol

ive had this question for a while now.

same... i mean if you have to ask this question should you really be running this kind of power?

well OP is far from noob, so i guess its ok

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

I'm just trying to do what I can without having to run 2 alts. I will if I have to tho.

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

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[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

go this route 7 deka 9a31's and a nice270+ amp alt. singer mechman or dcpower the bigger the alt the better make sure it still does nice at idle as well though. if money is no object get xs power d3100's

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

Thank you for actually helping me out lol. I seen a video today of a mechman 370A that did 200 amps at idle.

 

[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

no problem what vehicle is this going in.

 

[ampjunkielikeme 10+ year member]

Ideally 1 good AGM battery per 1000W (say 75AH size). You may get by with less, but skimping on batteries is how people burn out power supplies in their amps

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i would run at least 8 agm batteries (75ah-100ah each) if i had 8000watts (plus 2 300 amp alts.)

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

Undecided yet I'm lookin for trade my caddy in on something bigger. Most likely a small suv like a blazer.