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<blockquote data-quote="wickedwitt" data-source="post: 7356172" data-attributes="member: 622908"><p>Let's take the AQ3500- <strong>if</strong> and I do mean if you get 3500w out of it at 12v, that's 273A. That would be on a full draw for probably 40/1000s of a second on a perfect note. More realistically, between imp. rise, variance between notes, and having voltage that stays 13.5+: you would be looking more like a 222A draw maximum (giving the AQ a generous operating RMS of 3000w) and more like a constant draw of 100A. Between your two amps, the alternator itself should more than keep up with the current draw with 1 1/0 run from it straight to the back battery.</p><p></p><p>That said, it never hurts to have overkill. I wouldn't expect 370A draw out of anything less than an 8k amp, however. Not an operating draw at least.</p><p></p><p>.02</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wickedwitt, post: 7356172, member: 622908"] Let's take the AQ3500- [B]if[/B] and I do mean if you get 3500w out of it at 12v, that's 273A. That would be on a full draw for probably 40/1000s of a second on a perfect note. More realistically, between imp. rise, variance between notes, and having voltage that stays 13.5+: you would be looking more like a 222A draw maximum (giving the AQ a generous operating RMS of 3000w) and more like a constant draw of 100A. Between your two amps, the alternator itself should more than keep up with the current draw with 1 1/0 run from it straight to the back battery. That said, it never hurts to have overkill. I wouldn't expect 370A draw out of anything less than an 8k amp, however. Not an operating draw at least. .02 [/QUOTE]
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