How do i get or do 17 volts?

[HardCoreSound 10+ year member]

Hey guys,

I was looking into getting the MA Audio 4400w amp but it everyone says it only does that at 17v. How do I run my system at 17 v sorry for the newb questions. But what would i have to do and what upgrades would i need

Thx

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

run it at 12/14. dont worry about 17 volts.

 

[HardCoreSound 10+ year member]

how do i do that lol

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Just hook it up to your car. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[2loud4u 10+ year member]

to get to 17 volt you will need a few things.

Second alt just to run the system. bypass the car all together.

Then you will need a alt with a adjustable voltage regulator.

Also will need a 17v compatible battery or a couple of 8v batteries

 

[Frankensuby 10+ year member]

In other words, just install it like a normal alternator and forget about this thread //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[HardCoreSound 10+ year member]

In other words, just install it like a normal alternator and forget about this thread //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

lol ya but then i wont get 4400 watts.

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

lol ya but then i wont get 4400 watts.

Maybe there is another way to solve the problem than doing the 17v modification.

You have to tell us what you plan to do with the sound system.

 

[btlking 10+ year member]

find a amp that will do 4kw at 12/14 its alot cheaper than running 17

 

[HardCoreSound 10+ year member]

Maybe there is another way to solve the problem than doing the 17v modification.You have to tell us what you plan to do with the sound system.

2 15" btls

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

2 15" btls

You want to run one amp for two 15" woofers with 17v electrical mod

to extract more power from the amp.

What I would do then is figure out how much the electrical upgrade will

cost and then figure out how much will it cost just to get another amplifier

and run one amp per woofer in bridge mode assuming your woofer

impedance is optimized for the amp. One amp per woofer in the general sense

may cost more but you have 2x more power and maybe less headaches.

Two amp will punish your electrical if you operate those amp at capacity,

so you may have some future electrical upgrading to do anyways.

The other thing to look at is how much power do you really get by boosting

the voltage to 17v and whether you really see any reward from the extra

watts.