how many watts can i run and how should i wire my tweeters

[southport2014 10+ year member]

First of all I have 3 agm batteries rated at 200 amp hours a piece. Totaling 600 amp hours.

How many watts can I run with these batteries on a stock alt and 0 guage wire?

2nd how can I wire my tweeters? I have a kicker 650.4 amp and plan on hooking that up to my 2 rear speakers and two front speakers. How would I wire up my 4 tweeters? Should I buy a smaller 4 channel amp like the kicker 350.4 for just the tweets?

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[Pearson 10+ year member]

what size alt and what speakers/tweeters?

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

200.4 for the tweeters or smaller, i'd suggest you run only one set of tweeters and run them from the headunit pwr

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

What AGM batts you have that are 200aH each???

What size is your stock alt?

 

[southport2014 10+ year member]

What AGM batts you have that are 200aH each???
What size is your stock alt?

Stock alt is on the 2002 chevy blazer I'm not for sure .

batts are alliance parts am I got from work rated at 200 ah a piece

 

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Would the headunit produce enough power

 

[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

Stock alt is on the 2002 chevy blazer I'm not for sure .batts are alliance parts am I got from work rated at 200 ah a piece

 

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Would the headunit produce enough power

enough power for what? It depends on the tweeters you're getting and what they would be rated at, if you're being broad about it.

if you get some 8 ohm st 350 supertweets.. then no, if you get some from like a type S component set... you'd be closer lol..

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

just make sure every once in awhile you charge your batts. like on a charger not just from your alternator

 

[Mattymatt]

I would think that the weakest link that most needs to be considered is the alternator. You can have a hundred batteries, but if your alternator can't keep up, then inevitably you're going to lose charge (and alternator). Isn't that the reason why caps are discouraged?

...unless you are letting the system slowly charge, and then crankin' it up, and then letting it charge again, etc.

Feel free to take me to school here, but I would think that the first level of investment in this would be an upgraded alternator. If a person can afford speakers/amps to that level of wattage, would they not also have enough $$ to get an upgraded alt? (Don't mean any disrespect, so please don't take it that way). Batteries/caps seem to me band aids because the limit is the amount of juice (though they can regulate the power a little by saving up when the system is not under a load).

 

[southport2014 10+ year member]

I would think that the weakest link that most needs to be considered is the alternator. You can have a hundred batteries, but if your alternator can't keep up, then inevitably you're going to lose charge (and alternator). Isn't that the reason why caps are discouraged?
...unless you are letting the system slowly charge, and then crankin' it up, and then letting it charge again, etc.

Feel free to take me to school here, but I would think that the first level of investment in this would be an upgraded alternator. If a person can afford speakers/amps to that level of wattage, would they not also have enough $$ to get an upgraded alt? (Don't mean any disrespect, so please don't take it that way). Batteries/caps seem to me band aids because the limit is the amount of juice (though they can regulate the power a little by saving up when the system is not under a load).

I actually got the batts free from work . My work gave about 50 of them away and I snatched these I just have a stock alt right now I'm In the middle of getting a different vehicle only reason I haven't got a upgraded alt but what do u think I could run stock with this many battery amp hours

 

[Mattymatt]

I would research the amount of amps that your alternator puts out. According to this site (maybe not accurate):

Chevy Blazer Alternator - Free Shipping - Replacement, USA Industries, Quality-Built

...you're looking at 100-120 amps depending on the alternator you have. I can't answer your full question, but this is a piece of the puzzle. I'd be careful to not burn out your alternator, particularly since those numbers don't seem high (wasn't built/installed with your project in mind). Seems like your alternator will really be working overtime. But, I like being better safe than sorry, so maybe you'll be OK.