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<blockquote data-quote="fuster" data-source="post: 7728644" data-attributes="member: 604663"><p>Hi, Wevie:</p><p></p><p>I agree with the post stating a 125 amp alternator can maybe run as much as 1500 watts. I am assuming you are running class AB amplifiers. If on the other hand you run one or more Class D amplifiers (I wouldn't recommend them except for a sub woofer however), they may draw less current.</p><p></p><p>It depends on some other factors, however. Not just straight watts. How are you going to be operating the system? Are you going to have two or more subs and are you going to be running the system to announce your presence to the neighbors when you are a block or two away? If so, I would downgrade that wattage limit above. If you run a dedicated sub amp and have more than one sub on it, I suggest you wire a 2 farad capacitor in the power line to that amplifier only. The others won't have the big power demands like the sub amp.</p><p></p><p>If you are running your system for SQ and not at very high volume levels most of the time, you can put a little more than 1500 watts, maybe 2000 into that system. You won't be taxing the amps if you are not blowing up your ear drums all the time.</p><p></p><p>You might also shop for amplifiers with circuitry in the power board that sense voltage drops and decrease the output of the amplifier if it drops below a certain value like 13.5 or 14 volts. Soundstream Reference series have such circuitry, and I am sure some others do as well. Your biggest issue may be that voltage drop, because if the drop is too far, the amplifier power board will overheat and something eventually will fail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fuster, post: 7728644, member: 604663"] Hi, Wevie: I agree with the post stating a 125 amp alternator can maybe run as much as 1500 watts. I am assuming you are running class AB amplifiers. If on the other hand you run one or more Class D amplifiers (I wouldn't recommend them except for a sub woofer however), they may draw less current. It depends on some other factors, however. Not just straight watts. How are you going to be operating the system? Are you going to have two or more subs and are you going to be running the system to announce your presence to the neighbors when you are a block or two away? If so, I would downgrade that wattage limit above. If you run a dedicated sub amp and have more than one sub on it, I suggest you wire a 2 farad capacitor in the power line to that amplifier only. The others won't have the big power demands like the sub amp. If you are running your system for SQ and not at very high volume levels most of the time, you can put a little more than 1500 watts, maybe 2000 into that system. You won't be taxing the amps if you are not blowing up your ear drums all the time. You might also shop for amplifiers with circuitry in the power board that sense voltage drops and decrease the output of the amplifier if it drops below a certain value like 13.5 or 14 volts. Soundstream Reference series have such circuitry, and I am sure some others do as well. Your biggest issue may be that voltage drop, because if the drop is too far, the amplifier power board will overheat and something eventually will fail. [/QUOTE]
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