Most watts I can have before dimming?

[plyer3 10+ year member]

What is the most power I can have before lights start to dim with this setup?

Kinetik HC1400 in the front

Another Kinetik HC1400 in the back

Big 3

Alternator that does 60-70 at idle, 160 while driving

All wires are 0 gauge.

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[Enellz 10+ year member]

2K maybe? Can't tell unless you try.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I'm going to go ahead and say, 1.21 jiggawatts.

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

1500 watts? Tough to say, every car's different. It also depends on what you expect your system to do.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

thats almost impossible to answer.

you may dim with 500

but you may be good up to 1500 or so before it starts

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Don't think in terms of watts, think in terms of current.

 

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

Don't think in terms of watts, think in terms of current.

theres a winner.

 

[plyer3 10+ year member]

With my current setup, HC1400 in front and same alternator with big 3, i get dim at full volume.

Alpine PDX-4.100 and Orion 1200D powering a Kicker L7 at 2ohm(725watts).

Well, I'll have to try it then. I was going for around 2500watts, but guess that's not possible with my electrical system.

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

Don't think in terms of watts, think in terms of current.

I was just about to reply with that exact statement.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Why think in current? You should think in watts. Current and voltage are never constant, but your amps are trying to make constant power based in watts. If you only think in current, then you lose sight of voltage.

I would say that your system should be able to do 1400W at idle and about 2500W while driving without dimming. That is just a best guess. The only true way to tell is to test it out.

 

[nimrod 10+ year member]

What the hell is a Jiggawatt?

 

[plyer3 10+ year member]

no clue, i need to test it out this weekend. will probably get a new alternator that does 300amps this summer if i cant use an orion 2500d.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Why think in current? You should think in watts. Current and voltage are never constant, but your amps are trying to make constant power based in watts. If you only think in current, then you lose sight of voltage.

Because not all amps have the same efficiency under load...

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

What the hell is a Jiggawatt?

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

Because not all amps have the same efficiency under load...

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