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<blockquote data-quote="KorpzJuggalo" data-source="post: 3465748" data-attributes="member: 581797"><p>Perfect. Easily understood, thanks man. The only problem is it brings up more questions. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif Ok, so I think I am gonna add an additional alternator and isolate it from my car's electrical. I don't know the mathematical procedure to figure out how many watts each battery will put out to the amp(IE how many watts does 1volt produce?). You said that each battery takes around 10 amps from the alternator to charge and run properly, so how do I figure out how many Watts each battery will be pumping to the amp? Basically, I'm asking, to run my 5000 watt amp, how much amperage will I have to be running to my batteries in order for my amp to run properly without being overloaded or starved. Once I figure that out I think I can do the rest. Also, is it best to run 10amps to each battery or is that just one way of doing it? What happens if I run more amperage to the battery then 10? IE If I need a 200amp isolated alternator to run 5000watts then I would need 20 batteries if I wanted to run 10amps each(correct?) ...And I don't see that fitting in my trunk.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif Is there a special kind of battery(s) made for this that allows more amperage? And what's the best kind to have? Thanks alot man I hope I'm not too confusing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KorpzJuggalo, post: 3465748, member: 581797"] Perfect. Easily understood, thanks man. The only problem is it brings up more questions. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif[/IMG] Ok, so I think I am gonna add an additional alternator and isolate it from my car's electrical. I don't know the mathematical procedure to figure out how many watts each battery will put out to the amp(IE how many watts does 1volt produce?). You said that each battery takes around 10 amps from the alternator to charge and run properly, so how do I figure out how many Watts each battery will be pumping to the amp? Basically, I'm asking, to run my 5000 watt amp, how much amperage will I have to be running to my batteries in order for my amp to run properly without being overloaded or starved. Once I figure that out I think I can do the rest. Also, is it best to run 10amps to each battery or is that just one way of doing it? What happens if I run more amperage to the battery then 10? IE If I need a 200amp isolated alternator to run 5000watts then I would need 20 batteries if I wanted to run 10amps each(correct?) ...And I don't see that fitting in my trunk.[IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif[/IMG] Is there a special kind of battery(s) made for this that allows more amperage? And what's the best kind to have? Thanks alot man I hope I'm not too confusing. [/QUOTE]
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