What's your electrical set up?

[MONSONwarrior Premium Member]

I'm trying to get some ideas of what you guys are running as far as electrical and power for some future plans. I've never run big electrical before and I know a lot of you have big systems so post up!

I'll go first.

Alternator DB Electrical 250a

Big 3 Knu KCA 1/0

Starting Battery Deka 9a78DT

Rear Battery(ies) None

Front to Back Knu Kolossus 4 AWG

Amp Draw (watts) 1500 rms

Voltage Drop .5v @ full tilt (all wire drop)

and on a side note, tomorrow my Hifonics Hfi2000d arrives so I have a run of Knu KCA 1/0 to the back and I'll report back with my new drop once I get that in.

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[ChevyRidinLow]

mechman 270 amp alt

2/0 awg weld wire

2 yellowtops

3k watts

no drop according to the digital volt meter

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

run at least CCA 0g from the front to the back for 2kw. big 3 really should be done using some nice OFC wiring

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

200 amp Excessive Amperage alt with adjustable regulator

1/0 big 3 and power run done with knu Flex

kinetik hc 1400 up front 2 deka 9a31s in the back.

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

Dcpower engineering 210a alt

Stock front battery

Big 3 in 1/0

2 runs knu cca in 1/0

Yellow top in back

 

[MONSONwarrior Premium Member]

thanks guys, keep 'em comin'!

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

Stock duralast....stock 140 amp alt

But I plan on this coming week doing the big 3 and 2 big batts

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Stock alt

stock front batt

big 3 in knu CCA 1/0

1 run of knu CCA 1/0 to the back

Big interstate in the back for now until I get an XS 3400

we shall see about an alt if twisted ever replied to my PMs

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Alternator - 130Amp (Stock)

Big 3- Knu CCA 1/0

Starting Battery - Stock

Rear Battery(ies) - 2 Deka 9a31's

Front to Back - Knu CCA 1/0

Amp Draw (watts) 2,700+ rms

Voltage Drop .66ohm (aq) 4ohm per channel (mb) - Full tilt 13.2 - 13.4v

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

117A stock alt, 1/0 positive and negative runs to the amps, ~1500w rms. Minimal dimming.

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

285 amp adjustible Exce3ssive Amperage alt. and a 300 amp waiting to b added

2 Batcap 2000 batts

One Autozone bat under the hood

one deepcycle marin bat in trunk

5 runs of 1/0 CCA welding cable pos.

3 runs 1/0 neg.

Voltage4 drop unknown.

Currently 3.5krms, potential 10Krms.

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

Caprice:

Delco 140 amp alternator

Big 6 (body to battery (1/0), block to battery(1/0), chassis to battery(2 AWG), alt to battery (1/0), starter to battery (1/0), main fuse box to battery (2 AWG))

Optima YT D34/78

approximately 1300 RMS

Jeep:

136 amp NSA alternator

stock wiring

Duralast Gold D34

approximately 800 RMS

 

[MONSONwarrior Premium Member]

After putting in the Hifonics here's the results.

Alternator DB Electrical 250a

Big 3 Knu KCA 1/0

Starting Battery Deka 9a78DT

Rear Battery(ies) None

Front to Back Knu KCA 0 AWG

Amp Draw (watts) 2000 rms

Voltage Drop .3v @ full tilt

so after the swap I have less drop, but that's due to the larger power wire but here's what's got me stumped, my score went down .3db. My gains were all o-scoped and I used the same meter, same locations, and same tone. What gives?

 

[9515ROB 10+ year member]

98 mustang

H/O 250amp alt

3 runs of positve and 3 runs of negative

3 shuriken b20s under the hood 9 C&D 100ah batts in the trunk

all for was for a 14k now soon to be 2 20ks or 2 1100.1

 

[MONSONwarrior Premium Member]

98 mustang
H/O 250amp alt

3 runs of positve and 3 runs of negative

3 shuriken b20s under the hood 9 C&D 100ah batts in the trunk

all for was for a 14k now soon to be 2 20ks or 2 1100.1

what were you dropping?