Reply With QuoteWe use solenoid type isolators, not sure of manufacturer, but I do know they are blue. Next time we do one I will get manufacture info.
Originally posted by ROZ
I guess it depends on whether or not he has his installers use doide or solenoid type relays..
You're right, Roz...my bad.
riverbound- what kind of isolators are you installing?
We use solenoid type isolators, not sure of manufacturer, but I do know they are blue. Next time we do one I will get manufacture info.
Probably using the PAC200
Originally posted by ROZ
Probably using the PAC200
PAC200...201...whatever it takes.
Originally posted by CA Stu
What is the best way to make sure that after an all day jam sesh at Sandbar you can still fire up your boat and drive it on back home?
Mass batteries? (What type?)
Generator? (How do you plumb and wire one?)
Thanks
CA Stu
Lots of batteries....either 12 volts wired together or 6 volts wired together to make 12....there are differeing opinions on this one...but I think everyone agrees that you will need a lot of batteries to jam all day 5+ hours..probably two to three large 12 volts like Odyssey 1700s or 2 to 4 6 volt Trojans...Also have 1 or 2 starting batteries completely isolated from the stereo system batterys...
I don't a think a generator or battery charger is going to keep up with a system that has 3000+ watts playing all day long 5+ hours.....it will definitely help your batteries last longer so they don't drain as quick, and it helps to charge them, but it is not putting out enough amps to keep up with a large system.
Maybe to go with a power supply....BF posted one here the other day that is putting out 90 amps...but it does appear to be a smart charger...so this is just to supploy 90 amps to your batteries so your batteries can hopefully stay fresh...If you are playing loud with 3000+ watts all day, there is a possibility that 90amps will not be able to keep up, so you would need to add more batterys....Lots of weight added to play long all day, not even counting the stereo gear....Just some ideas..
How about multiple generators and multiple chargers! As HH always tells me, go big or go home. That's why I stay home! LOL
MBrown - can you plug more than one battery charger into your generator?
The force is strong in Rivercrazy...just the road I was thinking about maybe going with in the future...Yes, it has two plugs, and puts out 2000 amps....that was actually something I was thinking about doing....run a power source off of one plug and the xantrex off the other...run the power source when wanting the play loud, run the xantrex when wanting to charge batteries at the end of the day...
Yea baby. That's what I'm talkin bout!
Originally posted by rivercrazy
Yea baby. That's what I'm talkin bout!
Make sure you get a big ass powersource.... The APS90 BF was speaking of puts out 90 amps...
That's barely enough for one of HH's sub amps at full throttle....
RC, what you may need to do for your next boat is to run the stereo off a generator (dedicated 40gl gas tank in hull) that provides juice for 4 100 amp power supplies (no batteries needed).... I think that's enough juice to power a couple A6000GTI's for half a day
Now, where the hell are you gonna put all the speakers
Go BIG right ?
I don't think HH get his boat out very often, so full throttle runs are a "mute" point! LOL!
In all reality though, I'm not really into being sandbar DJ and abusing my equipment. I do run it loud at times but not consistently. My ears ain't what they used to be.
To me the advantage for me personally to have a generator setup is when I plan on being on the water for a few days at a time. That way I can use the generator for recharging duty. Most of the time, I pull my boat off the water at night and its back in the garage with the batteries on a charger. I even built a little ceiling enclosure for my charger to make it easy at the end of the day.
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As for that 6000 watt sub amp, shit I wouldn't even know where to begin to mount that beast in my boat. But, I'd settle for a BPX2200 with 2 or 3 JBL 12" GTi's!
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