Running power straight from the alternator
#1
Running power straight from the alternator
Ive been lurking on this site for months, and I went from vaguely knowing about car audio, to knowing ALOT, specifically regarding installation.
My question: Since its the alternator that powers the system when the car is running, can I run a fused power wire from my alternator to my fuse block, in addition to the fused wire from the battery to the fuse block.
Basically having two power wires running from the front, to the fuse block in the back. One from the battery and one from the alternator.
My question: Since its the alternator that powers the system when the car is running, can I run a fused power wire from my alternator to my fuse block, in addition to the fused wire from the battery to the fuse block.
Basically having two power wires running from the front, to the fuse block in the back. One from the battery and one from the alternator.
#3
Ive been lurking on this site for months, and I went from vaguely knowing about car audio, to knowing ALOT, specifically regarding installation.
My question: Since its the alternator that powers the system when the car is running, can I run a fused power wire from my alternator to my fuse block, in addition to the fused wire from the battery to the fuse block.
Basically having two power wires running from the front, to the fuse block in the back. One from the battery and one from the alternator.
My question: Since its the alternator that powers the system when the car is running, can I run a fused power wire from my alternator to my fuse block, in addition to the fused wire from the battery to the fuse block.
Basically having two power wires running from the front, to the fuse block in the back. One from the battery and one from the alternator.
When I ran a multi batt setup, I had one run from the alt and one run from the front batt to the rear battery bank.
i dont use fuses either
#4
Ive been lurking on this site for months, and I went from vaguely knowing about car audio, to knowing ALOT, specifically regarding installation.
My question: Since its the alternator that powers the system when the car is running, can I run a fused power wire from my alternator to my fuse block, in addition to the fused wire from the battery to the fuse block.
Basically having two power wires running from the front, to the fuse block in the back. One from the battery and one from the alternator.
My question: Since its the alternator that powers the system when the car is running, can I run a fused power wire from my alternator to my fuse block, in addition to the fused wire from the battery to the fuse block.
Basically having two power wires running from the front, to the fuse block in the back. One from the battery and one from the alternator.
#6
o alright then, well my logic was, keep in mind im no expert, but instead of having power going to a load(battery or capacitor) then to your distribution block. Why not just run power directly from the power source, which may intern keep your voltage up since it doesn't have to go to point A before it goes to the fuse block.
Lets say i NEVER played my music with the car off, would I thoretically HAVE to run my power from the battery?
Lets say i NEVER played my music with the car off, would I thoretically HAVE to run my power from the battery?
#7
o alright then, well my logic was, keep in mind im no expert, but instead of having power going to a load(battery or capacitor) then to your distribution block. Why not just run power directly from the power source, which may intern keep your voltage up since it doesn't have to go to point A before it goes to the fuse block.
Lets say i NEVER played my music with the car off, would I thoretically HAVE to run my power from the battery?
Lets say i NEVER played my music with the car off, would I thoretically HAVE to run my power from the battery?
#10
I would not do that. I suspect that the voltage regulator in the alternator needs to have some sort of minimum load to function properly. Plus its transient response may not be as fast as you need it (how quickly can the regulator boost voltage back up to 13.8v after a sudden load). Thus the battery should be left in.