I'll start off by saying that I am by no means a stereo/audio expert. I would say I'm a hobbyist when it comes to wiring stereos and electrical circuitry. I want to hook up an amp and subwoofer in my boat. I wanna hook up a second battery that solely runs the amp by ityself as well.
Here is my setup - 1978 Lund Boats 17 Sirius BR, 1989 Evinrude 140HP E140TXCE, I am currently running everything (starting, stereo, bilge pump, livewell, (no trolling motor), and lights. The amp is a 1000 watt 4 channel amp (not a marine amp) but I will only be running 2 channels bridged to 500 watts peak power, not sure of the RMS. The sub is a cheap old PLYE sub with a 350 RMS rating. It sounded alright in my Durango so I figure it will be fine for my boat. Im not looking to shake to the ground with it, I just want some decent sound. Money is a little tight these day with gas being $4.00 a gallon so try to keep that in mind.
my questions are...
1. Should I wire one battery to the other battery or should I just leave it separate from the rest of the system and WHY?
2. If I should connect the batteries together what would be the proper wiring and WHY?
3. If I should run it separately what is my best wiring options and WHY?
4. What type of battery should I buy and WHY? I'm thinking deep cycle.
5. Would a capacitor help and in what way does it help in a marine setup?
6. If I do run the batteries hooked together will my motor change both batteries?
7. How does the charging system on an outboard motor work?
8. Should I consider an onboard charging system?
If there is anything I have missed by all means please feel free to comment or give advice. Also please for all you extreme experts out there I don't need to hear that I should get a marine amp, or that what I'm doing is stupid or unnecessary. I'm using the equipment I have because its stuff I already have laying around the house, and as far as you folks out there who think putting a loud stereo system on a boat is pointless or bothersome to other people on the lake just know that I always have and always will respect other peoples right not to hear my music...LOL But the lake I frequent has areas when everyone gets together and either ties up in the middle of the lake or pulls up on a sandy shoreline and parties a little.
Thanks everyone in advance for your help, its greatly appreciated!!
Jason
Here is my setup - 1978 Lund Boats 17 Sirius BR, 1989 Evinrude 140HP E140TXCE, I am currently running everything (starting, stereo, bilge pump, livewell, (no trolling motor), and lights. The amp is a 1000 watt 4 channel amp (not a marine amp) but I will only be running 2 channels bridged to 500 watts peak power, not sure of the RMS. The sub is a cheap old PLYE sub with a 350 RMS rating. It sounded alright in my Durango so I figure it will be fine for my boat. Im not looking to shake to the ground with it, I just want some decent sound. Money is a little tight these day with gas being $4.00 a gallon so try to keep that in mind.
my questions are...
1. Should I wire one battery to the other battery or should I just leave it separate from the rest of the system and WHY?
2. If I should connect the batteries together what would be the proper wiring and WHY?
3. If I should run it separately what is my best wiring options and WHY?
4. What type of battery should I buy and WHY? I'm thinking deep cycle.
5. Would a capacitor help and in what way does it help in a marine setup?
6. If I do run the batteries hooked together will my motor change both batteries?
7. How does the charging system on an outboard motor work?
8. Should I consider an onboard charging system?
If there is anything I have missed by all means please feel free to comment or give advice. Also please for all you extreme experts out there I don't need to hear that I should get a marine amp, or that what I'm doing is stupid or unnecessary. I'm using the equipment I have because its stuff I already have laying around the house, and as far as you folks out there who think putting a loud stereo system on a boat is pointless or bothersome to other people on the lake just know that I always have and always will respect other peoples right not to hear my music...LOL But the lake I frequent has areas when everyone gets together and either ties up in the middle of the lake or pulls up on a sandy shoreline and parties a little.
Thanks everyone in advance for your help, its greatly appreciated!!
Jason
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