how to get 16-20 voltts

[countryboy]

does anyone have any ideas on how to run 16-20 votts to my amp. i have two 1000watt bats in paralell aredy it a diesel. i know a motor maul but i cant aford one

[countryboy]

i guess there is just no way of getting around it if i want 16v i will have to buy a motor maul.

[Sheriff Bart]

do you have a second alternator on your mobile ? You seem to have a secondary battery system if I'm reading you correctly. All you need to do now is get a amperage provider for that secondary battery system aka a second alternator. When you go looking for that alternator get one that does not have a built in voltage regulator. You will need to purchase an external regulator so you can 'dial it up' (the volts) from inside the car.


73's

[Sheriff Bart]

I wish I had an edit button....

The reason I say secondary alternator is because most mobile users leave their primary charging systems run the car as intended and not have that draw stealing from the ignition, air cond., lights, etc. So they add some extra batteries and lace on another alternator to run the equipment on.

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[countryboy]

i have two Bat in series. one alt. internal voltage regulator.

[Sheriff Bart]

countryboy,
what I'm suggesting is you simply install another alt. on your mobile (space permitting) and that way you can run your radio equipment without there being a voltage draw on your stock alt. which is designed to run the car only as the manufacturer planned. You have the extra batteries all you do once you install a second alt. is connect those extra batteries to that second alt. which will provide your entire cb system with enough fire in the wire.

[Sheriff Bart]

countryboy,
I'm curious...you say you have 2 batteries in series???? wouldn't that give you 24 volts ??? or do you mean in parallel ? If in parallel with your stock battery it's subject to the same voltage loss when things like the ignition system, lights, air cond. etc. are running. That's why people who run good sounding mobiles usually have found a way to lace on another alt. which gives a dedicated power source to the rig.

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[countryboy]

parallel sorry.

[MudDuck]

I would go with (2) 8V batteries and run them parallel... That will give you 16VDC....

[Sheriff Bart]

Two 8 volts in series will give you 16V but your stock alt. will only do 13.8 > 14V max. You will still need an extra alt. that is separated from your stock system to do what you want to do correctly. Be able to volt up your amp but not over-volt your car.


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[North Texas Mudduck]

to get your voltage you are looking for is going to be either motormaul which you cant afford
second

2 batteries 6 volt and 8 volt to give you a sitting voltage of 14.7 range then charge that at 16volts

2 batteries 8 volt and 8 volt to give you a sitting voltage of 16 to 17 volt range charge this at 18 volts

get you 3 6 volts giving you a sitting voltage in the area of 18 volts then charge this with 20 to 21 volts
this system is for those that have the big nads

of of these 3 systems i lean on the 2 8 volts with 16 volts charging at 17.5 to 18 volts
run all day long and strong on 17.5
this setup is more stable with the 2 batteries both being 8s and of the same kind
then it would be up to you to mount a second alternator
Mr Mudduck has a 300 amp laying around somewhere then get a voltage regulator and then your set
now the more 8 volts you have the more holding power you have
say you have 2 batteries 8 volts getting 16 volts but you can also have 16 batteries of 8 volts and still have 16 volts
and then you have 8 banks of 16 volts
now how much power you want to throw down with ?
300 amp alt will cruise a 16pill all day with 2 banks of 8 volt batts

now heres the kicker
have you spent more money with alternator regulator batteries yes
less money with with maul (depends on your battery configuration as well
which one will work better maintain power and charge?

put it this way don't come out to a keydown with motor maul
or you will get mauled
don't come out in dx with a motor maul when there is someone else with alternators and batteries
or you will get mauled again

now for everyday pounding the snot out of locals and to do some dxing motor maul would be the way to go

here again on the maul
it says on the 200 maul it requires 2 12 volt batts
why not have 4 6 volt batts each bank has 12 volts more reserve

same with the 400 maul
it requires 4 12 volt batts
why not have 8 6 volt batts
each bank has 2 batts instead of 1 but still 12 volts more reserve

either way you gonna have to pay to play

now asks your self I'm i going out to do some pounding day in and day out

or to pound from time to time

sorry for my rambling but i hope this helps

[Sheriff Bart]

2 batteries 8 volt and 8 volt to give you a sitting voltage of 16 to 17 volt range charge this at 18 volts
of of these 3 systems i lean on the 2 8 volts with 16 volts charging at 17.5 to 18 volts
run all day long and strong on 17.5
this setup is more stable with the 2 batteries both being 8s and of the same kind
then it would be up to you to mount a second alternator

triple7, I edited north texas mudduck full statement because this is the way I would go. Maybe with 2 sets of 8 volt batteries wired in parallel.