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crossed
Registered User Joined: 26 September 2011 Location: Ky US Status: Offline Points: 217 |
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Posted: 07 April 2016 at 9:23pm |
I'm going camping soon and wanted to play some music. My XDJ R1 user manual says it uses 28w, I have a couple LED rope lights that I'm not sure about, but probably don't use much power(all using an inverter), and I'm connecting a speaker to a 150 watt JL Audio monoblock car amp.
My Jeep has a 140 amp alternator, but I don't know how many amps it idles at, though. I plan on leaving the jeep idling while playing music, do I need to worry about killing the battery or anything else? How long will the battery last before I need to worry if the Alternator can't keep up? I feel like I'd be fine with power to spare, but wanted to ask first. Seems like every time I think an idea is OK I have 3 people telling me I'm going to kill something. Thanks! |
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Thomas Hosker
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It depends on the load but id imagine youll be fine at idle, i think youll see about 14v and 35ish amps. maybe more depending on the efficiency(or lack of) of the converter etc
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odc04r
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You will see about 14.5V when charging on a typical alternator. It is extremely unlikely to near impossible that you will run out of power whilst idling. If you are really worried just take a spare battery.
Don't bother with an inverter for the rope lights. Just buy some dirt cheap 12V LED strips and connect directly to battery. |
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crossed
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Thanks for the replies and the good news!
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markie
Old Croc Joined: 31 October 2005 Location: Sunny Liskeard. Status: Offline Points: 4570 |
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Why not hook up a small solar panel to keep some charge going into the battery?
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If it's got wheels or tits it's gonna cost a fortune
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lost eden
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If he's taking lights, I doubt there's going to be much sunlight at the time...
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markie
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Maybe not but it'll still top up the battery during daylight hours.
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If it's got wheels or tits it's gonna cost a fortune
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kedwardsleisure
Old Croc Joined: 20 January 2009 Location: Staffordshire Status: Offline Points: 4938 |
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when you say camping.......
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