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was talking with some spl'ers yesterday and they said that they use a seperate battery for their h/u reason being when you hit voltage drop in your battery bank you loose signal outputfrom the h/u as well. that makes alot of sence to me but has anyone ever tested to see how much signal is actually lost and how that translates to spl.
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Yes. If you have room for an extra battery just for you head unit, I would suggest adding one or two. Alot people will probably say it won't matter, but it does. Voltage drop is a key factor I think alot of people forget about. I have seen .2-.4db's with doing this. Even on a 16volt system, most poeple don't run their vehicle, but their headunit is ran on 12volts. If they are resting at 12.8-13 volts once you turn everything on there will be a voltage drop. Now with that said is .2-.4db increase worth it? Thats up to you. But is a difference between 1st and 2nd place.
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In street class, can't add a battery. but in higher classes, sure you can.
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Correct. I believe Steve competes in Super Street.
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I forgot who had the old cemented rockford blazer from the 90's he said he had a cap or an extra battery just for his headunit becuase of that very reason
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thanks alot for the input i guess i will be buying a small battery for the h/u.. hell .2-,4 is a mile when you got no more left......
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i remember hearing of people using caps just for there decks way back when but i've never heard of a separate battery, good idea though.. if your voltage drops your deck could shut off before your amps go into protect your ****ed
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