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Is it safe to run amps into passenger compartment in a wall vehicle?
Is there any problem for amps because of high pressure created from subs?
The amps are going to be mounted in the back of front seats.
There are some advantages with this approach,
less cable weight and length,less voltage drop,better heat transfer from amps,better apportionment of weight in vehicle(with batts behind the front seats too...
quote:Originally posted by extraultralowbass: Is it safe to run amps into passenger compartment in a wall vehicle?
Yes
Is there any problem for amps because of high pressure created from subs?
No, but limited stability may pose some threat.
The amps are going to be mounted in the back of front seats.
Not recommended
There are some advantages with this approach,
less cable weight and length,less voltage drop,better heat transfer from amps,better apportionment of weight in vehicle(with batts behind the front seats too...
While everything you have mentioned may be true, you also have to consider that the backside of your typical seat is not designed to be mounts for heavy components. This would create a scenerio where you would have to fabricate supports for the component(s) to be mounted to. Since most front seats of a vehicle are designed to be folded forwards, granting access to the rear seating arrangement, the stability of those seats become an issue. Not only would the seats be constantly in motion, ever so slightly, but would also create a unsafe environment in the event of an accident. Along with the unsafe conditions of having extra weight aded to the seats, you need to also consider to continuous movement of the connecting wires to the components. Every time you fold the seat forward, you are stressing the wires internally. To reduse this fatigue, you could consider leaving extra lengths of wire in the proximity of the hinge(s) for the seat, but that could create a new set of problems. With the extra wire expose to the public, it would be easy to get tangled into the wires if needed to gain access to behind the seats. The problems of mounting the components to the seats versus mounting them more traditionally seem high. I am not saying that it would not work, I am merely suggesting that you consider all factors beforehand.
Also note that I do not know what I am talking about, and everything I have posted is based off nothing execpt the after effect of an overconsumption of alcohol.
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If the main problem is the mounting i have solved this!I have built mounting panels that hold really good on seats.
Actually i have 2 Hifonics BXi2006D behind each seat and drive this way for over 6 months but without wall.Just 2 15" in the trunk.The wires are fine(at least from the outside).I have folded down the seats many times and everything looks fine(talking about cables).Now that i won't have people in back seats entering the vehicle(3 door hatchback)and no need to fold the seats i believe the wires will be even more protected.
I just think that when i will have to add amps later i will have to move cabling to the back and that's the main reason i think i will go traditional way from the begining!
quote:Originally posted by Sid Grice: Also note that I do not know what I am talking about, and everything I have posted is based off nothing execpt the after effect of an overconsumption of alcohol.
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quote:Originally posted by Sid Grice: Also note that I do not know what I am talking about, and everything I have posted is based off nothing execpt the after effect of an overconsumption of alcohol.
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