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100% correct. To add another battery just run positive to positive and negative to negative. No need to run it to switch.
With parallel they say if you run positive to 1 battery and negative to other battery from charger it will charge both…only 1 way to find out lol. I’m gonna time it tomorrow how long I can play on just 2nd battery, and go from there.
Yes. Each amp individually. I typically start with the in boat speakers followed by the tower and then the subs. Keep in mind this is not the ideal way to tune amps. But if done correctly it will get you really close
No to tune the amps you'll need to do each channel on its own to the frequency you choose
Sorry for the slow response, have been in Bogota Columbia for work and haven’t been on the forum for a bit.
I have a 4 channel amp on the cabin speakers and a 4 channel on the towers, then a mono on the sub, so do each amp separately? The 4 channels have HPF-Full-LP/BP, you’re saying to run it on HPF and not Full? Just for tuning or all the time? This is the 4 channel amp I'm using in my setup, appreciate the advice!
I’m running the stock battery and added a deep cycle, added a dual switch as well.
Imma be a bit pedantic. It's Colombia.
What else are you running to the house besides the amp? What’s the AH rating on the house?
You absolutely need to be running both the towers and in boat speakers with the HPF on at all times. Crossover should be set somewhere between 80-100hz.
With boat off only other thing on would be head unit I would think. Not sure on the AH
So dumb question, or I guess explain like I’m 10 lol…what’s full vs. HPF? I would’ve thought full was what was wanted for full range? Also, if you look at that link HPF dial is 20hz to 5khz if I’m reading it correctly, really hard with that range to figure out where 80-100hz is unless I’m just an idiot lol, which is possible.
Full allows both high and low frequency to pass through amp. You want Hpf (high pass filter) on your cabin and Towers. This allows only highs to pass through the amp. Don't worry it'll still allow plenty of mid bass through set at 80-100hz. Then you set your sub at lpf (low pass filter) for your real bass.
If you are not using a scope, multimeter, or dd1 to set your gains this is what I want you to do. First, unplug the RCA going to your towers and Subs so that only your in boat speakers are playing. Turn your gains all the way down, turn your hpf on and turn the crossover frequency about Midway. Bass, treble and mid tone settings on your head unit should be set to 0 or flat. Then you're going to want to queue up some well recorded songs. A good song to start with would be "another one bites the dust" by Queen. But listening to several types of music during this process is what you want to do. Next, start turning your head unit up until you reach 75 to 85% of its maximum volume. At that point, begin turning the gains up on your amplifier. Once you start to hear the slightest bit of distortion stop with the gains and back it off just a hair. By now, the music should be crisp and clear. At that point you can adjust a crossover frequency slightly to either add a little Bass or filter out a little more depending on what your speakers can handle. Just make sure that the music is crisp and clear with no distortion. Now follow the same process for the tower speakers. Unplug the in boat and sub RCA's. Once those are done, then plug everything back in and start with the subwoofer. Subwoofer crossover should be set to LPF and the crossover frequency should be at or around the same as where your hpf is set on your other amps. Begin turning up the gains until your lows are clean and crisp with no popping, snapping, etc. That's it,. You will probably tinker slightly with the settings for the next couple of times you're playing around in the boat but this should get you pretty close. Remember though, when you're out on the water enjoying your day your system is now tuned to 75 to 85% of your head units maximum volume. Going beyond that could introduce distortion depending on how well the music is recorded that you're listening to.