how to tune car stereo with killing battery?
03-21-2014, 08:31 PM
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how to tune car stereo with killing battery?
This may seem like a simple question.. (edit messed up thread title)
but, how do you tune/tweak your system WITHOUT killing the battery (without the car idling/running)?
I am trying to avoid having the car running for the hour or so this will take.
I thought about hooking up my 12 amp battery charger, but thought that the current draw from my kenwood 5 ch amp would be higher than that.
I can run the car, but that means having the garage door open, and I think the volume levels may bother my neighbors...lol
but, how do you tune/tweak your system WITHOUT killing the battery (without the car idling/running)?
I am trying to avoid having the car running for the hour or so this will take.
I thought about hooking up my 12 amp battery charger, but thought that the current draw from my kenwood 5 ch amp would be higher than that.
I can run the car, but that means having the garage door open, and I think the volume levels may bother my neighbors...lol
Last edited by bags142; 03-21-2014 at 09:34 PM.
03-22-2014, 01:00 PM
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I'd definitely run the car for the higher volume "max gain" adjustments, but that shouldn't take more than 10 minutes. If any neighbors complain just offer to take them for a ride when you're done, otherwise they'll get over it.
In my rides the "fine tuning" I do in the garage always seems to need adjusted again once the road noise factors in, so just get it close in the garage and tweek on it later as needed. I carried a flashlight and small screwdriver in the car for over a month after my last install modification, I could decide on an adjustment and pull over to do it at any time
In my rides the "fine tuning" I do in the garage always seems to need adjusted again once the road noise factors in, so just get it close in the garage and tweek on it later as needed. I carried a flashlight and small screwdriver in the car for over a month after my last install modification, I could decide on an adjustment and pull over to do it at any time
03-24-2014, 01:34 AM
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I'd definitely run the car for the higher volume "max gain" adjustments, but that shouldn't take more than 10 minutes. If any neighbors complain just offer to take them for a ride when you're done, otherwise they'll get over it.
In my rides the "fine tuning" I do in the garage always seems to need adjusted again once the road noise factors in, so just get it close in the garage and tweek on it later as needed. I carried a flashlight and small screwdriver in the car for over a month after my last install modification, I could decide on an adjustment and pull over to do it at any time
In my rides the "fine tuning" I do in the garage always seems to need adjusted again once the road noise factors in, so just get it close in the garage and tweek on it later as needed. I carried a flashlight and small screwdriver in the car for over a month after my last install modification, I could decide on an adjustment and pull over to do it at any time
lol... not a bad thought.
And yeah, I am sure I will be playing with the eq for a week after