Monday, February 1, 2010

2002 Mustang Battery Drain Will Running My Car Radio For An Hour Using ACC Drain My Battery?

Will running my car radio for an hour using ACC drain my battery? - 2002 mustang battery drain

I have a 2002 Mustang Mach sound system to be improved.

11 comments:

Blazs (Skoda 120GL) said...

Hello, to answer your questions, you need to add more information.
But suppose that the things you mentioned will help, perhaps, that you charge the same method.
Case 1:
I suppose a battery of more than 75 Ah capacity. This means that the sample (up to full load approximately 12.7 volts at rest) and 25 amps at 10.5 volts (no 12V battery can be discharged under the tension!) Approx. 120 minutes. This is called the "reserve capacity" of your battery. During the leave, the voltage of the battery discharge into drains. With 75Ah, 680 amps CCA (EN) during startup (this is very general,) core functions can start the engine when the battery voltage is higher than approx. 12.0-12.1 volts.
To reach this state of charge to the battery can be recharged approx. 45-50 minutes. Was charged with 25 amperes during discharge, we have an average voltage of 12.3 volts for the radio. 12.3 x 25 A is equal to half the peak power of 300 watts available. This consumption (battery power vary)s meet in the volume and performance of the amplifier. Required for a Head of 4x50-watt power is less than 300 W (but) more than 200 W -> loss. Thus, with a typical 75 Ah battery at full charge powers the radio for more than 45-50 minutes.

Case 2: You have a stack of spiral in the Mustang, as Optima Red Top or Exide Maxxima. Starting currents are large (800 A) in the norm, but only a capacity of 55-60 Ah. Cyclical properties are very good and have less distortions in the application of Hi-Fi, because they have a better transition from heavy loads (for example) and low music. What is important, for example, an Optima 1050 60 Ah battery has a reserve of approx. 120 minutes, an Exide Maxxima is about 95 minutes, when the new one. So with a cell battery for this spiral of about 300 watts still in order for 45-50 minutes, the battery capacity depends on a lot of tension out spiral -> even if a bit oversized for the application can also be run under 12 V .

He warned the cycpublic use starting batteries significantly affect the life (capacity of the capacity) of these batteries! You can assign one or more times, do not. After the drainage, recharge the battery immeadiately! A starter battery should always be loaded!
To put a battery below 12.5 volts, then use the charger!
Charging a Car-developed system was to preserve the battery, not the imposition of zero! A battery (voltage drops below 11,7 V) is not fully charged when he was 1000 miles!

To install the regular "offline use" on a second battery AGM cyclic (start the little capacity, but that can be used cyclically) and the power of its HI-Fi for this battery. There are switching solutions capable of managing these batteries (which are also loaded when you start the engine, not just the starter) battery.

So combine to make it, the battery drain, but you should be able to start the engine and it * should * charge the battery after all!

tony c said...

Not only the residual gas. Altenator our recharge the battery while the engine is running.

HiAmp said...

Dude, would you do it hard to get better information "that" Blaze (Skoda 120GL) "is set.

I skimmed the post and I learned a lot that I ever met in 20 years of mobile electronics. Listen to what he said (if you have technical Gettin ') ... That's fine.

Your answer is my voice, but for reasons of "answers" and not the forum, I have to answer ....


If you use the way of equipment, turn your juice Batt. If your sound system a bit, like everything else does, how can the fans, vanity lights and ceiling lights and other things that kill the battery faster than an hour.

"Blaze (Skoda 120GL)" for the win (FTW) ... great answer.

munkyhea... said...

If it is a value system, even better, I see no problem draining the battery. Even if you have a low-voltage, I do not think you have a problem.

munkyhea... said...

If it is a value system, even better, I see no problem draining the battery. Even if you have a low-voltage, I do not think you have a problem.

alchemis... said...

Yes, it is given from the Blaze. I have two batteries (in my car one for the amplifier) and is the battery in less than 30 minutes to drain the engine running (and) the charge of both batteries.

Of course, I have a Kicker ZR1000 amplifier, completed in four 12 "by. But without the engine charging the battery, the back of the battery is less than 12v on them after 10-12 minutes if the subtitles are 154 dB, which is.

If you want to play if the car does not drive, let the engine run, or is connected to a charger. If you give one of two things, you buy the batteries and alternators (although usually only one goes wrong at a time) at least 3-4 times per year.

timdemen... said...

depending on the battery before working on radio and battery in good condition. Take your car to Auto Zone and to test battery and alternator. That should u 100% knowledge about the weather or not you have a good, if its battery or radio long game

bookish said...

I do not think so, because at the time of drive-in movies, after he was exempt from the speakers attached to the window, only to hear the radio on a specific channel for the sound film. It is more than an hour, of course, was the person and the car is running.
Tony C - how to get the garbage the gas? The motor does not work, and the radio is powered by the electrical system, no?

Da9 said...

The battery is not the promblem is the Mustangs

fyayldt said...

If you only have a radio or a CD, then the battery drain is very minimal. Once, this is the battery never to the point where the car will not start drain. Once you have all kinds of add-ons such as amplifiers and other electronic devices will pose a greater burden, but should not drain the battery even with the use of only one hour.

Angela said...

Not the best idea, Kiddo.

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