Next is to begin the power wiring.
Even though the Tundra has a 150A alternator, at full volume this system is capable of 1.6kW which works out to 115A at 13.8v. However, if we look at the potential peak power, that is about 2265W/164A. So, I figured a capacitor probably wouldn't hurt and I ordered one.
Got a bit of a surprise when it came in and they handed me a wooden box:
Even more of a surprise when I saw the cap complete with a pair of white gloves so you don't get finger prints on it!
That is a
Tsunami X15HCAP-20: a 20 farad, hybrid capacitor.
Along with the cap, I got a pair of
Tsunami V10PG4-MANL distribution blocks:
Bit of perspective distortion there, they are actually much smaller than the cap.
So the blocks are connected to the cap with a couple short lengths of 4 gauge cable and the amps are connected to the blocks with short runs of 8 gauge. I'm using 50A fuses for each of the 300W amps and a 150A fuse for the 1000W sub amp (rule of thumb is your fuse should be double the expected current draw):
Next up is the audio interconnects. The head is connected to an audio processor via a length of fiber. The output from the processor goes to the amps via RCA cables.
I ordered a 30m spool of Belden 8461 audio cable and some Puresonic gold plated connectors:
The connector is soldered on and a bit of heatshrink is used for a strain relief:
All five cables are made and the cable covered with a nylon braid. The lefts and rights are braided together:
And that's is all I got done this weekend - 13 hours worth. Sure glad I'm not billing me by the hour!
