if i were to put a 16 volt battrey in my car, what would happen to the 12volt components (like cig lighter, hu, radar detector, and any thing els that runs off 12v)
DON'T !!!! it will fry your cars electrical including the cars computer along with a very good chance of catching the car on fire.
The car's electrical is a 12v system, the alternator is about 13.8v. the reason for this is the voltage has to be higher than the batteries in order to charge it, however the alt's diode rectifier circuit is what keeps the alt's output voltage in check ( 13.8-14.4). Long story short, if you want to use a 16 volt battery it cannot be hooked to you're cars electrical system. it (the car)simply is not designed to handle that high of voltage. Why do you want to run a 16v batt anyway? just wondering
Why a 16v batt? Cause my amp has up to 16v input lol. And I seen some for sale and it got me to thinkin. So in order to put a 16v batt in is to have a second alt with 16v output (17-18v output) and a 16v batt running off that alt and my amp running off that batt And the car running off stock alt/batt separately?
yep, or just run the battery to the amp. believe it or not, alot of amp companies run there amps to 18-19v and take readings (right before they fry)and pass the B.S specs off to the consumer
You have to get a secondary alt that is 16volts. Let the 12 volt alt run the components in the car, and the 16 volt alt run the amps and 16 volt batteries.
this^^ i have two 16 volt batts in my truck, altho i only use the 12v side. last time i checked the 16v side would sit at 16~17 while the engine was running, but it needs to charge a bit higher. i know 3 guys that run 16 volt setups.
