Man you are a freakin' genius! This is some amazing work right here =) Do you know what the limitations of the RMS for the subs/speakers would be depending on how big the solar panels are??
@BlackClover01 Thanks! The speakers do not run directly off of the solar panels, so the solar panels do not influence the RMS of the subs/speakers. Because there is a battery backup, I can run the speakers at max volume for about 6 to 8 hours. Hope that helps!
I did the same kinda setup as this, but instead of using a battery, i just hooked it to a 40 amp power supply. I'm running a 12 inch pioneer sub and 2 6.5 inch midrange and tweets. I always wanted to put a battery in it. My worries are how long will the lifespan on the battery be? Also, lack of experience with batteries. I don't think I would use a solar panel as I use mine indoors, not sure how I would keep it charged safely. Awesome system though!
@BackyardAmusement Way too much to carry. I usually put it on a wagon when I move it. I'd say probably somewhere between 100 and 150 pounds. But it's cumbersomeness is what makes it awkward to move around.
@bazmunro7 The solar panels were purchased on Ebay, and the charge controller was purchased on amazon. And yes, the charge controller is hooked to the terminals on the amp, but because the battery is wired to the amp, it does not make a difference.
Dude you need to bridge you sub just because you have a 4 channel amp doesn't mean you have use it as a 4 channel take a left positive and the right negative and bridge that subwoofer see you're getting all the power from both channels to the sub cuz you're running your sub at half running on the left channel
@bassmekanik101 Yeah, I tried it a while a go, but when I do, the sub receives too much power and bottoms out before the 6x9's do, limiting the maximum volume.
@GreenTechNetwork WTF receives too much power and bottoms out? If you won't give enough power, it will burn the voice coils from distortion. Too much power is always better than lacking power. If you bridge the amplifier, the sensitivity will be the same. There will just be more clean headroom for the subwoofer. So something is wrong in your setup.
Put some peltier units under the solar panel so you double win. Hot black panel generating energy, then the panel itself getting hot also generates. :D
have you had a chance to do much long play with the solar panels. Does 30 watts charge your battery enough for longer play time? Trying to decide what panel to buy or if I'm gonna benefit much from buying one.
@wieser77 I used to be able to run the system for about 5 hours or so prior to the panels being installed. (Long days on the beach). Now that I have the panels installed, I have yet to have the battery run out all the way, even on 7-8 hour beach days.
Cool! How did U link the amp to your accu, i'm trying to do the same thing but i can't figure this whole thing out. Do i just need to connect the ground to the - pole of the accu and the + pole to the 12+ part and the remote on the amplifier. I will make a powerswitch between the remote and the + pole. Do you think this will work?
@MrBassie123456789 You connect the positive (+) terminal of the battery to the positive hookup on the amp (+). You connect the negative terminal of the battery (-) to the negative hookup on the amp (-). And to turn the amp on, just run another wire from the positive terminal of the battery (+) to the "remote" hookup on the amp. You can also add a switch on the last wire I described to turn the amp on and off.
great video man, hoping to build one of these for my backyard-bar! i agree with the others, this video should have far more views than it currently has.
hi is so cool be possible that you could make a video, explain step by step how to do it, and other video to know, what I need, if you want to do, a bigger, finally I want to do a small, but with speakers home teather to my mp3, or can you tell me, what i need, thanks
Nice man, really creative! You should be able to charge that battery up via solar in a day or so (I have the same 35 ah battery and also a 20 watt solar panel). With the extra 10 watts and if you track the sun, probably even sooner. You could probably unhook the battery wires from the amp and hook them up to an inverter in an emergency. You'd have a pretty nice emergency power supply.
@sirmasterpimp Thanks! Originally I had the 20 watt panel and the two 5 watt panels hooked up to a 14amp battery with a 200 watt DC to AC inverter, but I decided this project took a higher precedence. I'm considering upgrading that battery to around 30amps and getting another 20 watt panel (possibly 30 watts). I'll keep you updated with my progress!
please make a tutorial video of this and where can u buy all the parts u need?
Love the sterio! great work man!
alexjosef984 1 week ago
Great work! but why didn't you bridge the sub
Vo0oOo0oV 1 week ago
Man you are a freakin' genius! This is some amazing work right here =) Do you know what the limitations of the RMS for the subs/speakers would be depending on how big the solar panels are??
BlackClover01 3 weeks ago
@BlackClover01 Thanks! The speakers do not run directly off of the solar panels, so the solar panels do not influence the RMS of the subs/speakers. Because there is a battery backup, I can run the speakers at max volume for about 6 to 8 hours. Hope that helps!
GreenTechNetwork 2 weeks ago
Great Work.You can use subwoofer's wire like in bridge of amp for better performance.This will utilize both channels of amp made for sub.
coolsavy1987 1 month ago
@coolsavy1987 Thanks! And yeah I just found out in the past week or so that bridging it is better, I'm an idiot haha.
GreenTechNetwork 1 month ago
now you just need dope beats
electronicchronic 2 months ago
Cooool.
jay3249jay 2 months ago
I did the same kinda setup as this, but instead of using a battery, i just hooked it to a 40 amp power supply. I'm running a 12 inch pioneer sub and 2 6.5 inch midrange and tweets. I always wanted to put a battery in it. My worries are how long will the lifespan on the battery be? Also, lack of experience with batteries. I don't think I would use a solar panel as I use mine indoors, not sure how I would keep it charged safely. Awesome system though!
ditimus414 3 months ago
@ditimus414 Thanks! As long as you keep the battery charged most of the time, it should last somewhere between 3 to 5 years.
GreenTechNetwork 2 months ago
SI ESTA NUBLADO CAGASTE JAJAJAJAJAJAA!!!
elgranate22 3 months ago
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nice rig man!! check mine out on my page
NoKreativeUsername 3 months ago
where you bought the solar panels?
joelwylde 5 months ago
@joelwylde I purchased them on Ebay.
GreenTechNetwork 2 months ago
drop some terminals on those damn loose wires....
Badb0y999 5 months ago
Great video u should make a "how to" I've been wanting to make something like this plz make on lol
PoGixViRuS 6 months ago
6x9's are DUBs (not kenwood). These are very good cheap speakers.
pretol1 6 months ago
@pretol1 Thanks for the correction, and yes, I wanted to to be somewhat moderately priced.
GreenTechNetwork 2 months ago
@GreenTechNetwork
DUBs are one of the best budget speakers.
pretol1 2 months ago
Wow - how much does that thing weigh?
BackyardAmusement 7 months ago
@BackyardAmusement Way too much to carry. I usually put it on a wagon when I move it. I'd say probably somewhere between 100 and 150 pounds. But it's cumbersomeness is what makes it awkward to move around.
GreenTechNetwork 2 months ago
Great build.
Mikej1592 7 months ago
Where did you get your solar panels and the charge controller?
Why is the charge controller hooked to the positive and negative terminals on the amp and not onto the battery or does it make a difference?
Great build.
bazmunro7 7 months ago
@bazmunro7 The solar panels were purchased on Ebay, and the charge controller was purchased on amazon. And yes, the charge controller is hooked to the terminals on the amp, but because the battery is wired to the amp, it does not make a difference.
GreenTechNetwork 2 months ago
hey u should get a cooler with wheels and handle and put them in it
NMSchultz1 7 months ago
bridge that last channel for the sub!
83PoWeRrAm 8 months ago
Just take the negative and put it on the right channel's negative leave the positive where its at on the left channel
bassmekanik101 9 months ago
Dude you need to bridge you sub just because you have a 4 channel amp doesn't mean you have use it as a 4 channel take a left positive and the right negative and bridge that subwoofer see you're getting all the power from both channels to the sub cuz you're running your sub at half running on the left channel
bassmekanik101 9 months ago
@bassmekanik101 Yeah, I tried it a while a go, but when I do, the sub receives too much power and bottoms out before the 6x9's do, limiting the maximum volume.
GreenTechNetwork 2 months ago
@GreenTechNetwork WTF receives too much power and bottoms out? If you won't give enough power, it will burn the voice coils from distortion. Too much power is always better than lacking power. If you bridge the amplifier, the sensitivity will be the same. There will just be more clean headroom for the subwoofer. So something is wrong in your setup.
Tubestiina 2 months ago
@Tubestiina you're an idiot...
xtigoxxx 1 month ago
Put some peltier units under the solar panel so you double win. Hot black panel generating energy, then the panel itself getting hot also generates. :D
ccraig412 9 months ago
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Thanks for the good time. DS rock!!
diysolarpanels100 11 months ago
have you had a chance to do much long play with the solar panels. Does 30 watts charge your battery enough for longer play time? Trying to decide what panel to buy or if I'm gonna benefit much from buying one.
wieser77 1 year ago
@wieser77 I used to be able to run the system for about 5 hours or so prior to the panels being installed. (Long days on the beach). Now that I have the panels installed, I have yet to have the battery run out all the way, even on 7-8 hour beach days.
GreenTechNetwork 11 months ago
dont u have a musicsource with better base? i have that ipod the base that comes from it sux :/ would be nice to hear u push that base :P
Kasch12345 1 year ago
It looks cool but the sound is so-so.
ashleycole12345 1 year ago
@ashleycole12345 Trust me, the sound quality is great. Any distortion is because the microphone on my camera is bad.
GreenTechNetwork 11 months ago
That would be great for tailgating!
TheBuffaloChicken 1 year ago
Cool! How did U link the amp to your accu, i'm trying to do the same thing but i can't figure this whole thing out. Do i just need to connect the ground to the - pole of the accu and the + pole to the 12+ part and the remote on the amplifier. I will make a powerswitch between the remote and the + pole. Do you think this will work?
Thanks.
MrBassie123456789 1 year ago
@MrBassie123456789 You connect the positive (+) terminal of the battery to the positive hookup on the amp (+). You connect the negative terminal of the battery (-) to the negative hookup on the amp (-). And to turn the amp on, just run another wire from the positive terminal of the battery (+) to the "remote" hookup on the amp. You can also add a switch on the last wire I described to turn the amp on and off.
GreenTechNetwork 11 months ago
good workj dude, how much WATTS it has got in RMS???
MATUXAZ 1 year ago
can you not put up a step by step guide of what to do and what you need =)
drugdaddy 1 year ago
great video man, hoping to build one of these for my backyard-bar! i agree with the others, this video should have far more views than it currently has.
listentospoon 1 year ago
man this is sweet, Im new to solar so I applaud the effort and creativeness, this vid should have over 10k hits!!
CalTrades 1 year ago
@CalTrades Thanks for you compliments. I hope to get 10k views someday!
GreenTechNetwork 1 year ago
song name ?
freddee0 1 year ago
@freddee0 "You Girl" by Sam Adams.
GreenTechNetwork 1 year ago
nice, good job!
M3RVITIS 1 year ago
hi is so cool be possible that you could make a video, explain step by step how to do it, and other video to know, what I need, if you want to do, a bigger, finally I want to do a small, but with speakers home teather to my mp3, or can you tell me, what i need, thanks
papachito691 1 year ago
Nice man!! Saw the link on CN :) This is really awesome!!!
baseballboy2552 1 year ago
@baseballboy2552 Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
GreenTechNetwork 1 year ago
Nice man, really creative! You should be able to charge that battery up via solar in a day or so (I have the same 35 ah battery and also a 20 watt solar panel). With the extra 10 watts and if you track the sun, probably even sooner. You could probably unhook the battery wires from the amp and hook them up to an inverter in an emergency. You'd have a pretty nice emergency power supply.
sirmasterpimp 1 year ago
@sirmasterpimp Thanks! Originally I had the 20 watt panel and the two 5 watt panels hooked up to a 14amp battery with a 200 watt DC to AC inverter, but I decided this project took a higher precedence. I'm considering upgrading that battery to around 30amps and getting another 20 watt panel (possibly 30 watts). I'll keep you updated with my progress!
GreenTechNetwork 1 year ago