Cooler radio builds

[wyatt20019]

It's cooler radio season for me so here's one of my current builds.
This ones is the loudest one Iv done so far.
Consist of:
4 JBL 6x9 speakers
1000w Pyle marine amp
Still finishing it up but here's a few pics.
If anyone would like one built pm me and we can work something out.

[TMC50]

How much does that set up cost?

[wyatt20019]

That particular one would be about $450-$500 I'm still figuring it out since it's my first big one.... The smaller ones I build have 2- 6.5" with a smaller amp that run about $300. But I usually build according to what someone wants and price from their.

[springer222]

I've been contemplating a build myself - my concern is battery life. With the system shown, what's the expected battery life? I was thinking something maybe a little smaller and adding solar panels to help w/battery life; know this is not an exactly cheap option but still just in the planning phase.

[manwitaplan]

I've been contemplating a build myself - my concern is battery life. With the system shown, what's the expected battery life? I was thinking something maybe a little smaller and adding solar panels to help w/battery life; know this is not an exactly cheap option but still just in the planning phase.

I can rum my 750w amp with speakers for over 10 straight hours on a 285amp hour tractor battery.

Hope that helps. I also put an onboard charger so i can plug extension cord into one plug and it charges in a few hours.

Next option I am adding is the blue tooth device so no more cords. Bboswell TBH'r has a post somewhere on what he bought and how it works.

You can always run a larger battery like a deep cycle and probably run it for a long time. I went with the smaller battery for weight issues when loading and unloading.

I also used an Igloo Cube with wheels so I did not have to carry it but roll it wherever I am going.

[wyatt20019]

Iv been playing with it today, so far it's ran at med volume for about 3 hours on a feeder battery.... If you get the smaller Pyle amp it will run even longer. Before I had a deep cycle battery in it and you could use it for several weekends of heavy use before it needed a charge. But now I'm just wiring up a few feeder batteries together to get a longer run time.

[Thwackmaster]

Maybe a silly question but where is the beer gonna go?

[wyatt20019]

Maybe a silly question but where is the beer gonna go?

In another cooler lol.... This one's purely tunes. Eventually il build a combination one, just takes allot more work to do properly.

[JustinJ]

Is there no battery in the picture? Or is that it on the left?

[wyatt20019]

That's it on the left. Plan is to either link 4 feeder batteries together or try to fit a lawnmower battery in it.

[JustinJ]

What type of battery is that. I'm working on a new stereo cooler that will hold ice in one half so space is at a premium. I'm only running a bluetooth head-unit and two 4 inch speakers so power consumption wont be huge. This will be a little lower key than my previous coolers.

[wyatt20019]

What type of battery is that. I'm working on a new stereo cooler that will hold ice in one half so space is at a premium. I'm only running a bluetooth head-unit and two 4 inch speakers so power consumption wont be huge. This will be a little lower key than my previous coolers.

It's just a regular feeder battery.... If you can, find a 8amp/hr but most are 7. Typically il link them together in series to get longer battery life. Lawnmower batteries work really good as well.

[JMAG]

im gonna post pics of mine when i get home

[Thwackmaster]

Guess im clueless to this idea but why not just use a regular stereo with batteries? Maybe I need to get out more??

[JustinJ]

Guess im clueless to this idea but why not just use a regular stereo with batteries? Maybe I need to get out more??

Most are used in a wet environment like tubing the river. We use marine equipment so it can get wet without worrying about breaking. They also get much louder than a normal radio.

But mostly we build these just to build something. It's kind of like shooting a deer at 100 yards with a 300 mag. A .308 does the same job but man is it fun shooting that 300 mag.