GEN 2 How much is too much?

[William Henglein]

I have a truck cap and a roof cargo basket on top. I’m wanting to add lights all around it. If I use relays on all the switches and I don’t use the inside 120v plugs I’m wondering how many more amps can I draw without overloading the truck? Thanks!


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[The Car Stereo Company]

as much as you want. i have 3 40" lightbars, 14 cubes, 14 additional aux switches, 110watt vhf, 2 cameras, more rgb lights than you can count, and an audio system that draws 200amps. i doubt theres anyone here thst draws more current than i do. i killed my oem battery in 4 months. after a battery swap, everything has been going good for 5 years.

 

[David Godbee]

Pic please! I gotta see your rig man.

 

[Deleted member 12951]

Pic please! I gotta see your rig man.

His rig is called the Disco Raptor if that gives you any idea.

 

[David Godbee]

His rig is called the Disco Raptor if that gives you any idea.

I figured it’s probably something we would not park beside but I’ve always like to give each his own and look at what others come up with. Right or wrong.

 

[4x4TruckLEDs.com]

Not on my Raptor but on my ole 2015 F150... we ran

2x Baja Designs 50" OnX6 Bars
1x Baja Designs 40" OnX6 Bar
2x Rigid 10" SR-Series
1x Rigid 20" E-Series
10x Baja Squadron Pros

All on the stock battery.

 

[goblues38]

If I use relays on all the switches and I don’t use the inside 120v plugs I’m wondering how many more amps can I draw without overloading the truck? Thanks!

To answer your question......you would need to be pulling an additional 60-80 amps full time before your alternator would fail to keep up. that's when you start to stress the battery and eventually the alternator.