I got an amp and a sub in my car is it ok to leave the car on?

Question

is it ok for me to leave the car on the first click (on ACC) so i can listen to music when waiting in the car, so that i dont burn gas? or would the battery die?

this is the amp

http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=120&i=489AP400&tp=115

Answer 1

That amp itself really isn't pushing all that much power so as long as you have a decent enough battery you shouldn't have to worry about running the music.  Also depends on how long you want to run the music with the car off and at what volumes.  I've ran systems for an hour at a time without problems but I also had a really good battery.

Answer 2

your system aint all that huge, it depends how much charged in the battery before you turn off your car and listen to the music, if you been driving for a while , the battery should be charged well, and it would not do any harm.  that amp wont drain huge power from the battery, is the battery is old then it might be a problem.

Answer 3

If you are going to do a lot of that I recommend 2 things. An optima battery. The optima battery is made for abuse and it will last much longer than a regular battery. Secondly,  you might want to consider a battery capacitor. The bat cap won't give you any immediate help from draining your battery by leaving it on but it will keep your battery safe and make it last longer. Bass drains the battery at a inconsistent rate so it will damage it over time. The capacitor will create a more constant drain and save your battery from abuse. Mostly bigger systems use them but if you drain your system by not running the car alot that could create similar damage that a big system would.

Answer 4

you;ll be fine as long as its not on all nigh you know?

Answer 5

it will drain your battery much faster than normal but if you are using a capacitor with your system it will save your battery from draining too fast