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Silver Member Username: Bakerj72Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Post Number: 114 Registered: Jun-05 | To start I will tell you what i have... 00 Acura Integra 9835 Alpine HU 500/1 JL 1.2 farad stigner cap stock batery second i replaced my back up radio fuse from a 7.5 A to a 10 A (I kept blowing it) third is my problem... At volume 20/35, my lights dimmm pretty bad. At volume 25/35, with a hard bass hit, my HU turns off for 2 seconds and turns back on at -- volume. I'm thinking my stock batery is not putting out enough power or it might be something huge like an alt. problem. Any suggestions? and Im 99.99% shure my wiring is perfect. |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 4767 Registered: Jun-04 | The problem your having is that your alternator and battery arent able to keep up with the demands your car audio system is putting on it. Upgrade your stock alternator with a high output version and you should be fine. |
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Bronze Member Username: JcashPost Number: 12 Registered: Dec-05 | how big is your alt by the way? |
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Silver Member Username: Extrmndor3Chicago, Ill Us Post Number: 380 Registered: Feb-06 | try a cap first as close to the amps and maybe ur remote wire of the headunit uu put it into a 12 volt or a ground |
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Silver Member Username: Extrmndor3Chicago, Ill Us Post Number: 381 Registered: Feb-06 | or a 12 volt wire is touching the ground wire when ur car move or is touching the chasis of ur head unit |
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Silver Member Username: Bakerj72Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Post Number: 115 Registered: Jun-05 | I think Sean is right. I have a stock 90 amp alt.. In the future I plan on having a 300/2 and a set of xr's and now I'm wondering if a 150 amp alt. will do the trick? On the other hand, my friend has a used (3 months mabe) 150$ motomaster battery. He wants 50$ for it. Would having two batteries fix my problem a bit? where is a good place to buy an alt? |
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Silver Member Username: HighstonePost Number: 114 Registered: Mar-06 | Justin get ready to change your ALTERNATOR. do not buy another battery ...it will only make it worse because with 2 batteries your stock alternator will have to work extremely hard . you only need second or third.. battery only if you want to play music while your car is shut off and that's it. SO in your case a high output alternator is a must. I'm pretty sure 150 amp alt will do the trick but if i were you i will get 200 + alt because upgrading audio system is very addictive.. lol.. Some good places to buy alts is from excessive amperage @ www.excessiveamperage.com (i think that's how it's spelled) or IRAGGI which you can find on ebay. the sellers name is something..jamz (i forgot) |
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Silver Member Username: Bakerj72Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Post Number: 116 Registered: Jun-05 | Is it possible to have my stock alternator respun with thicker better wire and get 150 amps out of it or is this nonsense? if its posible, if it worth it money wise? if i am buying off ebay... should i just be looking for amps or are there any other factors when it comes to buying an alternator? |
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Silver Member Username: Bakerj72Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Post Number: 120 Registered: Jun-05 | i was just out playing basketball( for like 20 mins) had my car at 20 volume at idle(car was on) and the head unit stated going on and off... so i must be the alt |
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Bronze Member Username: MakmillionUnited States Post Number: 53 Registered: Apr-06 | I don't think a bigger alt is a must, I think throwing a 1.0 farad cap in line under the hood would help you dramatically. I've put them in on alot of installs ( under the hood AND near the amp ) and it's done alot, not as much as a HO alt, but enough. Remember, with a HO alt your car will idle higher and use more gas ( in most cases ) and with the price of gas, which the us steals anyway so it should be FREE, you dont want to waste more than you have to. If you do go with a HO alt, DONT BUY FROM EBAY, you get no warranty regardless of what they claim. Buy from a known company with a good rep. in your area where you can exchange the alt if need be without having to ship it to the company and wait a couple weeks for a replacement, if they even give you that option. Try the cap first, replace your alt with a standard 90 amp alt and if it doesnt work out for you, which it should, return the alt and get a bigger one and keep using the cap under the hood and in the trunk. Good luck! |