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Silver Member Username: DlocWHITTIER, CA USA Post Number: 111 Registered: Jul-06 | when it comes to capacitors kole audio or performance teknique.... |
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Silver Member Username: Tatonka-[Team Audib... Post Number: 929 Registered: Mar-07 | Why do you think you need a capacitor? |
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Silver Member Username: •cam•Post Number: 783 Registered: Nov-06 | Why are you interested in a capacitor? |
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Silver Member Username: •cam•Post Number: 784 Registered: Nov-06 | Lol. Ya beat me man. Funny how we pretty much both asked the same thing. Well, it's not really that unexpected, I guess. |
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Silver Member Username: DlocWHITTIER, CA USA Post Number: 113 Registered: Jul-06 | cuz i dont have a optima battery n i have 2 performance teknique digital monoblock amp n 4 15 inch cvrs and my lights dimm so much |
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Silver Member Username: Tatonka-[Team Audib... Post Number: 930 Registered: Mar-07 | Then either get a HO alt, or buy a battery to put in the back. A cap will not help you. Also try doing the BIG 3. Do not waste your money on a cap. |
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Silver Member Username: •cam•Post Number: 785 Registered: Nov-06 | You need a H/O alternator, probably. Did you do the big 3? If you get a cap, it might hide the symptoms of an overdrawn charging system, but you'll end up buying a new alt. when your stock one craps out anyway. |
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Silver Member Username: •cam•Post Number: 786 Registered: Nov-06 | lol. |
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Silver Member Username: •cam•Post Number: 787 Registered: Nov-06 | BTW, on caraudiobook.com, it says adding a second battery (with no h/o alt) will give you more engine off listening time, but when the engine's on, it will just be another load (to charge) on an already overworked alternator. |
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Gold Member Username: Skibum12189Cleveland Post Number: 1811 Registered: Mar-06 | try a more efficient amp....i was runnin 2000 rms on a stock 124 amp alt and had no lights dimming and voltage never dropped below 12... |
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Silver Member Username: DlocWHITTIER, CA USA Post Number: 114 Registered: Jul-06 | is ir possible if i use a optima battery for everything for now instead of the cap |
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Silver Member Username: Tatonka-[Team Audib... Post Number: 931 Registered: Mar-07 | "BTW, on caraudiobook.com, it says adding a second battery (with no h/o alt) will give you more engine off listening time, but when the engine's on, it will just be another load (to charge) on an already overworked alternator." I run a second battery on a stock 105 alt. It actully helped me ALOT. My voltage is above 13.7 even at idle while blaring tones. I also get no dimming like i did before i got the second battery. |
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Silver Member Username: •cam•Post Number: 788 Registered: Nov-06 | Sounds like you're gonna kill your alt., and if your voltage drops too low, your amp can clip, blow your, subs, blow your amp and possibly f.ck up other electronics. So I'd keep it turned down, at least til you can get a high output alternator. Check your voltage drop. |
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Silver Member Username: DlocWHITTIER, CA USA Post Number: 115 Registered: Jul-06 | where can i get an alt.....what should i get first alt or optima |
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Silver Member Username: •cam•Post Number: 789 Registered: Nov-06 | Hmm. I'm actually glad to hear that lol. My electronics teacher's gonna give me a battery so, I was thinkin' about hookin it up, but then I was like "wait a sec". Yeah I'm just gonna throw it in a box, seal it well, and vent it to the outside, just under the edges of the soft top. |
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Silver Member Username: DlocWHITTIER, CA USA Post Number: 116 Registered: Jul-06 | what do u mean |
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Silver Member Username: •cam•Post Number: 790 Registered: Nov-06 | I'd get both. If you have the money for an alt. now, then I'd get that. http://www.excessiveamperage.com/ http://stores.ebay.com/Iraggi-Alternator-and-Electronics http://www.ohiogen.com/ http://www.mean-green.com/ |
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Silver Member Username: DlocWHITTIER, CA USA Post Number: 117 Registered: Jul-06 | is a 200 amp good |
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Silver Member Username: •cam•Post Number: 791 Registered: Nov-06 | I was talkin' to Nick. Up to you though. You could try another battery, and see if that helps. I dunno. It seems to be the kind of thing that you have to try, to know. |
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Silver Member Username: •cam•Post Number: 792 Registered: Nov-06 | It depends how much current your amps are drawing. I'm guessing like 200 at least, combined. So you may want a 300A, maybe 250A. |
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Gold Member Username: HdubbTeam Revolution Post Number: 2528 Registered: Nov-04 | you can get away with putting an identical battery as the front in the back.or a deep cycle battery. that would hold you over till you get the money for a ho alt. i have a stok electrical system that had 4k on it, with just one batery in that back and my lights did not dim. it is the best inexspensive fix. just give it time to recharge and maybe a relay in between front and back batteries so they do no fight each others voltage. they are like 40 bucks. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 3284 Registered: Jul-06 | Just get the alternator. 200 amp is fine. |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 3651 Registered: Nov-05 | Batteries FTW |
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Silver Member Username: DlocWHITTIER, CA USA Post Number: 118 Registered: Jul-06 | sorry but what does FTW stand for??? |
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Gold Member Username: BasssquaredKansas Post Number: 1339 Registered: Nov-06 | it just stands for "Finely Tuned Wangage" like you know he's saying if you get some batteries and set your gains right you'll have some finely tuned wangage FTW get it bud |
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Silver Member Username: Thumpinwith8s2 RE8s,PG Xenon 400.1, 135.5dbs!!!! Post Number: 977 Registered: Jun-07 | no, it actually means For The Win. |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 3652 Registered: Nov-05 | and also fack the world.. and ft worth.. where i live  |
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