 Stock battery and alt power handling?, How much wattage? |
 May 1, 2004 - 3:08 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi all, I'm wondering how much power the stock battery and alternator can handle?
I'm getting a 1000w sound system professionally installed into my car (so I shouldn't have to worry about crappy wiring etc), but I'm wondering if I still have to worry about the lights dimming, etc etc etc? how much power are YOU pulling off your stock alt and batt? (and I've checked these guys out, and some of the installs theve done, and they ARE professionals; no problem there) |
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May 7, 2004 - 7:01 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 19, '02 From West of Atlanta Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
CAPS DON"T FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY HIDE IT. The reason your lights dim when the bass hits is the sudden current draw that your alternator and battery can't deal with. That causes a voltage drop and your lights dim. Adding a cap will smooth out the dips but it dosen't fix the problem. If you happen to listen to music with long bass tones a cap can possibly make things worse. If the tone is long enough to drain the caps reserve than you will not only have the amp and battery drawing current but also the cap trying to recharge. That puts even more stress on our already small alternators. To truly fix the problem you need to upgrade the charging system. Alternator battery and wires. The battery and wires are easy. Finding a high output alternator for our car has been a challange for some. |
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shid Stock battery and alt power handling? May 1, 2004 - 3:08 PM
3TST Good question...I'd like to know the answer as... May 2, 2004 - 6:56 AM celimanST you only get like 70 amp for you stock alternator.... May 2, 2004 - 9:30 AM shid But in this thread: http://www.6gc.net/forums/inde... May 2, 2004 - 11:46 AM BEEFSTEW800 im running about 600 watts on my batt and it dims ... May 3, 2004 - 1:27 PM Junior QUOTE (BEEFSTEW800 @ May 3, 2004 - 11:27 AM) im ru... May 3, 2004 - 8:50 PM 3FingersCelica QUOTE (Junior @ May 4, 2004 - 1:50 AM) i guess you... May 3, 2004 - 11:21 PM Junior QUOTE (3FingersCelica @ May 3, 2004 - 9:21 PM) QUO... May 4, 2004 - 9:09 AM AudioFreak QUOTE (Junior @ May 4, 2004 - 10:09 AM) QUOTE (3Fi... May 4, 2004 - 10:35 AM BEEFSTEW800 QUOTE (AudioFreak @ May 4, 2004 - 11:35 AM) QUOTE ... May 4, 2004 - 8:35 PM AudioFreak BEEFSTEW800 my reply wasn't directed to you. Y... May 5, 2004 - 1:02 PM BEEFSTEW800 QUOTE (AudioFreak @ May 5, 2004 - 2:02 PM) BEEFSTE... May 5, 2004 - 9:23 PM XxDJFate76xX if you ad a cap it will fix the dimming, u just ne... May 6, 2004 - 9:02 AM
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