Possible electrical (or alternator) problem? Options

[travisxcore]

I don't know if its just cause this is an older car or if my alternator might be going bad but does anyone elses interior/headlights flicker and get dimmer when their electrical fans cut on? Or when I have my subs on (not really that high powered either) my lights dim. I know when I have them up (I have a 1500 watt amp w/o a cap) that'll cause it. Just wanna check to see if I should get a new one.

[trdproven]

your lights will dim because you are drawing more power than the rated power draw. whether or not you have a capacitor it will still dim, because its useless to have a capicator for your sounds when your stock alternator can't keep up to charge your actual battery. Your cap will keep drawing power so fast for your bass pounds, and purge it faster than your alternator can keep up with recharging basically both. Solution is get a high output alternator to actually run that capicator correctly, and get a good strong battery like a dry cell like optima yellow.