Am i taking to much power from the alt?
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10-06-2009, 05:56 PM
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Am i taking to much power from the alt?
Well....my lights dim pretty bad sometimes heres what i got
1.) 4 - 100watt lights behind the grill
2.)2 - 10 inch woofers only powered by a 800watt amp
When the bass hits holy hell do all my lights go dim...am i drawing to much from the alt?? could this problem be fixed by adding a second battery??? im wanting to add more lights to the truck thats why im asking.
1.) 4 - 100watt lights behind the grill
2.)2 - 10 inch woofers only powered by a 800watt amp
When the bass hits holy hell do all my lights go dim...am i drawing to much from the alt?? could this problem be fixed by adding a second battery??? im wanting to add more lights to the truck thats why im asking.
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10-06-2009, 07:19 PM
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10-06-2009, 08:04 PM
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10-06-2009, 10:18 PM
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10-06-2009, 11:56 PM
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http://www.odysseybatteries.com/
Get a AMG battery like these. They are around 1/2 the size and put out twice the power and are 100x better than any other battery such as a optima or whatever. I have been wanting one for awhile but are expensive.
Get a AMG battery like these. They are around 1/2 the size and put out twice the power and are 100x better than any other battery such as a optima or whatever. I have been wanting one for awhile but are expensive.
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10-07-2009, 07:34 AM
Honestly though, not many people can or will buy A battery like that. Again, I had no issues in my truck with my one battery and OEM wiring. I was running Everything I have now minus my winch and I only added my second battery for that but even the winch never gets used.....yet.
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10-07-2009, 07:45 AM
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Make sure your Amp isn't hooked up at 0 ohm. I screwed up my math and had it at a 0 load and it would dim the lights etc when it was hitting. I eventually killed the amp, and once I took everything apart realized it was that. I got a new amp and hooked the subs up properly at 2ohm...now no more dimming.