Cold Question?
if you don't want the voltage to drop at all you can always go to the 220A ambulance alternator 
or mean green or another aftermarket badged ambulance alternator.
they were a factory option for cummins based ambulances that needed the extra juice to run their medical equipment. grid heaters will not be able to overpower the 220A alternator.
or mean green or another aftermarket badged ambulance alternator.
they were a factory option for cummins based ambulances that needed the extra juice to run their medical equipment. grid heaters will not be able to overpower the 220A alternator.
Champion
Joined: May 2012
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From: Renton, WA
nope they are not cheap...even factory ones are not...cheapest one I found was like $250
useful upgrade if you have a high powered stereo that dims your lights... not so useful to just overcome a grid heater that only runs a maximum of 3 minutes, or any speed below 20mph. soon as 3 minutes are up or your vehicle reaches/exceeds 20mph, the grid heaters stop cycling.
useful upgrade if you have a high powered stereo that dims your lights... not so useful to just overcome a grid heater that only runs a maximum of 3 minutes, or any speed below 20mph. soon as 3 minutes are up or your vehicle reaches/exceeds 20mph, the grid heaters stop cycling.
Hopefully soon to come lol Plus doing short trips I herd will kill the batts faster cause they dont have time to recuperate after the grid heater cycles.
Champion
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Skagit County, WA
f you've got a stereo that hits hard and dims your lights, get a capacitor.
Oh, and I don't know which alternator I've got (never bothered to check it) but my grid heaters definitely don't dim my lights or even budge my gauge.
Oh, and I don't know which alternator I've got (never bothered to check it) but my grid heaters definitely don't dim my lights or even budge my gauge.
They are ok for normal bass but when you get hit after hit all in a row they deem themselves pretty much useless.
Champion
Joined: May 2012
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From: Renton, WA
yep...like my kind of music...capacitor could never keep up.
The double bass drumming in some of the bands I like is ridiculously fast.
couple examples of drummers would be "Tim Yeung" of 'Divine Heresy' and "Hell Hammer" of 'Dimmu Borgir'
one of the reasons I have a 10" sub instead of a 12" sub. 10's keep up with fast paced double bass better than 12's do.
The double bass drumming in some of the bands I like is ridiculously fast.
couple examples of drummers would be "Tim Yeung" of 'Divine Heresy' and "Hell Hammer" of 'Dimmu Borgir'
one of the reasons I have a 10" sub instead of a 12" sub. 10's keep up with fast paced double bass better than 12's do.