June 11, 200619 yr Author tell us what you're running now<{POST_SNAPBACK}>i'm running 4 gauge wire to sub amp and did the big 3 like that to
June 11, 200619 yr Author i meant equipment, amps, subs battery alternator etc<{POST_SNAPBACK}>duralast gold bat 1000ca, amp rfg power 800.2@ 1ohm with orion h2 12" 2500 watts and 90 amp alt.
June 11, 200619 yr Puny little alt...cant expect to much.And doign 4ga big 3 isnt much is any better than stock wiring
June 11, 200619 yr with a 90 amp alternator, don't expect big things from the bigger wire.bigger alternator and a better battery...wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
June 11, 200619 yr yeah, but it's not deep cycle...so it can't just keep throwing that ampreage out there with out going down...wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
June 11, 200619 yr suggestions....-everstart MAXX70$ at wall mart-1/0 gauge wire1.79per foot in black or 1.89 in red or 2.29 in any other colorwww.weldingsupply.comanyone know what the UltraFlex Orange cable is?
June 11, 200619 yr I use the ultraflex orange. It's very flexible and a nice shade of orange(though the copper wire itself is pretty thick and can be somewhat hard to work with). I can't compare it to their other 1/0 gauge wires though as I've had no experience with the other wire
June 12, 200619 yr Author ok did bigger wire 0 gauge i have two rfg caps 1 fared each with my rfg power 800.2, orion h2 12", soundstream signal processor.plus 400 watt 4 channel amp running 4 6x9's rfg. jvc cd&tape hu and a eq..
June 21, 200619 yr ok did bigger wire 0 gauge i have two rfg caps 1 fared each with my rfg power 800.2, orion h2 12", soundstream signal processor.plus 400 watt 4 channel amp running 4 6x9's rfg. jvc cd&tape hu and a eq..<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Big 3 is done? Good the alt you need to buy will enjoy it.I dont care if you ran a telephone pole of copper through your car at this point, it wouldnt fix your issue. Another battery will not fix your issue, and in fact, will harm you. Caps = the same thing. Now, instead of just having this car audio gear you heaped on one of the smallest alts in a vehicle, you threw two other items in there on top of it for it to deal with. That alt is getting its azz kicked like a white boy in a white sheet in 5th ward after dark.You alt is too small. You need a larger one. /storyLast minute edit/PS: You need roughly 70 amps of alt per 1000 watts of power you supply to your speakers. A stock alt is aptly named in the sence that it is made JUST to run the items your car came with STOCK. Auto companies are never in the habit of over building anything. Most will say....but i have no light dim...therefore i dont have an issue. I disagree....and at midnight, in a rainstorm, while your driving down the road with your lights, wipers, defrost, engine, and system on.....your alt, that is now hot enough to fry a frikken egg.... does too. Look around you here. 8 out of ten ppl built their system out of order, since they didnt buy the alt FIRST. It is the single most important part of a healthy system.....the rest is just getting by.
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