Big Three Difference

[MarcusFranz 10+ year member]

Big three on my car made my car go from ~14volts no bass hitting to 16volts no bass hitting and before it would drop below 12volts when the bass hit now it doesnt drop below 14volts big difference and thats not even a full big 3 i still have to do alt to batt wire. So just a little motivation for those who havent done it

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[john denver 10+ year member]

you shouldnt be getting 16volts

 

[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

I agree your going to fry your battery or your amps or both.

 

[MarcusFranz 10+ year member]

my amp was rated at 17 volts... and the only thing that has been made better is my ground meaning my battery has been getting that voltage all along but the the multimeter could be off but all the voltages were taken using the same multimeter so the numbers are relative

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

what type of alt do you have to where you get 16v? please tell me ur electrical layout.

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

16v not good...supposed to high 14's. somethings wrong

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

I am calling bad multimeter meaning you were getting really low numbers before.. all your electrical would be fried running 16v..

 

[93dakota 10+ year member]

x2... your cars CPU is very sensitive to voltage and you will fry it if you stay at 16v to long

 

[-Leister- 10+ year member]

Try and ground it somewhere different and then use the DMM again and see what you get.

 

[Mr. Slate 10+ year member]

x2... your cars CPU is very sensitive to voltage and you will fry it if you stay at 16v to long

Exactly.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[smoka 10+ year member]

Put new batteries in your meter.

 

[vonroretz 10+ year member]

ahahah 16volts ftw man are you steve meade haha his **** is only like 15volts max i think

 

[Compjake 10+ year member]

all your electrical would be fried running 16v..

I'm not here to flame but I call that BS. When the voltage regulator in my dads alt went he was seeing about 15-16v idle and it would peak at about 23v. Yes, the battery did boil and quit holding a charge over ~3volts but EVERYTHING else is still fine. (his is a 1993)

and when my alt+regulator was failing i had ****** rig it (excuse the expression) and I saw about 18v idle and about 19.5v at anything over idle and everything in my car is fine (ie, battery, ignition system, lights, electric windows and my stereo stuff) but then again stuff made in America back in 1978 was normally better quality then something from Japan/China/Korea in 1998

:fyi:this is not fact, just opinion //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[MarcusFranz 10+ year member]

Ok for those who dont believe me i will take a picture today. My alt is stock, the only thing i changed was i added 4 gauge engine to batt ground and 4 gauge chassis to batt ground and i moved my ground cable for amp to a better spot. 16 volts was at the amp

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

ahahah 16volts ftw man are you steve meade haha his **** is only like 15volts max i think

what does steve's ride have to do with this. People out there run 16v charging systems all day long. If this is a stock setup, 16v is not good...