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Your car's electrical is powered by your alternator. Your battery is only there to start your car. That info is "Automotive Electrical 101." You can slam a 500 ah battery in your car, along with a 1,000 ah lithium bank, but you're still not doing the correct upgrades. The correct way to do...

No. Not really. It mostly depends on the quality of the battery. To help out even more, I would bump your alternator up to at least a 200 amp. The will drastically help. Also, perform the "big-3" under your hood. Even with your stock alternator. The "big-3" means to upgrade the power and...

Tell that to the people who lost their homes in the Palisade fire. Then take a look at where Newsom is putting that federal funding.

AH (Amp Hour) means exactly what it says. It's how many amps the battery can provide for an hour. So, a 100 ah battery will supply 100 amps for 1-hour. Is it accurate? NOPE! Due to the battery's material design, you can only discharge a battery to about 50% capacity before damage. So...

Rob doesn't believe you should prepare for disasters. He believes we should wait for the disaster to happen so we can blame it on global warming or Trump.

He's just a very sad and lonely old man who lives in a mobile home in Duluth, Minnesota. Although he tries to believe it, he knows nothing outside his little bubble. He won't even provide 3 reasons why the Santa Ynez reservoir was created because it would mean he would have to admit he was...

If you are using the right crimper, like a Klien 1006 or 1005 crimpers, the red butt connectors will be just fine. If you want it to be a little stronger, use crimp caps. To tag the power wire, I would solder it or cut it and use a crimp connector.

For that, I would make a solder connection. If you don't have a soldering iron, I would splice it and use butt connectors. A tap is very unreliable.

Hollywood Audio... I remember that brand. Poopoo!!!

It depends on the gauge of wire and what the wires are for. I never use t-taps. They are very unreliable. For 10 gauge, and up, I use butt connectors to streamline things, but crimp caps if I have the space. Crimp caps offer a more reliable connection due to less crimping points. If it is...

I was hoping the San Diego area, because then we might have met.

You should be happy with it.

Try doing this, to help narrow down the issue. Disconnect the speakers wires at the amp. If the issue is still present, check the voltage at the amp. make sure it is within operating range. If that's not the issue, unplug the RCA's at the amp. My guess is, either the speaker wires are...

Yes, you can tap into the door speakers either at the amp or door jamb.

WOW!!! The bot actually provided very useful information.