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70amp alt will handle what size system?
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<blockquote data-quote="F16Fxer4real" data-source="post: 23021" data-attributes="member: 542561"><p>EVERYONE is going to have a different answer because every system is going to use power differently. Before I go and sink money into an alternator rebuild, I'd go ahead and get a capacitor. There are all kinds of theories or equations to use but I'd just go with a 1 farad cap. They are VERY easy to use, help a lot on transient current draw and will usually keep your headlights from dimming. Your amp is going to draw the most current while a bass note is playing, obviously. Think of music as an ocean wave, current is consumed faster at the top of the wave and stagnent at a break. In between those peaks, it gives your cap time to "refill" with power and be ready for the next wave. It basically gives you another reserve and keeps your battery from being DIRECTLY drained from.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="F16Fxer4real, post: 23021, member: 542561"] EVERYONE is going to have a different answer because every system is going to use power differently. Before I go and sink money into an alternator rebuild, I'd go ahead and get a capacitor. There are all kinds of theories or equations to use but I'd just go with a 1 farad cap. They are VERY easy to use, help a lot on transient current draw and will usually keep your headlights from dimming. Your amp is going to draw the most current while a bass note is playing, obviously. Think of music as an ocean wave, current is consumed faster at the top of the wave and stagnent at a break. In between those peaks, it gives your cap time to "refill" with power and be ready for the next wave. It basically gives you another reserve and keeps your battery from being DIRECTLY drained from. [/QUOTE]
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