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<blockquote data-quote="cloudnyn3" data-source="post: 8158355" data-attributes="member: 642478">Ok, so I really appreciate all of the answers. I had the Alt and battery tested. Advance said they were both strong, I was pushing 13.5 volts at 1700 RPM and 12.9 at idle. The wire used to connect the alternator to the battery is pretty small, probably something like 15 or 16 gauge -_-&#039;I&#039;m going to go ahead and do the &quot;Big 3&quot; and see if that helps any, I think my system is killing my battery because its not getting charged fast enough. Its so weak I noticed that if I turn my brights on my cars spark is hindered and RPM&#039;s will drop. They said my alt was good but it might be too small.Does anyone recommend any good alternators?Also, Would 1 AMG deep cycle battery suffice for a small setup like this? or should I keep my current and buy an AMG and run something like 4 gauge to my trunk? There is no room under the hood.As far as being in bridged mode? I&#039;m not sure, my sub is hooked up to the screw terminals and my headunit is hooked up Via RCA cables which go into my low frequency input. It has two more RCA that say &quot;Pass&quot;. There is a high input but its got a six port computer like connector. Like I said I had the system working well, just not long enough to enjoy it lol Sorry, if I don&#039;t understand the terminology, I&#039;m new to this =P</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cloudnyn3, post: 8158355, member: 642478"] Ok, so I really appreciate all of the answers. I had the Alt and battery tested. Advance said they were both strong, I was pushing 13.5 volts at 1700 RPM and 12.9 at idle. The wire used to connect the alternator to the battery is pretty small, probably something like 15 or 16 gauge -_-' I'm going to go ahead and do the "Big 3" and see if that helps any, I think my system is killing my battery because its not getting charged fast enough. Its so weak I noticed that if I turn my brights on my cars spark is hindered and RPM's will drop. They said my alt was good but it might be too small. Does anyone recommend any good alternators? Also, Would 1 AMG deep cycle battery suffice for a small setup like this? or should I keep my current and buy an AMG and run something like 4 gauge to my trunk? There is no room under the hood. As far as being in bridged mode? I'm not sure, my sub is hooked up to the screw terminals and my headunit is hooked up Via RCA cables which go into my low frequency input. It has two more RCA that say "Pass". There is a high input but its got a six port computer like connector. Like I said I had the system working well, just not long enough to enjoy it lol Sorry, if I don't understand the terminology, I'm new to this =P [/QUOTE]

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