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<blockquote data-quote="manyhobbies" data-source="post: 6730591" data-attributes="member: 618823">I am a newbie here but not to automotive. The statement that you claim is correct. The main reason an alt dies is from the heat the diodes endure when trying to keep up with a high demand for power. If any of you big sound system finatics like myself wanna keep a cheap electrical system going, just add more rectifiers with the big diodes and you will be supprised how well an alternator can keep up. Now granted you need to start off with a heavy duty alternator but it will work. The batteries discharging over and over is what kills the alternator not the power draw itself.So actually the 2 arguments are correct in a sence. You cannot run a big wattage system on a stock electrical system without a failure. Can you run a big wattage system without failure? SURE but only if you use it at low levels where the stock battery isnt being discharged over and over. The other thing that hurts the amplifier is the fact that a battery looses voltage very fast when you start pulling more power and voltage than what the altrernator can replace.So with this being said consider both the arguments correct in what the real meaning behind both is.Thats my 2 cents.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="manyhobbies, post: 6730591, member: 618823"] I am a newbie here but not to automotive. The statement that you claim is correct. The main reason an alt dies is from the heat the diodes endure when trying to keep up with a high demand for power. If any of you big sound system finatics like myself wanna keep a cheap electrical system going, just add more rectifiers with the big diodes and you will be supprised how well an alternator can keep up. Now granted you need to start off with a heavy duty alternator but it will work. The batteries discharging over and over is what kills the alternator not the power draw itself. So actually the 2 arguments are correct in a sence. You cannot run a big wattage system on a stock electrical system without a failure. Can you run a big wattage system without failure? SURE but only if you use it at low levels where the stock battery isnt being discharged over and over. The other thing that hurts the amplifier is the fact that a battery looses voltage very fast when you start pulling more power and voltage than what the altrernator can replace. So with this being said consider both the arguments correct in what the real meaning behind both is. Thats my 2 cents. [/QUOTE]

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