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<blockquote data-quote="Savant" data-source="post: 126860" data-attributes="member: 546108"><p>Um.. as the efficiency drops, doesn't the amplifier draw MORE current? to make up for the lack of efficiency? So if you had ~55 amps at 100 %, you whould have ~110 amps at 50%.. right?</p><p></p><p>And, no.. a cap wouldn't be what you want.. you would want to get your alternator re-wound or get a bigger alternator if you need one..</p><p></p><p>The best suggestion is to get the amps set where you need them and see if you have any electrical issues (like lights dimming, etc).. if everything looks ok you should be ok.. there is a good chance that you won't be running the amps at full power anyway.. if you do, you will probably need a new alt (or get your re-wound) as 800 Watts at 50% is ~110 amps...</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Savant, post: 126860, member: 546108"] Um.. as the efficiency drops, doesn't the amplifier draw MORE current? to make up for the lack of efficiency? So if you had ~55 amps at 100 %, you whould have ~110 amps at 50%.. right? And, no.. a cap wouldn't be what you want.. you would want to get your alternator re-wound or get a bigger alternator if you need one.. The best suggestion is to get the amps set where you need them and see if you have any electrical issues (like lights dimming, etc).. if everything looks ok you should be ok.. there is a good chance that you won't be running the amps at full power anyway.. if you do, you will probably need a new alt (or get your re-wound) as 800 Watts at 50% is ~110 amps... Hope that helps.. [/QUOTE]
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