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<blockquote data-quote="spoonraker" data-source="post: 3094120" data-attributes="member: 570956">Your alternator is the main source of power in your system, it charges the battery and has the highest voltage potential of all the components of your system.Most batteries have a voltage potential of about 12.7 volts, and most alternators have upwards of 14 volts. The alternator will run the system, by its self, while the car is running, provided the current demands from the system do not exceed what the alternator can deliver. If the alternator can not keep up with your system&#039;s demands, the voltage will drop sharply, and when it drop below the voltage potential of your battery, the system will begin to draw from the battery instead of the alternator, since it would now have the highest voltage.Basically if your alternator can keep up with what your system needs, you are fine. If not, then you will drain your battery, and your alternator won&#039;t be able to keep up with recharging it unless you play your system for very short periods of time letting your battery fully charge between each use. Unless you have a deep cycle battery, doing this will eventually damage your battery and it will need to be replaced.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spoonraker, post: 3094120, member: 570956"] Your alternator is the main source of power in your system, it charges the battery and has the highest voltage potential of all the components of your system. Most batteries have a voltage potential of about 12.7 volts, and most alternators have upwards of 14 volts. The alternator will run the system, by its self, while the car is running, provided the current demands from the system do not exceed what the alternator can deliver. If the alternator can not keep up with your system's demands, the voltage will drop sharply, and when it drop below the voltage potential of your battery, the system will begin to draw from the battery instead of the alternator, since it would now have the highest voltage. Basically if your alternator can keep up with what your system needs, you are fine. If not, then you will drain your battery, and your alternator won't be able to keep up with recharging it unless you play your system for very short periods of time letting your battery fully charge between each use. Unless you have a deep cycle battery, doing this will eventually damage your battery and it will need to be replaced. [/QUOTE]

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