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<blockquote data-quote="HCCA" data-source="post: 3131241" data-attributes="member: 571196">StreetDreamsCC had the best answer so far. Check all points with an ohmmeter. Better to check out all connections first, than spend $200 on new wire to find it was not the problem!! With a voltage drop to 9 volts....it can&#039;t even be the alt. The battery should not allow a drop to 9V on a bass note. You might get that problem after the battery is drained, but it sounds like a grounding problem. Your fuse COULD BE half faulted. That is, it&#039;s passing voltage &amp;amp; current, but it might not allow large surges of power. Just a possibility, but I would suspect it only after you checked everything else.It might not hurt just to get your alt checked at AutoZone, just the same. One last possibility...I had a cell die in my battery. I had juice to play the stereo, lights, power everything else.....I just could not start it. You COULD have a weak cell in your battery. Get it checked, as well, to be sure that it is not going bad. And, finally, a weak contact at the battery terminals could cause this condition. The slightest contact will register acceptable voltage, but if there is not good contact, you could limit the current available to deliver on those hard bass notes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HCCA, post: 3131241, member: 571196"] StreetDreamsCC had the best answer so far. Check all points with an ohmmeter. Better to check out all connections first, than spend $200 on new wire to find it was not the problem!! With a voltage drop to 9 volts....it can't even be the alt. The battery should not allow a drop to 9V on a bass note. You might get that problem after the battery is drained, but it sounds like a grounding problem. Your fuse COULD BE half faulted. That is, it's passing voltage & current, but it might not allow large surges of power. Just a possibility, but I would suspect it only after you checked everything else. It might not hurt just to get your alt checked at AutoZone, just the same. One last possibility...I had a cell die in my battery. I had juice to play the stereo, lights, power everything else.....I just could not start it. You COULD have a weak cell in your battery. Get it checked, as well, to be sure that it is not going bad. And, finally, a weak contact at the battery terminals could cause this condition. The slightest contact will register acceptable voltage, but if there is not good contact, you could limit the current available to deliver on those hard bass notes. [/QUOTE]

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