Big 3 Qeustion ( Not your average big 3 Q )

[Blove1991 10+ year member]

If you do the big 3 twice wouldnt it be the same as running two runs of say 1/0 wire to your amp?

If so then why dont ppl do the big 3 a couple times?

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[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

wait. WTF? Do u know the real reason of the big 3? and again..... WTF?

 

[mtlhead 10+ year member]

not your average big 3 Q...thats for **** sure...

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

never heard that one

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

adding wire doesn't create power. It merely eliminates the stock wiring as a point of resistance in the electrical system. More and more wire will have GREATLY diminishing returns. Even high output alternators would have a hard time saturating short "big 3" runs of 1/0 gauge at full load.

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

adding wire doesn't create power. It merely eliminates the stock wiring as a point of resistance in the electrical system. More and more wire will have GREATLY diminishing returns. Even high output alternators would have a hard time saturating short "big 3" runs of 1/0 gauge at full load.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/word.gif.64b12e39f936af3b4fff38a1c0bd0244.gif But i'm sure it's been done on here b4, 4got the name of the guy or the thread.

Had like 2runs of 1/0 for his big 3..... Then again.... he had 4 runs of power and ground to the back soooo... lol might need it.

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

I could see if you had a 300a+ H/O alt that you would want to do two runs.

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

I could see if you had a 300a+ H/O alt that you would want to do two runs.

I think he did...

it was 4 runs EACH, power and ground.... he better had a HO Alt!

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

he meant the Big 6.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

more wire does equal less resistance but also anywhere you get a drop (weakest link between alt, battery and amps) will effect the total system. meaning even if you did the big 3 doubled you would still be choking it out some with one long run front to back as compared to the double big 3 up front.

 

[Blove1991 10+ year member]

wait. WTF? Do u know the real reason of the big 3? and again..... WTF?

Lol, I was using the amp example on how it can increase your voltage by having more runs of 1/0.....And I was meaning can the "Big 6" help out more with your voltage since there was more paths for voltage to travel......

But after readiing all the posts on here I understand that more wires is less resistance but isnt really needed unless you have a system that you compete with......And from this Im geussing that the people that compete with their systems have done the big 3 twice except it was going to there other alternator(s)//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fro.gif.c695f1f814b01c4ad99fe7f8cccadd29.gif

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

Lol, I was using the amp example on how it can increase your voltage by having more runs of 1/0.....And I was meaning can the "Big 6" help out more with your voltage since there was more paths for voltage to travel......
But after readiing all the posts on here I understand that more wires is LESS resistance but isnt really needed unless you have a nasty system......And from this Im geussing that the people with nasty systems have done the big 3 twice except it was going to there other alternator(s)//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fro.gif.c695f1f814b01c4ad99fe7f8cccadd29.gif

ALMOST got it..... fixed ur mistake

 

[Blove1991 10+ year member]

Lol I re read it after I posted and fixed 2 other things not just 1 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[00poop6x 10+ year member]

Voltage does not travel.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/graduate.gif.d982460be9f153bb54e5d4cb744f6ae8.gif

Bigger wire and quantity of it does not mean more strain on charging source to have to 'saturate' it.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/graduate.gif.d982460be9f153bb54e5d4cb744f6ae8.gif If that was the case, the car chassis would take forever to saturate.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/graduate.gif.d982460be9f153bb54e5d4cb744f6ae8.gif:graduate://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/graduate.gif.d982460be9f153bb54e5d4cb744f6ae8.gif

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Get the concepts right first, then upgrade accordingly.

 

[Blove1991 10+ year member]

Voltage does not travel.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/graduate.gif.d982460be9f153bb54e5d4cb744f6ae8.gif
Bigger wire and quantity of it does not mean more strain on charging source to have to 'saturate' it.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/graduate.gif.d982460be9f153bb54e5d4cb744f6ae8.gif If that was the case, the car chassis would take forever to saturate.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/graduate.gif.d982460be9f153bb54e5d4cb744f6ae8.gif:graduate://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/graduate.gif.d982460be9f153bb54e5d4cb744f6ae8.gif

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Get the concepts right first, then upgrade accordingly.

Sure:graduate: