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<blockquote data-quote="Subcut" data-source="post: 7133349" data-attributes="member: 628386">Alright so this is my first post...... but I was searching the internet high and low for what I needed to do to solidify my car&#039;s electronic capabilities. I have seen capacitors used and hoped they would be able to bandaid my system, but now I doubt it...Background: I just bought an Alpine type E subwoofer, and a pioneer gm5400t(380rms 760 max) amp, and I don&#039;t even have the stuff yet just trying to prepare properly. I read the whole thread almost, and I know your thinking now &quot;why the F@%# is this guy worried about his +-300 rms setup?!&quot; The answer may astonish you!My truck is an old Isuzu four cylinder truck with the fewest available options, no power locks, steering, windows, not even a stereo till now. 30 or 40A stock alternator depending on my luck. Is there any easy way to tell how much extra power I have available? I&#039;ve already looked into upgrading the alternator and it&#039;s not going to be fun or cheap if it&#039;s necessary. Ideas input appreciated.Also over the course of the thread I feel I have gained a fine understanding or capacitors, and even a much firmer understanding of the whole relationship between alternator and battery. Overall I would add an extra battery sooner than I tried wasting time on a Cap, and overall I&#039;d just upgrade the alternator if it proved necessary.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Subcut, post: 7133349, member: 628386"] Alright so this is my first post...... but I was searching the internet high and low for what I needed to do to solidify my car's electronic capabilities. I have seen capacitors used and hoped they would be able to bandaid my system, but now I doubt it... Background: I just bought an Alpine type E subwoofer, and a pioneer gm5400t(380rms 760 max) amp, and I don't even have the stuff yet just trying to prepare properly. I read the whole thread almost, and I know your thinking now "why the F@%# is this guy worried about his +-300 rms setup?!" The answer may astonish you! My truck is an old Isuzu four cylinder truck with the fewest available options, no power locks, steering, windows, not even a stereo till now. 30 or 40A stock alternator depending on my luck. Is there any easy way to tell how much extra power I have available? I've already looked into upgrading the alternator and it's not going to be fun or cheap if it's necessary. Ideas input appreciated. Also over the course of the thread I feel I have gained a fine understanding or capacitors, and even a much firmer understanding of the whole relationship between alternator and battery. Overall I would add an extra battery sooner than I tried wasting time on a Cap, and overall I'd just upgrade the alternator if it proved necessary. [/QUOTE]

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