dB readings

[GMCJimmyslt2000 10+ year member]

LISTEN.....upgrade ur wire first, its alot cheaper and will pry save u from buyin a new batt

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

ok i will. my volt drops should be alot better with bigger wire. dd u do the big 3?. i cant do it tomrrow my bro gona have my car tomrrow.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Oh goodness.

nG

 

[allout13 10+ year member]

what is the lowest voltage you are seeing? have you actually checked it with a dmm?

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

Well i have not checked it with a dmm just yet. Im usinga plug in meter that plugs in at my cigg lighter lol. And at my power cap readout. I seen a drop to 11.8 with my car siting with my lights on well playing some rap music with alot of bass. then when i gave it gas it went up. with my lights off it would be around 13 or so. The 11.8 was at the cap my cigg lighter meter said 12.4 but that was for a sec then back up to 12.6 then up to the midd 13

 

[allout13 10+ year member]

11.8 is not that bad.

personally I would not start worrying about my voltage until it drops below 11 into the 10s

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

Thanks man its weird cuz at my cap its lower then my volt meter up front . My lights do dimm when i slow down or come to a light. I allways try to lower my music cuz u dont know if the person next to u is sick or what not a nd its not cool with your car shaking and buzzing all over the place ,and your lights going on off on off thats what other drivers must think. lol

 

[teen 10+ year member]

where on LI?

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

middle island were u at bro

 

[GMCJimmyslt2000 10+ year member]

u have a cap too...hahaha

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

yeah i dont really use them i got it the othere day . it more or less is just a volt meter lol. bro its not that good i had to splice my power and ground wire . its ok cuz i might change my power wire cuz i got only 10 ga coming from my block to my amp i might run 4 ga to my amp and do the same for my ground i think im gona take it out. and do some wire fix under the hood my fuse holder is not laying right and it wants to disconect anyway.

 

[RamenNoodles 10+ year member]

10 gauge as your amp power wire? Seriously?

That is what most people have to run their subwoofers in the box...

You should probably find a new hobby like ricing out that escort or something. You might fit in better.

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

hahah i know its just my block wont let me hook up any biger wire so befor i got my 4 ga i have laying around i got like another kit or to and got my wire ready for tomrrow for me to put that as my power and ground. that was somthingi did not like from the start. My mistake was geting the block i got it so i can run 2 amps . any ways rice out my car been there done that. i gota cherry bomb glass pack 2 and a1/4 rpiping from my cat back no resantor. I got the glass pack in its place and pipe all the way to my 3inch 3 a racing tip andi got my panels and vents in side painted blue and black and i got a decal strip on the side of my car both sides and racing seats yea its weird lol