stalephotograph
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well i just ordered a new 200amp alt from dbelectrical out of tennessee for $224 shipped. my stock alt which is like 105amps started dieing on me last summer. yesterday i had my stereo going and all of a sudden everything just shut off then came back on. this morning on my way to work, i had my stereo on again as usual and every light possible in the gauge cluster came on. i noticed in the past few days my airbag sensor light would come on and off when the stereo is up.
i knew it was only a matter of time for it to go out. i figured id solve the problem before im really in a hole. not to mention when i install my bag setup i will be running a 12v compressor pulling around 70amps everytime its on for at least 3minutes at a time.
my question for the big stereo gurus, is this. i plan on upgrading the "big 3" under the hood....positive battery post to alternator post, negative battery post to frame and engine ground to frame. when i upgrade the pos batt post to alt what size fuse should i run in between?? thats my main concern. i will be running hopefully 0gauge for all of this.
so far ive been told, 100-150amp fuse, 250 amp fuse, and not to fuse it at all. ive never gotten a clear answer for this. im driving a 98 s10 that came stock w/ a 105amp alt.
i knew it was only a matter of time for it to go out. i figured id solve the problem before im really in a hole. not to mention when i install my bag setup i will be running a 12v compressor pulling around 70amps everytime its on for at least 3minutes at a time.
my question for the big stereo gurus, is this. i plan on upgrading the "big 3" under the hood....positive battery post to alternator post, negative battery post to frame and engine ground to frame. when i upgrade the pos batt post to alt what size fuse should i run in between?? thats my main concern. i will be running hopefully 0gauge for all of this.
so far ive been told, 100-150amp fuse, 250 amp fuse, and not to fuse it at all. ive never gotten a clear answer for this. im driving a 98 s10 that came stock w/ a 105amp alt.