Diming troubles

[alexleon86 10+ year member]

I have two 13.5 W7 and two mono 1000 watt amps pushing the woffers. I also have two MB Quart components and a 450 4 channle Mb quart amp. i have 2 yellow top optima batteries and two capacitors with a isolator connecting evreything together. I need help and suggestion on how to resolved this diming problem and i got this system in a 2003 benz.

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[Toone 10+ year member]

Drive with your lights off //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[09Alti 10+ year member]

Bigger alternator, bigger wire from battery to alternator and battery to ground

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

sell the capacitors and use the cash to upgrade your wiring under the hood.

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

I say lose the yt in the back and add a pm or kinetik. Something beefer. Also upgrade the wire and do the big 3, if you can afford the alternator get it.

 

[rickymac21 10+ year member]

sell the capacitors and use the cash to upgrade your wiring under the hood.

do that !!! big three WILL do what you want it to ... without it its hard to have no dimming... if you still have dimming after that it may be because your alt wont charge your batteries fast enough or effinciantly....

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

I have two 13.5 W7 and two mono 1000 watt amps pushing the woffers. I also have two MB Quart components and a 450 4 channle Mb quart amp. i have 2 yellow top optima batteries and two capacitors with a isolator connecting evreything together. I need help and suggestion on how to resolved this diming problem and i got this system in a 2003 benz.

The correct answer here depends on getting more info from you. Is there any way you can diagram the wiring for your system, including the location of the isolator. Just do it in Paint or whatever so we have an idea what we are dealing with. Another piece of info we need is the model of Benz you have or at least the alternator specs. Also need to know the voltage you are seeing before and during the lights dimming.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Add bigger or second alternator. 0 gauge wire for Big three wires, to amps and grounds.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Add bigger or second alternator. 0 gauge wire for Big three wires, to amps and grounds.

I doubt he needs a second alt for 1450W RMS //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif