dimming lights help ???

[tdford5 10+ year member]

ok been in the game for about 10yrs now and im stump on this one , maybe some help ,first off running a Kinetik KHC1800 battery a 2 farad cap 0 guage monster wire and my head lights are still dimming badly ,, this is in a 2007 chevy hhr lt2 with a 110 amp stock alternator ,, any help or ideas

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[Wingsfreak9 10+ year member]

ok been in the game for about 10yrs now and im stump on this one , maybe some help ,first off running a Kinetik KHC1800 battery a 2 farad cap 0 guage monster wire and my head lights are still dimming badly ,, this is in a 2007 chevy hhr lt2 with a 110 amp stock alternator ,, any help or ideas thanks

well theres you're first 3 problems...lose the cap upgrade your alt and the most important is to do your big 3.

 

[ahole-ic]

What amp? Batts and caps do not stop dimming.

 

[ahole-ic]

well theres you're first 3 problems...lose the cap upgrade your alt and the most important is to do your big 3.

LOL caps don't hurt anything brah.

 

[tdford5 10+ year member]

ok running a kicker 08zx1500.1 ,,,and really lose the cap ?????

 

[Wingsfreak9 10+ year member]

LOL caps don't hurt anything brah.

useless cut corner piece of equipment imo

 

[Wingsfreak9 10+ year member]

also if you are running a class a/b amp this could cause issues. how much power?

 

[ahole-ic]

useless cut corner piece of equipment imo

They can help filter ripple. It's doing a lot more to hold the voltage up around 14v than the batt is. Too many people recommend batts in the back for no good reason. They are a parasitic drain and should only be used if the amp can dip the voltage below 12.6v.

 

[tdford5 10+ year member]

rated at 1579 kicker birthsheet

 

[ahole-ic]

rated at 1579 kicker birthsheet

Probably the BEST thing you can do is have someone scope the amp and set the gain so there is absolutely no clipping and BIG 3.

 

[tdford5 10+ year member]

ok and wth is big3??????and gains are like up 1/8 way subs cant handle the power

 

[ahole-ic]

ok and wth is big3??????and gains are like up 1/8 way subs cant handle the power

1/8 way means nothing. Have someone scope your gain.

How To Do The Big 3: Tutorial - SMD Forum

 

[tdford5 10+ year member]

oh ok gotcha thank you ,, oh steve meade the master ,,, thats what ***** kinda, my battery is in the trunk thats why i thought i was losing power up front to the lights...

 

[lowriderram_95 10+ year member]

yea big 3 and maybe a second batt, hell I've got 4 extra batts in my car. NO dimming even at full tilt, prolly won't stay that way once I upgrade amps

 

[tdford5 10+ year member]

no i dont think i have that much power to need more batteries .lol