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do i need to upgrade my alterantor and/or battery
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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 8405846" data-attributes="member: 540940"><p>It's more of a long term problem than short term.</p><p></p><p>Short term it should work fine.</p><p></p><p>Naturally, there will be voltage dips at high demand, but that is to be expected (even HO alt's can't respond instantaneously).</p><p></p><p>The problem is the overall work load for the alt will be much higher than before - so it will run hotter more often.</p><p></p><p>That will shorten its life.</p><p></p><p>How much shorter it will be depends on your listening habits and the initial quality of the alt.</p><p></p><p>When the stock alt fails - whether that's next month or 5 yrs from now - you can decide at that point if you want to replace it with HO or stock.</p><p></p><p>I've always gone with stock and just planned to replace it every 18-24 mo. Although my current stock alt is 160A and seems to be holding up well with 1500w of power (but I don't blast it very often).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 8405846, member: 540940"] It's more of a long term problem than short term. Short term it should work fine. Naturally, there will be voltage dips at high demand, but that is to be expected (even HO alt's can't respond instantaneously). The problem is the overall work load for the alt will be much higher than before - so it will run hotter more often. That will shorten its life. How much shorter it will be depends on your listening habits and the initial quality of the alt. When the stock alt fails - whether that's next month or 5 yrs from now - you can decide at that point if you want to replace it with HO or stock. I've always gone with stock and just planned to replace it every 18-24 mo. Although my current stock alt is 160A and seems to be holding up well with 1500w of power (but I don't blast it very often). [/QUOTE]
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