Electrical Help!!!!!

[cslother 10+ year member]

So I just installed my new system yesterday and managed to fry my alternator and battery. I have a 06 xxx 12 running off a concept 2400a and a concept 400 watt amp powering my door speakers. It was all running off stock electrical. (I know I know) I wanted to make sure everything was working before I started to do the big 3. I only had it playing for maybe 5 minutes and it sounded extremely underpowered. I turned the car off and went to mess with the gain on the amp. When I went back to start my car it wouldn't start. Battery won't take a charge and alternator was running at 11 volts. I already got the alternator replaced under warranty and I'm about to go pick up a kinetik 1800. So my question is will the kentik under the hook and big 3 with 0 gauge be enough to avoid this happening again until I can afford a larger alternator? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[cslother 10+ year member]

Help Please I Need This Taken Care Of Tonight

 

[four15s 10+ year member]

yes

but you should get a optima under the hood

if im not mistaken, kinitek is more for car audio

itll work though, i jus suggest optima

but dependin on how many amps ur alt is, it should hold up for a good minute

get a bigger one asap though

 

[jrwalte 10+ year member]

the kinetik 1800 is much better than the yellowtop - for car or audio.

 

[cslother 10+ year member]

thanks for the help guys.

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

how big is your alt

 

[cslother 10+ year member]

either 110 or 130. I'm ordering a 180 tomorrow. I just found another piece to the puzzle so if someone could please explain this to me... So the dealership lied to me and the battery is holding a charge. I decided to hook the door speakers back up to the stock battery since they weren't a problem. I hooked the terminal back up for the door speakers and went to start my car. click... Wouldn't start again. Took the terminal back out and started right up. What do you make of this? Bad grounds? I'm putting in the kinetik tomorrow.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

I don't follow what your saying. Do you mean that when you hooked up the AMP for the door speakers the car wouldn't start? Even with the amp off?

 

[cslother 10+ year member]

When I hooked the amp up to the battery the car wouldn't start. Then when I disconnected the terminal again it would start.

 

[cslother 10+ year member]

up

 

[cslother 10+ year member]

?????????

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

when u connect your power wire your not doing anything other then taking the bolt off the postive of the batt and puting the ring connect under the bolt and bolt back on right? and when u do this u take off your neg of your batt?

 

[cslother 10+ year member]

correct

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

well im not to sure then. how it now?

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

That's the first time I have heard that. Is there a fuse in the power wire and is your battery fully charged? Also your gains are set crazy are they?