Electrical upgrade

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

I was just wondering what are some of the cheaper ways to upgrade your electrical, extra battery, rewound alt., big 3?

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[bk12321 10+ year member]

big 3 > battery > alternator

thats the order i would do them if u are still having problems.

do the big 3 in 1/0, followed by possibly replacing your starter battery and/or adding a ceep cycle in the back or 2, followed by adding a single or dual alternator setup depending on how big of a system we are talking.

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

If I were to get an extra battery would I also need to get a bigger alt. to charge both batteries. When I had my truck I had 3 batteries total and I never upgraded the alternator and I had all sorts of problems. I'm not sure how many amps the alternator in my 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara pulls, but I believe I'll have to upgrade my electrical in order to strap 2 Power Acoustik A2400DB's and my component amp. And I don't have much money to work with.

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Do the big 3 first....

If that doesnt help/fix the problem...

step back and evaluate what you are working with. If you are running a lot of power...get an HO alt. Don't mess with adding batteries...First you have to be able to supply the current.

Big 3>HO Alt>Battery Bank.

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

Cool, that's exactly what I needed to know. Thanks