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<blockquote data-quote="audiolife" data-source="post: 6779078" data-attributes="member: 541383"><p>Best way to do it is with a bigger alternator and correct batteries. Even with a 225 amp alt you run the potential into drawing more than the alt can put out over all and at idle which will tax the batteries and eventually the alt. I would add a voltmeter display and check the resting voltage of the batteries. If they were starting to go down from an original voltage of 12.9 and start resting at 12.6 you need a charger. In that case I would pony up and just install one of these <a href="http://www.kinetikaudio.com/2009/product.asp?P=KIPS12-60&amp;C=2" target="_blank">Kinetik High Current Power Cells</a> and plug it in when needed.Its cheaper than destroying batteries and you can always take it with you into another install or leave it in as you upgrade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="audiolife, post: 6779078, member: 541383"] Best way to do it is with a bigger alternator and correct batteries. Even with a 225 amp alt you run the potential into drawing more than the alt can put out over all and at idle which will tax the batteries and eventually the alt. I would add a voltmeter display and check the resting voltage of the batteries. If they were starting to go down from an original voltage of 12.9 and start resting at 12.6 you need a charger. In that case I would pony up and just install one of these [URL="http://www.kinetikaudio.com/2009/product.asp?P=KIPS12-60&C=2"]Kinetik High Current Power Cells[/URL] and plug it in when needed.Its cheaper than destroying batteries and you can always take it with you into another install or leave it in as you upgrade. [/QUOTE]
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