Help! what to do??

[dre2390 10+ year member]

Alright, there is a new post asking a very similar question but didn't want to steal his thread and I can ask more specifically to my problem.

First off, I am running a 15" Fi SSD off of a hifonics bx1205D, and rainbow slc265 components off a pioneer amp at 125x2.

This past weekend my battery died on me and my car wouldn't start. I unhooked my hifonics amp which obviously was pulling the most from my whole setup and jumped my car and drove it on the highway a good hour. The battery charged back up fine and has been working fine since.

My question then is that since it seems that I'm pulling power from my battery faster than my crappy 90amp stock alternator is charging it back up, what should i do?

-Look to get a higher output alternator and a battery to go with it

-Just look to get a better battery (ie- yellow top or the equivalent)

-Run a second battery in my trunk for the audio

Of course if there are any other possible solutions that would be great too, but what do you guys think?

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[dre2390 10+ year member]

anyone with an opinion??

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

My question then is that since it seems that I'm pulling power from my battery faster than my crappy 90amp stock alternator is charging it back up, what should i do?

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either buy a new alt or get your old one rewound to a higher amperage.

 

[dre2390 10+ year member]

ok, you think that would be the best choice?

and would I have to get a new battery too?

 

[Goindef154 5,000+ posts]

I'm not trying to insult you or anything. But were you sitting parked playing your stereo for an extended amount of time?

 

[Hydrastas 10+ year member]

done big 3 yet?

 

[dre2390 10+ year member]

no actually i did not do that. I would have been able to figure that one out myself if I had done that.

And no I've decided to go with a kinetic HC800 in the trunk and doing the Big 3 before hooking that up. Just waiting for all the wire and battery to get here now.