hooking up volt meter, front bat or back batts???

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

hm... resistance then from front to back? what guage wiring are u using?

1/0.

i could've been high though. i'll recheck. that does sound high

 

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

crap, i got the stinger one too, but i plan on keeping it connected to the amp though. do i still need to adjust it, or just when its connected to the battery?

i have the tsunami one that that fits right under my cd player. and its great. not sure how the adjustments work on that stinger one.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/connersdad19/System/43.jpg

but to black bonnie put it at your amp/amps with the stinger one it only does one amp but with the tsunami you can do 4...

 

[jrwalte 10+ year member]

tis true, but my front batt usually reads .5 - 1.5v higher than the rear. but the rear and the amp are usually the same.

You most definitely have a weak ground to have that large of a voltage drop. But as you said, it works for your equipment. It'll just demand more out of your front battery and alternator to pull the extra current to make up for the weak connection.

 

[chunky cumz 10+ year member]

This isn't true.
If you have a weak connection from front to rear, whether it be ground or positive, the front battery would show a higher voltage while under load then the equipment behind the weak link in the rear, even if they show the same voltage while under little load.

ut oh, i think this will start a whole new thread right hear,

Some say batteries parralleled equal one big battery and they are all the same load 24/7 (as long as it is wired correctly of course or the wiring is correct)

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

if they are the exact same battery, they should sit equal in parallel

 

[jrwalte 10+ year member]

(as long as it is wired correctly of course or the wiring is correct)

That's the key phrase right there //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif It's not wired correctly if you have a high resistance somewhere.

 

[chunky cumz 10+ year member]

That's the key phrase right there //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif It's not wired correctly if you have a high resistance somewhere.

yep, Check your gauge, check wiring completely for any trouble spots. check terminals (you dont want rusty terms!)

Now something i see argued constantly is different battery types.

Are they the same brand/model batts?

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

wow, this thread took off...well i guess ill hook it up at them amp then. thanks guys.