is there any way to get around buying a new alternator?

[PIMPSLAPN 10+ year member]

my car is small an i dont think the stock alternator is very strong even now with the car running when you turn the volume up it cuts out.. is that power issue?

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[xShoWTeKx 10+ year member]

what car, what amp, do you know what your stock alt puts out, any extra batteries?

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

It very well could be.

Grab a volt meter or a digital multi meter and see what your volts are at when you have the music on and the car running. And then post what your voltage starts at and drops too.

Make sure you play a bass heavy song.

 

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It very well could be.

Grab a volt meter or a digital multi meter and see what your volts are at when you have the music on and the car running. And then post what your voltage starts at and drops too.

Make sure you play a bass heavy song.

 

[PIMPSLAPN 10+ year member]

car is a 1991 honda civic dx (really small) the amp i got now is a old kenwood 500 watt amp (from like 1994) with a single pyle pro 18.. no extra batteries if i added a battery would i still need a new alternator? jockhater2 i think i know somebody who might have one ill have to look into that thanks for the help

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

what size power/ground wires? good grounds, good connections at the battery/fuses?..sounds like you are not getting good power to the amp if it is cutting out...*shrugz*

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

what size power/ground wires? good grounds, good connections at the battery/fuses?..sounds like you are not getting good power to the amp if it is cutting out...*shrugz*

One of my first systems I ran 1/0 gauge stinger wire. I had about 1k watts. And my music would cut out on the stock electrical.

It has to be because of low voltage.

Unless his cd/headunit is skipping.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like a wiring or setting issue.

To answer your other question, no adding batteries will not fix the problem. It is only a band-aid for it.

 

[PIMPSLAPN 10+ year member]

**** it