JBL BP-1200.1Z Power Issues?

[Zash 10+ year member]

I am going to be purchasing a JBL 1200.1 either today or tomorrow. I am slightly concerned about power issues however. I have a stock alternator and a stock battery. Does this amp pull a lot of power? Would it be wise for me to purchase and install a new alternator or batter as well? If it's possible I would like to avoid installing new car parts since I don't really plan on having my current vehicle for much longer. Thanks for the help.

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[Zash 10+ year member]

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[skeptikal Premium Member]

it pulls around 120 amps at full power... i would recommend the big3 upgrade / HO alternator. im not completely done with the big 3 but i regrounded a few things and it helped out alot.

 

[Zash 10+ year member]

What exactly does the "Big 3 upgrade" consist of?

 

[skeptikal Premium Member]

do a search for "magic-3", "big-3", and get on SoundDomain.com... there is an excellent tutorial there.. would someone mind posting a link, im too lazy to do it myself.

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

http://forum.sounddomain.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801

- Steve

 

[Zash 10+ year member]

Thanks for the information guys.

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

There are numerous other threads on the same upgrade - if you have any other questions just let us know and I'm sure we will be able to steer you in the right direction.

- Steve

 

[Zash 10+ year member]

Is this upgrade dangerous? After reading through that tutorial, I noticed that the guy said something about a battery blowing up... Has this really ever happened?

 

[skeptikal Premium Member]

naw... fuse your + battery to + alternator with like a 200+ amp fuse.. shouldnt be a problem at all. i did the grounding parts, i just have to buy a 200 amp inline fuse to complete it.