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Likelihood of my Alt Handling a Heavy Load
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<blockquote data-quote="Staynlean" data-source="post: 8201896" data-attributes="member: 652095"><p>Hey, you're on the right track. Look under the wiring and electrical topic of this forum and the "big 3" is a sticky you will first see. </p><p>It basically consists of adding additional wiring from your alt to bat, and then upgrading the factory grounds off the bat and adding an engine block to frame ground.</p><p></p><p>There's also additional things you can do as well.</p><p></p><p>For example, my two amps are grounded to seat bolts. Grounding to the body is not the greatest idea however I had no other option. So, I bought a bolt that would extend a little longer under the body (keeping the body ground) and rand another 0ga wire from that by to the frame under the truck. So, same as grounding to the frame (which is recommended.)</p><p></p><p>I had no problems with the current grounds on the body, but when I upgraded to the longer bolts and extended the ground to the frame I had about a .2 less drop.</p><p></p><p>Also the bat neg had an upgrade (big3) wide that went straight to frame so imagine the benefits of having completely upgraded the electrical.</p><p></p><p>Remember, in automobile 12v electrical, the source of the power initially runs thru the grounds.</p><p></p><p>Grounds are critical broski.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Staynlean, post: 8201896, member: 652095"] Hey, you're on the right track. Look under the wiring and electrical topic of this forum and the "big 3" is a sticky you will first see. It basically consists of adding additional wiring from your alt to bat, and then upgrading the factory grounds off the bat and adding an engine block to frame ground. There's also additional things you can do as well. For example, my two amps are grounded to seat bolts. Grounding to the body is not the greatest idea however I had no other option. So, I bought a bolt that would extend a little longer under the body (keeping the body ground) and rand another 0ga wire from that by to the frame under the truck. So, same as grounding to the frame (which is recommended.) I had no problems with the current grounds on the body, but when I upgraded to the longer bolts and extended the ground to the frame I had about a .2 less drop. Also the bat neg had an upgrade (big3) wide that went straight to frame so imagine the benefits of having completely upgraded the electrical. Remember, in automobile 12v electrical, the source of the power initially runs thru the grounds. Grounds are critical broski. [/QUOTE]
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