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<blockquote data-quote="SolobaricX" data-source="post: 6783400" data-attributes="member: 621501">All good advice.....the bolt was replaced with a &quot;respectably constructed&quot; bolt which is meant for alternators.....but that didn&#039;t fix the problem. When I broke it down earlier today it had already started to melt and burn the plastic coating of the wire.&nbsp; So I took it all off and ran 4 ga.&nbsp; I didnt have any 4ga terminals so I kept the compression terminals and made the 4ga fit (just stripping back a little extra wire and stuffing it all into the terminal)....I also ran a 4ga ground from the alt bracket to the wheel strut support. I cranked it up and had the system at about 75% of normal playing volume and let it run for less than two minutes....after shutting the engine off the compression terminal at the alternator was SUPER hot. None of the other terminals were hot in the least bit....I also am going to have to replace that bolt on my alternator again b/c the nut was already in the process of being melted onto the bolt.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SolobaricX, post: 6783400, member: 621501"] All good advice.....the bolt was replaced with a "respectably constructed" bolt which is meant for alternators.....but that didn't fix the problem. When I broke it down earlier today it had already started to melt and burn the plastic coating of the wire. So I took it all off and ran 4 ga. I didnt have any 4ga terminals so I kept the compression terminals and made the 4ga fit (just stripping back a little extra wire and stuffing it all into the terminal).... I also ran a 4ga ground from the alt bracket to the wheel strut support. I cranked it up and had the system at about 75% of normal playing volume and let it run for less than two minutes....after shutting the engine off the compression terminal at the alternator was SUPER hot. None of the other terminals were hot in the least bit.... I also am going to have to replace that bolt on my alternator again b/c the nut was already in the process of being melted onto the bolt. [/QUOTE]

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