new type r setup problem

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

low voltage for the car battery

 

[bass-aholic 10+ year member]

Capacitors are not the answer to a small/innsufficient alternator, they just add more strain to the system. Also that amp is not to powerful for those subs.

 

[makaveli11 10+ year member]

ok guys... what yall are basically telling me is my car is too low in the voltage department at my battery and its causing my amp to try to hard because its being summoned to draw more power that it cant get? somebody paint me a picture im dumb as **** here and im so pissed off at the guys who installed this i paid out the *** to get it installed now she be ****in up, would the capacitor/ power cell help out the voltage to the amp at all? anybody?

 

[makaveli11 10+ year member]

money isnt an issue for me, would putting a new battery/ alternator in there help?

 

[82 cutlass 10+ year member]

money isnt an issue for me, would putting a new battery/ alternator in there help?

Sounds like a voltage drop or your clipping the amp . Have somebody that knows what their doing check it out before you get a new battery or alternator

 

[makaveli11 10+ year member]

does somebody wanna explain what clipping means exactly???

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

amp going into protect, either from thermal or bad ground

Capacitor is kock blocking your voltage from getting to teh amp

You need better electrical

 

[makaveli11 10+ year member]

how bout a new batter/ bigger alt and i take away the cap/ power cell

 

[Alpineforever 10+ year member]

A Better battery and the Big 3 would help you

The big 3:

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152355

The higher your voltage the more efficiently your amp can run and the cooler it stays (up to a point). Also, If I'm not mistaken the V series amp has a digital screen on it, next time it cuts out, go back to your trunk or wherever your amp is mounted, the digital screen should turn red and it should say something quick about what the problem might be (i.e. TEMP=temperature VOLT=voltage CUR=current).

Upgrading with the Big 3 or a better battery can help your car provide the kind of current your amp needs at an efficient voltage to stop your amp from overheating (if that is the problem, which it sounds like it is). That capacitor isn't really going to do much of anything to solve your problem, sorry to tell you.

 

[Alpineforever 10+ year member]

how bout a new batter/ bigger alt and i take away the cap/ power cell

Alternator isn't going to be necessary at this power level, and you might as well keep the cap, it can do some good, but not for fixing your current problem