Power Help

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

Alternator isn't an option it cost too much for my car - no shop has quoted me a price i'm willing to accept so i need to go the other route. Currently, I'm running 1300 watts w/a 85 amp alt w/2 capacitors, and 1 yellow top. FYI - my lights don't dim at all however I have had 2 low voltage warnings.

• Adding a 2nd Battery
  
• Upgrading to a 5 Farad Cap (probably Stinger).
  

Again, sorry about having the poll w/only two options but those two options are the only way I choose to go so respect it and pick the BEST choice b/w the 2.

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[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

2nd battery in the rear. Have you done the big 3 yet? What guage wire are you running?

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

haven't done big 3 - i will do that but i want to do one of the 2 things in the poll. i'm running 0/1 guages to distro then 4 guauge to 2 caps then caps to amps

 

[MatthewR6 10+ year member]

2nd battery! id get something like a kinetik hc800. it has 850-900 amps and its not much bigger than a motorcycle battery!! i think that would be perfect with your limited space in your car.

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

option 3 = "the big three"

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

2nd battery! id get something like a kinetik hc800. it has 850-900 amps and its not much bigger than a motorcycle battery!! i think that would be perfect with your limited space in your car.

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I'd get a 2nd battery, and something from Kinetik like the HC800 as mentioned.

 

[creater 10+ year member]

big 3 or battery...

i hate caps...only for style

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

how would a second battery help in this case, because you will now have to keep 2 batteries charged? did you do a big 3 upgrade yet?

 

[jlaine 10+ year member]

Alternator isn't an option it cost too much for my car - no shop has quoted me a price i'm willing to accept so i need to go the other route. Currently, I'm running 1300 watts w/a 85 amp alt w/2 capacitors, and 1 yellow top. FYI - my lights don't dim at all however I have had 2 low voltage warnings.

• Adding a 2nd Battery
  
• Upgrading to a 5 Farad Cap (probably Stinger).
  

Again, sorry about having the poll w/only two options but those two options are the only way I choose to go so respect it and pick the BEST choice b/w the 2.

Your poll says voltage drop in it...

The only way to cure voltage drop is to increase the higher voltage supply - neither of your options do that.

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

doesn't the cap help prevent it from dropping as fast?

 

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

Save your cash, get an alt and fix the problem the right way.

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

doesn't the cap help prevent it from dropping as fast?

A cap will store voltage, but in order to store it, it has to charge. And you relectrical system charges it. It drains VERY fast though. So your recharging a cap, charging a battery, and powering an amp, ni this case, the cap is probably hurting you with voltage. Get a new alternator.

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

i'm adding the cap on the mono amp.

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

people don't undrestand about the alt issue i'm having so i'll attempt to explain......

Warren said an alt is not an option - period.

now that i've said that i hope we're all on the same page and understand what we CANNOT do!

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

people don't undrestand about the alt issue i'm having so i'll attempt to explain......

Warren said an alt is not an option - period.

now that i've said that i hope we're all on the same page and understand what we CANNOT do!

adding a cap or 2nd battery will not help so do nothing