Power Question

[mccanng 10+ year member]

Right now I have an Optima Yellow Top Battery (http://www.darvex.com/8014-045/Optima+Yellow+Top+CCA+870+Amps+Battery.html) under the hood of my car (just got it installed today) and a 80amp alternator (stock). I have the big 3 done. This all powers a 300rms amp. I was wondering if the battery and alternator would be able to handle a 1000rms amp (Alpine MRP-M1000).

Thanks Greg

Click to read more...

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

Yeah. Probably.

 

[mccanng 10+ year member]

O alright, I was just wondering because my old stock battery would lose voltage when I had a 300rms w amp hooked up to it so i wasn't sure even though i added a better battery if it could still withstand a 1000rms w.

Thanks Chevy, Greg

 

[LulzChicken 10+ year member]

I have a 98 Suburban with the battery that has always been in there, with a stock alternator. I can push my Kicker ZX 1000.1 pretty hard, but I do get voltage drops, not EXTREMELY drastic though. You should be ok.

 

[mccanng 10+ year member]

O what does your stock alt put out LilzChicken?

 

[LulzChicken 10+ year member]

I honestly have no idea... The "real" stock one went out of me, so I got a new alternator put in. This was before I was interested in car audio so I'm not sure what it puts out. You should be fine though, I wouldn't worry.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

It should be ok. But if you plan to upgrade in the future, a h/o wouldn't hurt.

 

[mccanng 10+ year member]

I just tested my car audio w/ my new battery with the lights on and it didn't dim at all and the whole time I was at idle.

Greg