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<blockquote data-quote="ThxOne" data-source="post: 8700448" data-attributes="member: 675210"><p>Remember, the alternator is NOT what is powering your stereo. When the stereo demands power it pulls it from the battery as the battery is designed to discharge large amounts of power quickly. The alternator will then kick in and slowly fill the battery back up and will only do this at a set rate, set by the voltage regulator. Pretty sure you did well upgrading the Alt as the stock one is about 110a. </p><p></p><p>So, you have plenty of alternator power to keep up with things and then some. You have purchased a new battery so that should not be an issue either. This "Big 3" you have done... what cables are going where and what size are they? They should be no smaller than 0awg and should be pure copper wires. How are these cables terminated? What battery terminals are you using? It is ok for headlights to flicker... not dim. A quick flicker when heavy bass notes hit is pretty normal with higher power if everything is good and tight. Dimming is a sign that there is a bad battery, too small of cables and or bad/poor grounds. Lastly an amp pushing a load it is not designed to push could cause the amp to draw too much current.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThxOne, post: 8700448, member: 675210"] Remember, the alternator is NOT what is powering your stereo. When the stereo demands power it pulls it from the battery as the battery is designed to discharge large amounts of power quickly. The alternator will then kick in and slowly fill the battery back up and will only do this at a set rate, set by the voltage regulator. Pretty sure you did well upgrading the Alt as the stock one is about 110a. So, you have plenty of alternator power to keep up with things and then some. You have purchased a new battery so that should not be an issue either. This "Big 3" you have done... what cables are going where and what size are they? They should be no smaller than 0awg and should be pure copper wires. How are these cables terminated? What battery terminals are you using? It is ok for headlights to flicker... not dim. A quick flicker when heavy bass notes hit is pretty normal with higher power if everything is good and tight. Dimming is a sign that there is a bad battery, too small of cables and or bad/poor grounds. Lastly an amp pushing a load it is not designed to push could cause the amp to draw too much current. [/QUOTE]
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