Voltage drop with good electrical. What am I doing wrong?

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

Setup in sig. I have:

-Two MB Quart DSC1500.1Ds strapped at 1.2 ohm (0.6 ohm each amp)

-Two Sprinter 100Ah batteries in the rear

-Crappy stock battery up front (for now)

-136A alternator

-Big three done in 1/0 (positive to alternator positive, chassis ground to the driver's side fender, engine ground to the top of the engine block)

-Wiring is done as follows: Amps to distribution block (one for + and -), two runs of wire from distribution block to rear batteries (one for + and -), two runs of wire from rear batteries to front battery (one for + and -). No interaction with the chassis or frame of the vehicle, everything is directly connected.

I realize two 1500W amps strapped at 0.6 is going to be hard on an electrical no matter what, but a buddy of mine ran one of these amps at 0.5 with only a stock front battery, 80A alt, and a Deka in the rear and only dropped 0.4.

No clue what I am doing wrong, all of my connections are soldered, each run of wire from front batt to rear is about 20 ft long and each run from rear batt bank to cabin, where the distros/amps are, is 10 ft long. All batteries and alt are working properly

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[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

1 at .5 is no where near as taxing as 2 at 1.2 is

you need more juice...

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

i wouldnt attempt that setup without at least 400ah of batt on that small alt...

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

double check all of your grounds as well, it could be something as simple as needing a washer on a connection somewhere, had it happen to me a couple times.

also how far is your voltage dropping exactly?

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

1 at .5 is no where near as taxing as 2 at 1.2 is
you need more juice...

Shouldn't it only draw double what one would, since it's just two of the amps strapped?

I have another 88Ah batt I want to put under the hood but haven't had the time yet

double check all of your grounds as well, it could be something as simple as needing a washer on a connection somewhere, had it happen to me a couple times.
also how far is your voltage dropping exactly?

What grounds exactly? Everything is directly connected to a battery... Nate was telling me about an issue you had with a washer, I use washers on all of my connections; I can take pictures of every bit of my install if necessary, but what was your exact issue again?

Prolly into the 11's...amps aren't shutting off even with that low ohm load + voltage drop combo though.

 

[Boomsday 10+ year member]

The AH of your batteries dont mean much when the car is running, CCA and resistance are the most important numbers

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

I know, the point I'm trying to make is that they are large batteries...and I'm not the first person to use them for car audio, so I know they are fine for what I am trying to use them for.

 

[Boomsday 10+ year member]

I know, the point I'm trying to make is that they are large batteries...and I'm not the first person to use them for car audio, so I know they are fine for what I am trying to use them for.

Well I vote Better Batteries first and Bigger alt second

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

Batteries are fine and alt should be big enough to get the job done until I can afford a H/O...

 

[CL1CKCLACK 5,000+ posts]

if you arent going to take anyones advice whats the point in making this thread at all???

 

[Boomsday 10+ year member]

Batteries are fine and alt should be big enough to get the job done until I can afford a H/O...

Apparently not if your having bad drops //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

;7470671']if you arent going to take anyones advice whats the point in making this thread at all???

Just because I don't have XS Power batteries doesn't mean that my batteries ****...same with the alt, just because it's not a forum boner like DC Power doesn't mean that it's garbage.

 

[CL1CKCLACK 5,000+ posts]

Just because I don't have XS Power batteries doesn't mean that my batteries ****...same with the alt, just because it's not a forum boner like DC Power doesn't mean that it's garbage.

they havent said anything about either of those brands. everyone has told you that you need either more batteries or a bigger alt.

and thats a fact. if you didnt you wouldnt be having the issue

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

I know, I have another battery to add which should help.

I guess I'm too used to CACO, those fegs are convinced that you have to have designer equipment like XS Power...

 

[oxsign 5,000+ posts]

^^^^^^^^this^^^^^^^^ You asked, and the remedy has been given. What else do you want to hear?