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<blockquote data-quote="Beatin&amp;#039;" data-source="post: 8200968" data-attributes="member: 646085">Long story short, my car wouldn&#039;t start and all the electronics reset. Me and my uncle tried figuring why the alternator wasn&#039;t charging the battery and was having the lights flicker when given a jump.Turns out the negative terminal was badly corroded on the inside contact area. We cleaned it with boiling water and baking soda and it was clean and shiny. We hooked it up and gave the car a jump and the lights stopped flickering. Voltage is now stable and charging the battery. Yay!But my uncle told me my sound system is drawing too much than the alternator can put out and it&#039;s somehow causing the terminals to corrode. Is this true?My alt is 90A. I have the amp tuned to the HU to not draw more than 500-700wrms, but kick drums are often times recorded louder are pulling double or more power, in the 1,500 watt range.Could this be the reason why the terminals get corroded?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Beatin', post: 8200968, member: 646085"] Long story short, my car wouldn't start and all the electronics reset. Me and my uncle tried figuring why the alternator wasn't charging the battery and was having the lights flicker when given a jump. Turns out the negative terminal was badly corroded on the inside contact area. We cleaned it with boiling water and baking soda and it was clean and shiny. We hooked it up and gave the car a jump and the lights stopped flickering. Voltage is now stable and charging the battery. Yay! But my uncle told me my sound system is drawing too much than the alternator can put out and it's somehow causing the terminals to corrode. Is this true? My alt is 90A. I have the amp tuned to the HU to not draw more than 500-700wrms, but kick drums are often times recorded louder are pulling double or more power, in the 1,500 watt range. Could this be the reason why the terminals get corroded? [/QUOTE]

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