What rms can my stock alt handle?

[llvllentalist 10+ year member]

Hey, i have a 1995 saturn sc1, i believe the stock alternator is 96 amps (correct me if i am wrong), What i would like to know is about how many watts rms can this alternator handle without needing any major electrical modifications... thanks

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[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

http://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp

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[mjbailey21 10+ year member]

This was my biggest worry.

With a PG 1200.1 (rated at 1487watts) and a 04 Accord (supposed to have 80-100amps), I didn't know if my stock alternator was going to handle that amp and subs, much less be safe at night with a/c running and headlights on. Many knowledgable people told me to worry about it. I got it installed anyways.

Works perfect. Barely any dims. RickTC is running some mad amps for competition and has an older Saturn running on stock alt. and it works perfectly fine as well.

Thats my 2cents....

-Matthew

 

[llvllentalist 10+ year member]

thanks for the help but according to that site i can only run 600 w rms?

Total RMS Current Amps

Power (watts)

600 96

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[jinx8402 10+ year member]

Well if you are going to be running sine waves, then yes your alt will probably only be able to handle 600 w rms. However, since you will be playing regular music while driving, your amps will never draw the max rating. I have been running over 1200 rms (not just sub amps) daily on my 92 grand prix (which is a 105 amp alt) that have a history of bad alts fine for the last 2 years.

 

[llvllentalist 10+ year member]

ok cool, thanks for the help guys