Will I Need An Extra Battery To Back Up My System??!

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

ill be running 1 solo x 12" with a kx2500.1.. will i needa battery in the trunk also...

help me out .... advice

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[prioracy 10+ year member]

extra battery will help a lil bit, advantage of having an extra batt. is when your playing music for a lil bit, you will wanna look into a HO alternator, and a yellow top or a battery like it under the hood.

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

jus buy a HO alternator and a yellow top n im good?

 

[prioracy 10+ year member]

and do the big 3 upgrade, not familar with the kicker amps but i'm sure it eats up some current...

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

big 3..

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

those HO altenators are like almost 300

 

[prioracy 10+ year member]

yeah there is a sticky in the electrical part of the forum on what wires to upgrade, and yeah, def worth it though, i ran a orion 2500d on my stock alt. thank god i was home when it gave out, def. would be bad if my car stalled out, especially in chicago weather...

 

[LIGHTBEING 10+ year member]

Yeah, do BIG 3 first, then HO Alternator, finally if your voltage is still dropping get a new battery. I spoke with a rep over at Ohio Generators and he didn't suggest the yellow top for my sytem. I'm running about 2000 watts. Reason being is because he said you want a battery that discharges and recharges quickly. Optima Yellow tops don't recharge that fast. He suggested Kinetik and Westco SVR batteries. I just order a Kinetik HC1800. Wanted to get the HC2000 but it wouldn't fit in the stock location.

 

[MetalHead888 10+ year member]

i dont see any reason for a new battery unless your lights are dimming or its obvious you need more power or if when the bass hits it sounds muddy and it all depends on what battery u got in there..mine does fine...id throw a capacitator in there and if u have any future problems change the battery or alternator in any case either 1 of these will solve ur problems if u have aany but id start off with a capacitator cuz ull need it eventually if u plan on upgrading more anyway

 

[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

Yeah, do BIG 3 first, then HO Alternator, finally if your voltage is still dropping get a new battery. I spoke with a rep over at Ohio Generators and he didn't suggest the yellow top for my sytem. I'm running about 2000 watts. Reason being is because he said you want a battery that discharges and recharges quickly. Optima Yellow tops don't recharge that fast. He suggested Kinetik and Westco SVR batteries. I just order a Kinetik HC1800. Wanted to get the HC2000 but it wouldn't fit in the stock location.

i have an SVR80 for sale! : ) used, looks a bit rough, still an amazingbattery, have had it sitting on top of a wooden box since i took it out of my car.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

i dont see any reason for a new battery unless your lights are dimming or its obvious you need more power or if when the bass hits it sounds muddy and it all depends on what battery u got in there..mine does fine...id throw a capacitator in there and if u have any future problems change the battery or alternator in any case either 1 of these will solve ur problems if u have aany but id start off with a capacitator cuz ull need it eventually if u plan on upgrading more anyway

DO NOT BUY A CAPACITOR, do it the right way like everyone has stated above. Start off with the big 3, HO Alt, and if necessary upgrade your battery. There is no reason at all to start off buying a capacitor, you will just cause more strain on your electrical system and run into more problems down the road. Do it the right way //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

what the "BIG 3"...

 

[Abel 10+ year member]

http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801;p=

 

[prioracy 10+ year member]

the big 3 is, 1.) Wire from Alternator to positive post on your battery 2.) Negative post on batter to Chassis of car or Engine block. 3.) Engine Block to chassis, highly suggested engine block near the alt.

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

thanks!.. how difficult is it to do that?