Wtf!?!?!?!?

[Notloud00 10+ year member]

well guys my alt died the other day(R.I.P.). i brought it to the shop and they said my upgraded wire fired it. i was like ?????? how. they said the alt couldnt handle it and i was like wtf? what do you guys think. my alt is over ten years old i think it just died. what do you guys think?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif :verymad: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif :verymad: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif :verymad:

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Ten years' worth of duty from an alternator is a pretty good lifespan.

Replace it and be done with it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Notloud00 10+ year member]

yea but what about this bs my 1/0 fried my 125amp alt?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

yea but what about this bs my 1/0 fried my 125amp alt?

They're idiots.

Wire carries power.

It doesn't create it.

The alt died from other causes.

Had nothing to do with the wire.

 

[Notloud00 10+ year member]

exactly what i said. My parents were like well he is a mechanic. i was like have you seen some mechanics:*******:

 

[kross 10+ year member]

Yeah, 10 years is about average lifespan for stock alts with normal load. When running high-power sound systems, the alt is running more often, shortening the life. Like someone said, replace it, ignore the idiots saying the wire fried it, and move on.

Unless, of course, it was a faulty wiring job, like something shorted out or something. In which case, fix it before you kill another alt. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Notloud00 10+ year member]

no faulty wiring. i had a fused 1/0 run direct from the alt. not sparking or anything at all. i also added 1/0 to the stock grounds. what makes me mad is my parents think that my bigger wire fried it because the mechanic said so.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif i was like well the alt is ten years old and i am pulling over 1500 rms on it. i dont think it was my wire

 

[Notloud00 10+ year member]

lol and my car was runnin off my batt for 2 days before i figured it out:*******: i didnt have a system in or it wouldnt have ran at all lol.

 

[05gliguy 10+ year member]

bad alty for sure... GL w/ the parents

 

[Notloud00 10+ year member]

yea its cool with them. hope my new alt owns. ill check it with a dmm:yumyum:

 

[zthumper 10+ year member]

it's prolly because your name is icweiner //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

What shop did you take it to? I'd definitely want them to explain to me in technical terms how a larger wire could cause an alt to fry. I love those kinda situations, when you can show them up... done it to a couple of BB or CC audio salesmen in the past... it's fun. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

But more than anything, it's a good opportunity to edumacate them so they don't continue to spread disinformation.

 

[Notloud00 10+ year member]

it's prolly because your name is icweiner //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

wow a terrible attempt at being funny:fyi:

 

[Notloud00 10+ year member]

What shop did you take it to? I'd definitely want them to explain to me in technical terms how a larger wire could cause an alt to fry. I love those kinda situations, when you can show them up... done it to a couple of BB or CC audio salesmen in the past... it's fun. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
But more than anything, it's a good opportunity to edumacate them so they don't continue to spread disinformation.

Fisher tire:*******:

 

[zthumper 10+ year member]

wow a terrible attempt at being funny:fyi:

I'm not the one who like teh c0ck....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif