Hey guys, ive seen many battery/alternator mods on here. What im wondering is, what do i need to run this:

-All stock components (electric everything)
-Aftermarket stereo cd player
-rockford fosgate amp, 150watts rmsx4ohm, ill have 2 speakers, wired to 2 ohms, so 150 each @ 2 ohms, 300rms total
-One of those 12v converters, to power an xbox
-one 7inch lcd screen

My alternator is currently the stock 90amp
brand new battery

if i have to do too much, im about to say screw the sub woofers, my alpine type-s door speakers/6x9's already sound amazing with enough bass however i do enjoy alot of bass, so yea just post like, if its safe to run all that, or how you'd do it, all ive wired is a small system in my old eclipse, this is going to be a bit different

i have 2 aftermarket head units, a punch 200 amp old skool, 5 tft 8" monitors, power inverter for ps2, 2 extra cig lighter ports, hard wired radar det., 5 after market gauges (boost,a/f,oil pressure, voltage,& egt, and an aftermarket viper alarm all on my stock charging system with no upgrades and all running off the same 12v source lol.. i need to rerun some wires but its been this way for over a year with no problems, i also have the af-x udp to boot so my guess is you would be fine with what you are getting
p.s my battery is 7 years old too
joe

Wow... nice, thanks! sounds good!

ill agree...you should be fine w/ the stock electrical system. hell, you could add on and still be fine.

/tear
*cry*
ive been threw 4 alternators in 2 yrs :(
although my optima yellow top has been great fro the last 2 years... and my secondary batt hates me...... but pulling 62 amps consistantly will do that to ya :(

i need me one of them 50 farad caps /drool mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :)


02:19:18pm DarkOne> They'd have had to brought a whole fucking JUG of KY.
02:19:28pm InFiNiT3> lol no shit
02:19:39pm DarkOne> and a funnel.
02:19:45pm grain> have to get the ky with warming
02:20:00pm InFiNiT3> i feel sorry for the 18 y/o (one was 17 one 18) his name was plaster'd all over the news n news paper
02:20:06pm DarkOne> Yeah, has to be warming.
02:20:06pm BuckNutty> jus spit on it and it'll go in
02:20:17pm InFiNiT3> aye the ky w/ warming any good>
02:20:45pm grain> never tryed it
02:20:50pm grain> i applyed for a sample on thier website
02:20:56pm BuckNutty> evan didn't complain any
02:20:56pm BuckNutty> it felt nice
02:20:57pm InFiNiT3> lol
02:21:01pm grain> i use id glide whne she dries
02:21:06pm grain> good stuff
02:21:45pm InFiNiT3> thnx for the new sig guys
02:21:45pm DarkOne> Are we still talking about fucking dead chicks?

4 alternators? WTH are u running in there? u should just buy them in bulk and store them in a box somewhere, heh...

them things are a pita to replace and not very cheap either, what are you running in there? im curious cause i thought i was bad.

but the beauty of life time warr. alternators lol theyre not that bad to replace once your used to em.
I pull approx. 72 amps rms...... swapped the shity 10gauge stock wires fromt he alt. to dual 4 gauge helped alot. that and adding
4x 1 frd caps and a second batt . havent fried my alt since i went to the dual batt setup.

I gotta post some pics up for ya guys been meaning to but have been very busy


02:19:18pm DarkOne> They'd have had to brought a whole fucking JUG of KY.
02:19:28pm InFiNiT3> lol no shit
02:19:39pm DarkOne> and a funnel.
02:19:45pm grain> have to get the ky with warming
02:20:00pm InFiNiT3> i feel sorry for the 18 y/o (one was 17 one 18) his name was plaster'd all over the news n news paper
02:20:06pm DarkOne> Yeah, has to be warming.
02:20:06pm BuckNutty> jus spit on it and it'll go in
02:20:17pm InFiNiT3> aye the ky w/ warming any good>
02:20:45pm grain> never tryed it
02:20:50pm grain> i applyed for a sample on thier website
02:20:56pm BuckNutty> evan didn't complain any
02:20:56pm BuckNutty> it felt nice
02:20:57pm InFiNiT3> lol
02:21:01pm grain> i use id glide whne she dries
02:21:06pm grain> good stuff
02:21:45pm InFiNiT3> thnx for the new sig guys
02:21:45pm DarkOne> Are we still talking about fucking dead chicks?

im running almost 600 watts rms, i dont have my xbox plugged in yett, bu t when the bass hits the lights dim especially once i turn my tv on, so should i get a .5f cap for my subs?

I think a .5f would be a waste of time. Grab a 1f. Whenever I get around to throwing my Alpine v12 back in the car I'll probably throw a 1f in there to help reduce strain on the alternator. BTW, I was running 900w peak and 500 RMS on the stock alternator and a battery that is 7 yrs old with no problem. The only time my lights dimmed out I was sitting still. Once up to speed it was no longer a problem.

Originally posted by InFiNiT3
but the beauty of life time warr. alternators lol theyre not that bad to replace once your used to em. I pull approx. 72 amps rms...... swapped the shity 10gauge stock wires fromt he alt. to dual 4 gauge helped alot. that and adding 4x 1 frd caps and a second batt . havent fried my alt since i went to the dual batt setup. I gotta post some pics up for ya guys been meaning to but have been very busy 02:19:18pm DarkOne> They'd have had to brought a whole fucking JUG of KY. 02:19:28pm InFiNiT3> lol no shit 02:19:39pm DarkOne> and a funnel. 02:19:45pm grain> have to get the ky with warming 02:20:00pm InFiNiT3> i feel sorry for the 18 y/o (one was 17 one 18) his name was plaster'd all over the news n news paper 02:20:06pm DarkOne> Yeah, has to be warming. 02:20:06pm BuckNutty> jus spit on it and it'll go in 02:20:17pm InFiNiT3> aye the ky w/ warming any good> 02:20:45pm grain> never tryed it 02:20:50pm grain> i applyed for a sample on thier website 02:20:56pm BuckNutty> evan didn't complain any 02:20:56pm BuckNutty> it felt nice 02:20:57pm InFiNiT3> lol 02:21:01pm grain> i use id glide whne she dries 02:21:06pm grain> good stuff 02:21:45pm InFiNiT3> thnx for the new sig guys 02:21:45pm DarkOne> Are we still talking about fucking dead chicks?

wait, what? who runs batteries and caps at the same time? that defeats the purpose, you do either or

yeah mine only dim's when im sitting too, so i guess its not really too bad, and only dims when i have my screen on

Originally posted by VOTBLINDUB
wait, what? who runs batteries and caps at the same time? that defeats the purpose, you do either or

Uhh no. Caps are there to supplement the power coming off of a battery. Capacitors resist changes in current flow. When the power drops below what the system is require they discharge some of the stored energy they contain. This is why capacitors are used heavily in the electronics world to help clean up dirty power.

Here is an article that will help explain this concept.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/capacitor.htm

What do u guys think of farad cap brands, i remember sum1 saying that it shouldnt matter much, i found a 1 farad cap a walmart for $73.56 and was wondering if i should spend the $150 on the rockford .5 cap, or buy the $130 1.2farad power acoustics one or if the $73.56 one at walmart was fine, i mean technically its just a capacitor, that has a voltage guage on it, so... its not producing sound, only providing power to help the amplifier produce the sound right? and as long as it doesnt mess up it should be good? or no. Thoughts please.

a cap is a cap bro :) i saw the walmart one the other day... i think imma buy like 4 of em :) lol


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