dead alternator due to amp or what? capacitor?

[sonikaccord]

It really depends On the wire that u use. if u use a 10 gauge wire for a 1ooo watt amp it will hella kill ur battery and alt. trust me it happend twice!!! just make sure to get at least 4 or better gauge and make sure that ur ground is really sanded to the metal. then ur good to go

Small guage wire won't kill your battery...the amp is going to try to pull as much current as it needs regardless of wire size.

[accordztech]

Small guage wire won't kill your battery...the amp is going to try to pull as much current as it needs regardless of wire size.

a small guage wire will actually cause more resistance in the circuit because the amp cannot pull enough power to power it. Thus it will lead to heat which leads to more resistance.

The alternator is going to PUSH what ever it needs to sustain what it can. But can only supply what it can based on the wire.

If you have a "6000" watt amp (which is stupid cause its not even RMS) and then you run a small 8 guage to it, you will probably have issues and the amp wont get enough power.

cars should be running in the 13.5+v range and up, not 12.5 If its not best thing to do is first clean up factory grounds that have paint under them.

[sonikaccord]

a small guage wire will actually cause more resistance in the circuit because the amp cannot pull enough power to power it. Thus it will lead to heat which leads to more resistance.

Correct. Since more resistance=less power [P=(V*V)/R], smaller wire is less likely to kill your battery and more likely to start a fire.

The alternator is going to PUSH what ever it needs to sustain what it can. But can only supply what it can based on the wire.

Also true. That's where the big 3 comes into play.

I was mainly talking about the amp to battery connection.
Honestly I don't see how people kill their battery unless they are running the system wide out the whole time they're driving. Speakers see alot less power than what people think.

[accordztech]

Honestly I don't see how people kill their battery unless they are running the system wide out the whole time they're driving. Speakers see alot less power than what people think.

I see more people buy capacitors when they dont need it. Half the reason why most peoples lights dim is poor grounds (aside from old worn out alternators and cheap bad batteries). I see so many people ground amps to the chassis and dont grind down the surface to remove the paint or the metal that they do ground to isnt a good ground to begin with.

I have a bit of juice going through my system in my van. The rear amp is a true 1200 watt rms amp and I also have a eclipse 4 channel which isnt that much power at 75watts rms a channel. With my system running I was at 13.3v all the time. Then I made sure all my engine grounds and my battery ground were cleaned and sanded down, that sucker went up to 14.2v at idle. Good enough for me =)

Easy t hings are commonly overlooked, and it costed no money and took a little time

[doseonekmc]

I see more people buy capacitors when they dont need it. Half the reason why most peoples lights dim is poor grounds (aside from old worn out alternators and cheap bad batteries). I see so many people ground amps to the chassis and dont grind down the surface to remove the paint or the metal that they do ground to isnt a good ground to begin with.

I have a bit of juice going through my system in my van. The rear amp is a true 1200 watt rms amp and I also have a eclipse 4 channel which isnt that much power at 75watts rms a channel. With my system running I was at 13.3v all the time. Then I made sure all my engine grounds and my battery ground were cleaned and sanded down, that sucker went up to 14.2v at idle. Good enough for me =)

Easy t hings are commonly overlooked, and it costed no money and took a little time

Thanks dude, i think something simple like this is probably the problem
My left front head light (low beam) and both my high beams were not working 2 days ago untill just tonight i flipped my signal on and there you go, all my lights are working again and have been fine since...

my alarm, my lights, my stereo, and the keyless entry have all been malfunctioning, Im assuming now its a bad wire somewhere, or a bad ground

whatever it is i need to find it and fast, its making my baby look ghetto

[drboy2692]

i would def. get on that quick, especially with your lights not working properly from time to time, not safe at all lol

[NASSEAMACCORD]

i have a 1600 watt crunch amp running 2 w3 and 2 alpine type s components, i got a dead alt and the reason was my battery terminal came loose and it sparked out my alt, that might be your issue

[doseonekmc]

I sold the sedan and bought a coupe!
found out all the issues were caused by a ridiculously wired dealership alarm
even when i went to sell the sedan i ended up towing it out of the buyers driveway because unknown at the time, the immobilizer was switched up....