Battery problems! HELP! ill buy beer
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My yellow top sucks *** . I ether need to run a second battery again or I dunno. Any ideas guys? My sound system is ******* with my volt gauge a lot. (I have the BIG 3 done) I need a new better battery.. any ideas welcomed plz.
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u have a capasitor? ....my suggestion is head into a kragen have them do a charging system test on ur car..if it fails u need an alternator ...get a new battery check all your grounds..make sure your amps have good clean grounds and make sure u have a capasitor...good rule of thumb is for every 500 watts of ur sound system u should have a 1 farad capasitor
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its only a 160amps stock is 105 i believe. i know when the car is off the check gauges light is on, i think its my fucken battery.. which is the best kind of battery to get?
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u have a capasitor? ....my suggestion is head into a kragen have them do a charging system test on ur car..if it fails u need an alternator ...get a new battery check all your grounds..make sure your amps have good clean grounds and make sure u have a capasitor...good rule of thumb is for every 500 watts of ur sound system u should have a 1 farad capasitor
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Do you have a capacitor or not? They act as an additional battery so that your main battery doesn't take a hit every time the bass hit
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-2 on the cap, the only time the cap is being used is at high volumes when your really pulling power, besides that it doesnt do ****. I have had my yellow top for 2 years now and have runned it dead at least 100 times, still works.
I would check your alternator.
I would check your alternator.
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If you've run you battery down until it's dead, and only jumped it to get it going again without later putting it on a good battery charger, that's at least part of your problem.
FYI,
Your alternator was never meant to recharge a dead battery, only to keep it topped off.
Also, a cap is only a band aide.
If you really want one I have a 2 Farad Tsunami Capacitor with a built-in voltage display I pulled out of my system that 'll sell you for $50!
FYI,
Your alternator was never meant to recharge a dead battery, only to keep it topped off.
Also, a cap is only a band aide.
If you really want one I have a 2 Farad Tsunami Capacitor with a built-in voltage display I pulled out of my system that 'll sell you for $50!
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Caps are gay. They are a band aid as said before. Get a good battery or even a second one if your audio warrants it. Here is a good read to understanding a car audio capacitor and why you shouldn't get one.
http://www.isyougeekedup.com/car-aud...aste-of-money/
http://www.isyougeekedup.com/car-aud...aste-of-money/