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heu_duck 
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Posted: April 01, 2008 at 10:56 PM / IP Logged  
I have lil problem i have a audiobahn a2300hct amp with a 5 farad cap and 0ga wire and a yellow top and when i drop the amp from 2ch to 1ch the and i turn it on my subs hit a about 3 time so maybe 30 sec it drops from 14volts to 11.92volts and will barely make it back up to 13 if im lucky i have a 105 amp alt on there i was woundering what i could do on top of getting a bigger alt.
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Upgrade your big three.
Check if the amp can safely handle the load.
Get a bigger alternator...105 amp alt is not big by any means.
If you are dropping down to 11.92 volts than you need a new HO alternator.
(crapacitors in my experience read up to .8 volts higher than actual voltage)
jmelton86 
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First, what do you mean when you drop the amp from 2ch's to 1ch? What sub(s) do you have connected to the amp -model #'s please?

Have you done the Big3 Upgrade?

Ditch the cap. It is contributing to your problem.

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DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
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aznboi3644 wrote:
Amp

Well, all right! You fingered it out!

2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
heu_duck 
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I have four 10 inch mtx blue thunder legends that r 4 ohm each

and i thing the cap is what is keeping me from frying my alternator and im looking at a 140 amp alternator would that stop the problem

heu_duck 
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Posted: April 02, 2008 at 2:29 AM / IP Logged  
oh and would 4ga welding cable work for the Big 3
jmelton86 
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The cap is making things worse! It is another piece of equipment that the alternator is struggling to keep charged. Get rid of it and you'll notice a big improvement.

Wire 2 subs to each channel in parallel (both sub +'s to amp +, both -'s to amp -). This will load the amp to 2ohms per channel. Audiobahn states the amp is .5ohms stable per channel (bridgable to 1ohm = .5ohm per channel), but I wouldn't push it.

The 140a alternator will help, but I doubt it'll take care of all your electronics PLUS the cars' electronics. But, it will help.

For your current alternator, 4g welding cable is fine. If you upgrade to the 140amper, you should go ahead and do the Big3 with 2g.

2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
heu_duck 
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please tell me how the cap is the problem b/c thats where im getting my voltage reading at and the only thing i'm losing power to is the amp the rest of the cars power is fine b/c the lights arnt diming

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Posted: April 02, 2008 at 4:30 PM / IP Logged  
The vehicles electrical system cannot handle the load already...all you are doing is adding another load. The cap adds what 10 watts of power when its discharged which does nothing.
A cap is a voltage conditioner for dips and spikes of like .1 volts. A cap will not save an alternator.
You wasted your money on a capacitor.
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