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shatteredk

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no a cap and a battery is useless unless you have a HO alternator.

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what will happen if i dont do the big 3 and i got that hc 600?

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what if i installed the HC600 w/o doing the big 3?

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Your poor alternator has to work harder...I think i covered this ...No...?

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Upgrading Your Charging System

Alternators:

As we said on the charging system basics page, the alternator supplies all of the power to all of the electrical accessories (amplifiers, lights, power windows, power seats...) as long as the engine is running. Upgrading the alternator is generally the most cost effective way to add more performance to your system. In the next few paragraphs I'll attempt to explain why other remedies may not solve your problem and may even make it worse.

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Dimming lights:

When you play your system at very high volumes and the lights on your vehicle dim slightly, it generally means that your alternator can not supply enough current for all of your electrical accessories (including your amplifiers). If you play a long bass note/tone and the lights get dim and stay dim until the note is over, your alternator clearly can not keep up with the current demand. If, on a long bass note, the lights dim just for a fraction of a second but return to their original brightness while the note/tone is still playing, the alternator's regulator may just be a little slow in reacting to the voltage drop. Since the lights return to their original brightness during the bass note, the alternator is able to supply the current needed by your power your amplifiers and other electrical accessories.

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But hey...Why do things right...? Go ahead...Get a 2nd battery...! Dont do any upgrades...And enjoy...!

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imupabove wrote:

what if i installed the HC600 w/o doing the big 3?

A second battery is only going to extend the time you can play your system with the car off. Since you said you don't listen to your music without the car being on it is pretty much useless to do this. The big 3 upgrade would be much more beneficial in your situation.

The info tommy gave explains this quite well...

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whiterob wrote:

The info tommy gave explains this quite well...

when i do the big 3 .. how will i know if i need a H/O?

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