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Custom_Jim

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Posted: August 03, 2006 at 10:35 AM / IP Logged

Chances are Rockford Fosgate had another company that specializes in alternators and regulators at the time make them and they then had their logo put on it. They might have also spec's the case to be slightly different so it was not easy to compare or have people know who the parent manufacturer was. I remember years ago Alpine when they had security systems first coming out had some Autopage guts in them and back when they started offering the first indash CD players they had Sony transports inside.

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jeffchilcott

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Posted: August 03, 2006 at 2:41 PM / IP Logged

its just fine for an everyday driver. amperage must be drawn it cannot be pushed.

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jazzcustom131

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Posted: August 03, 2006 at 2:56 PM / IP Logged

jeff, is that saying that when I put in a second alternator, it only creates as much amperage as what's pulled? Or is it always making that amperage. Also, i'm looking at getting into SPL systems, and I heard (though I don't trust the person that said it) when installing secondary alternator systems, batteries are needed. You can just wire stright to your block. That would be false correct?

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jeffchilcott

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Posted: August 03, 2006 at 7:06 PM / IP Logged

The whole point of a second alternator is generally to charge multiple batteries. I have found it to be best for competiton use to use a Muilti-Alternator regulator, something like what HO-ALTS and Powermaster make. This will sub the outputs of the alternators and you can connect to one battery under the hood, then connect thier to more batteryies in the back of the vehicle.

Thats just the way I run them, but I have seen other setups as well

1 alt per battery bank (1 up front 1 for in back)

aLL ALTS to the back batts then a 1/0 gauage wire from back batts to front batt

There are numerous options but the first I meantioned is what I use

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