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624robbie

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Posted: April 10, 2006 at 11:15 PM / IP Logged

need to know how to get rid of the headlights dimming when my bass hits i have red top opt batt a powermaster 140amp alt,1000/1 jlaudio 300/4 jl audio and a 5 farad cap alumapro what do i need to solve this problem the cap is hook up to the 1000/1 only and the other amp is off the batt

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Posted: April 11, 2006 at 12:01 AM / IP Logged

Sounds like your alternator isn't putting out all the power its rated as, did you happen to get it tested before you installed it?

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Posted: April 11, 2006 at 1:37 PM / IP Logged

It sounds like a overratted alt...which I have seen quite a few from powermaster, a bad battery, or a junk Cap.

First try removing the cap, if the alt and battery are doing thier jobs correctly, then you should not need it.

If lights still dim but better then the cap is part of the problem. if it gets worse then either the battery or alternator are not working correctly, go to o'rielys or another auto parts store and have them both tested.

another though, with those upgrades, did you do the big "3"?? if not then read the sticky post at the top of the fourm.

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624robbie

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Posted: April 11, 2006 at 10:39 PM / IP Logged

sorry forgot to mention that my red top batt is like 3or4 years old would that cause the prob using a old batt i was thinking of buying a new red top but i will try the other things yall guys told me to do thanks rob

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jeffchilcott

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Posted: April 12, 2006 at 1:14 AM / IP Logged

think about replacing that red top with a kinetik if you have the money just my .02 cents kinetikaudio.com

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Posted: April 12, 2006 at 1:34 AM / IP Logged

Or an Exide Orbital (you might want to try a Purple Haze Jeff). Just my .02 but I think we can agree that there are far better batteries than Optima. Read the Big 3 and Grounding sticky as they will apply to this install for sure.

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