power consumption

[acourt]

when a vehicle is running and an alternator and /or battery cannot keep up with the demands of a car audio systems draw of amperage or whatever, and the amps start to fail/ run out of juice, would amps [that keep the wattage output constant when voltage drops such as JL Audio's] solve this problem or would a system require a high output alternator reguardless of the type of amp used? <_<

 

[micah]

regardless of amp, if your running that much power you need a better alt/battery

 

[phunky.buddha]

Get a higher output alternator.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by acourt@Apr 30 2005, 07:04 PM
when a vehicle is running and an alternator and /or battery cannot keep up with the demands of a car audio systems draw of amperage or whatever, and the amps start to fail/ run out of juice, would amps [that keep the wattage output constant when voltage drops such as JL Audio's] solve this problem or would a system require a high output alternator reguardless of the type of amp used? <_<

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A 1.0 Farad capacitor should help keep your lights from blinking and stuff, but a higher output alternator should solve the problem the best.

 

[jamesA]

Kinda on the topic, but still kinda stealing the thread... what kind of power do the stock alternators put out and how much would a higher output alt put out?

I'm having the same problems with the lights dimming at idle at times.