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Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » will i need, a new alternator and cap for this system??? » Post Reply
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MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 8th Apr 04 at 13:33 |
yeah, my old battery almost caused a fatal accident man!! was crossing a very busy fast paced road wen engine suddenly cut out!!!:! all i cud do is jus look at the car cumming towards me skidding all the way...but luckily it just stopped on time inches from my door!! after that i got the new battery put in:) | |
Richie |
posted on 8th Apr 04 at 11:59 |
quote: This is because when you park up and shut your engine off, your battery is powering all your ICE without the greatly needed help of the alternator. When you start your car, your alternator is working its bollocks off to recharge the battery. This will place strain on the engine, hence the stalling. When you put your new battery in it probably hasnt been as bad because its a much better battery that isnt so much trouble to recharge unlike your old one which was probably shagged. | |
Richie |
posted on 8th Apr 04 at 11:57 |
quote: You can connect it to an ignition live because when you turn they key to start the engine, most ignition lives are disconnected until the engine has started. All i did was go through a few fuses in the fusebox until i found one that shut off when you started the car, and i tapped off that. So when you turn the key, it disconnects the relay, but turns it back on once the engine is running. Easy peasy | |
cdcool1 |
posted on 8th Apr 04 at 09:24 |
I wouldn't use an ignition live feed, this would activate the relay if the key is in the ignition and only turned to the first bit, you want the relay to activate when the engine is actually running, otherwise you wi'll put a lot of strain on the system. | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 8th Apr 04 at 06:20 |
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cdcool1 |
posted on 7th Apr 04 at 17:25 |
might be an idea to have 2 batteries if you listen to your music alot whith the engine off. You'll need a split charging system to charge them both up. If you have any questions mate just u2u me and i'll tell you how to do it :thumbs: | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 7th Apr 04 at 12:03 |
yeah all those figures above are in watts, so its not a mega load system but nice n decent :) | |
cdcool1 |
posted on 7th Apr 04 at 09:47 |
Dont bother with a cap, waste of time. Alternator is best place to start mate | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 7th Apr 04 at 01:47 |
are those figures RMS or max power? If it is max, you should be fine with just the uprated battery. Only wiring diagram i got that may possible be of any use is the split charge one in my garage under "other" but probably wont be that much use anyway! :lol: | |
DC |
posted on 7th Apr 04 at 00:11 |
not really. | |
MoNkEy MaGiC |
posted on 6th Apr 04 at 13:47 |
ive currently got alpine 4x60watts headunit with 3 pre outs of which one is running a Alpine v12 amp 120watts x2 on 6x9s at the back |