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TOMAS |
posted on 20th May 03 at 18:19 |
The alt should make a big difference. Was that 12.5 volts with the engine off (at rest) because mines at rest. Although the Optima yellow top is rated at 12v its actually way more like 13v AT REST! The best £200 ive spent in my system i think. | |
JayC |
posted on 20th May 03 at 12:46 |
I have only upgraded my battery and have a 1 farad powercap and i'm running a AudioBahn 4channel amp for my speakers and a MTX class D mono block running my DB Audio bandpass box. When i put bass cd's on my voltage neva drops below 12.5 volts even on a 20-30 sec bass test tone. Oh yeah i have 4 gauge power and ground cables. Will b upgrading my alt soon so we'll see if that makes any difference. | |
FLETCH... |
posted on 20th May 03 at 08:42 |
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TOMAS |
posted on 20th May 03 at 08:39 |
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FLETCH... |
posted on 19th May 03 at 15:31 |
fir play tomas my appologies accepted? | |
TOMAS |
posted on 19th May 03 at 15:09 |
Another point... i just noticed the reading on youre CAP and it says 12v. Im assuming that this is at rest. Well my Optima yellow top puts out 12.8V AT REST and WONT drop below 12v with a peak amp pull of 260A! Try that with youre electrical system if you can get enough amps to pull 260 A :lol: | |
TOMAS |
posted on 19th May 03 at 15:05 |
A powercap will do jack if the power isnt their in the first place!! Play a 20-30sec test tone on full and watch youre voltage drop mate. Just a rip-off band-aid, they might help with the lights dimming but once the power from the cap is sucked out it wont do anything! Just go and play some test tones through youre sony jobs and you'll see exactly what i mean. I dont talk SHITE so watch what youre implying. | |
FLETCH... |
posted on 19th May 03 at 09:56 |
what u talking about thomas | |
westsidecorsa |
posted on 18th May 03 at 12:29 |
quality, i would love to hear that! if u get any pics get em posted as i would love to see this work of art! | |
TOMAS |
posted on 18th May 03 at 12:02 |
Nah dont have any pictures, my ICE is my pride and Joy... Not had a proper 'permanent' build done in the boot yet as im still not completely happy with my install and still a lot more stuff to go in... Rear speakers (when i make my mind up where they are going) and also a pair of 8" mid-bass drivers running up-front somewhere where they'll fit! Also the decision wether to run a dolby 5.1 decoder with the multi-media side of things. £3.5k spent and A LOT more work needed... :rolleyes: :lol: | |
westsidecorsa |
posted on 18th May 03 at 11:26 |
thanks a lot, that has cleared things up for me. Your system sounds the bomb! do u have any pics of it? | |
TOMAS |
posted on 18th May 03 at 11:14 |
A powercap is the last thing you want to fit. THE best soloution is to firstly upgrade the altenator to one with a higher output, biggest ive seen for a Corsa B is 70A out of a diesel. | |
westsidecorsa |
posted on 18th May 03 at 10:28 |
I am thinking of getting a power cap but just wondered if it is worth it, i am running a jensen 600W amp and two 400w JBL competition subs, when i turn up the system my heaqdlights and all the other lights in the car dim. Is the aim of a power cap to stop this sort of thing, and how do u wire one up? |