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csifku

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20th Jan 15 at 23:27

im running bmw cable for the positive .. so need something bigger , because battery running flat all the time, i know it could be just bad battery .. but still, going to add some audio very soon so the original one aint working well i believe ..
what is the original 1.6 16v alternator , i mean how many AH, its the air con 1.6 16v ..

random dav

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21st Jan 15 at 05:06

The standard 1.6 16v alternator is 70 amps. This should be fine, get a new better battery. ie Corsa Diesel one.

How big of an audio setup are you going for?

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csifku

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21st Jan 15 at 23:48

not sure yet about the audio setup, but guess like 2x 700w amps .. also my cd player is on too, lights etc, also going to put a electric power steering pump on so it will drain electric too ...

random dav

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22nd Jan 15 at 13:16

I reckon it will be fine with a standard one. You can always get a power cap for your audio if you needed it.

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csifku

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22nd Jan 15 at 22:11

quote:
Originally posted by random dav
I reckon it will be fine with a standard one. You can always get a power cap for your audio if you needed it.

what is this power capacitor actually does ? have seen many of them tbh, but never wondered what it was :-|?

Dee25790

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23rd Jan 15 at 18:42

quote:
Originally posted by csifku

quote:
Originally posted by random dav
I reckon it will be fine with a standard one. You can always get a power cap for your audio if you needed it.

what is this power capacitor actually does ? have seen many of them tbh, but never wondered what it was :-|?

Stabilise the voltage and power flow. Assuming it's the same as a normal capacitor I have no idea about the one above with regards to a car. But that's what a capacitor does anyway

csifku

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24th Jan 15 at 01:52

okay, thank you.