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Author do i need an uprated battery?
Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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   17th Aug 03 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

my mates a leccy and he worked out that wen i have my system going full pelt im drawing an extra 25 amps andhe suggested getting a slightly tougher battery. im sure there are people with bigger systems than me with out bigger batteries so is there really any point?

my system consists of CD player HU, 5.25" front, 6x9s rear and 500w sub/300w amp
SteveW
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17th Aug 03 at 19:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Im running shit loads of ICE, but i do have a CAP.

The 1st battery was a standard corsa jobbie. (it went into melf down after a dB contest)
Now i have a slightly bigger one and i haven't had any problems...........................YET
Richie
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17th Aug 03 at 19:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Surely if u were drawing an extra 25 amps you would have already blown the fuse.......
Bonzai
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17th Aug 03 at 19:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

well my corsa is a TD so the battery should be slightly meatier than normal anyhow?? i dont often run my system LOUD cos it just distorts to shit i just run it so i get some good bass ie 20/35
Richie
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17th Aug 03 at 19:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The leccy is talkin poo. Your alternator puts out about 50amps and as far as i can remember you didnt get a high power package
Bonzai
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17th Aug 03 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

in the end i didnt buy new. i baught a pioneer 10" 500w sub and jensen 300w amp from my mate cos he was sellin cheap and he needed the money in hurry. i used the autoleads 720w wiring kit for it if i wanted to expand tho
Richie
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17th Aug 03 at 19:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

the reason for ur distortion is the jensen 300 watt amp. With that system mate u aint gonna need an uprated battery
SteveW
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17th Aug 03 at 19:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

-Austin-
so harsh yet so accurate
Bonzai
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good. the only reason i didnt laugh in his face wen he said bout it is that he is a very experienced leccy
Richie
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17th Aug 03 at 19:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

In this game the calculations are never correct
Kris TD
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18th Aug 03 at 08:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by AustinPXX
The leccy is talkin poo. Your alternator puts out about 50amps and as far as i can remember you didnt get a high power package


actually 70 amps which is more than enough unless u wanna have stereo on full whilist trying to start the car, lol.

 
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