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Power Problems
I have an alpine PDX 1.1000 amp powering 2 JL 10w6v2's and a 5 farad cap. When I play music with heavy bass the car begins to jolt. The feeling is similar to shift shock. I have a 5AT. Does anyone know any possible solutions or problems down the road that this could cause? Also I do not want to replace the alternator.
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Upgrade the "big 3" first before anything. Thats the battery to chassis, battery to alt, and engine to chassis with at least 4 guage wire. Read this article for more info.
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I'm running a PDX 2.150 and a 1.1000 and no idle or dimming problems. I did upgrade the battery to a spiral cell type and upgraded the stock ground battery to chassis to a 1/0 ga and 4 ga to the engine block. Power wire is a 1/0 ga to distribution block then 4ga to each amp. oh, yeah a 3F cap on each amp.
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Originally Posted by DHCrocks
I'm running a PDX 2.150 and a 1.1000 and no idle or dimming problems. I did upgrade the battery to a spiral cell type and upgraded the stock ground battery to chassis to a 1/0 ga and 4 ga to the engine block. Power wire is a 1/0 ga to distribution block then 4ga to each amp. oh, yeah a 3F cap on each amp.
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I installed my stereo complete with all wiring less the battery and it ran great for about 2 days, no dimming but the next thing you know it starts cranking slow and eventually wont start. I needed a battery in a hurry and couldn't find a Exide Orbital (my favorite battery), Optimas seems to get a bad rap lately so ended up getting a NAPA spiral cell battery (same type as the orbital and optima). Wow the cranking was so much faster then it was before, it was almost funny how fast the starter turned. I think the battery was just at the end of it's life being 3yrs old and the stereo just pushed it over the top.
The stock alternator can easily handle the pdx1.1000. do the big three, like mentioned above.
The stock alternator can easily handle the pdx1.1000. do the big three, like mentioned above.
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Originally Posted by DHCrocks
I installed my stereo complete with all wiring less the battery and it ran great for about 2 days, no dimming but the next thing you know it starts cranking slow and eventually wont start. I needed a battery in a hurry and couldn't find a Exide Orbital (my favorite battery), Optimas seems to get a bad rap lately so ended up getting a NAPA spiral cell battery (same type as the orbital and optima). Wow the cranking was so much faster then it was before, it was almost funny how fast the starter turned. I think the battery was just at the end of it's life being 3yrs old and the stereo just pushed it over the top.
The stock alternator can easily handle the pdx1.1000. do the big three, like mentioned above.
The stock alternator can easily handle the pdx1.1000. do the big three, like mentioned above.
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Originally Posted by DHCrocks
I installed my stereo complete with all wiring less the battery and it ran great for about 2 days, no dimming but the next thing you know it starts cranking slow and eventually wont start. I needed a battery in a hurry and couldn't find a Exide Orbital (my favorite battery), Optimas seems to get a bad rap lately so ended up getting a NAPA spiral cell battery (same type as the orbital and optima). Wow the cranking was so much faster then it was before, it was almost funny how fast the starter turned. I think the battery was just at the end of it's life being 3yrs old and the stereo just pushed it over the top.
The stock alternator can easily handle the pdx1.1000. do the big three, like mentioned above.
The stock alternator can easily handle the pdx1.1000. do the big three, like mentioned above.
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