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Do I need a big 3? H/O Alternator??

Do I need a big 3? H/O Alternator??

Postby St.Anton » Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:26 pm

Hey so i'm a complete car audio noob.

I got a deck, 1200 watt hifonics amp for my subs, and a yellowtop battery.

When i'm driving, my lights dim when the bass slaps. Sometimes the deck even shuts off for a half sec.

When the car is off, everything is just fine I can get as loud as I want.

So i'm assuming my alternator is not powerful enough to keep up with my system right now. What are my options??

I've heard I could get a cap, a new alternator, and I thought of a big 3 upgrade all by myself. Problem is I really have no idea what i'm talking about can someone help?
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Re: Do I need a big 3? H/O Alternator??

Postby 1gSE » Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:38 pm

big 3 first. From what I've read in the past, that can usually cure the dimming. I don't think a higher amp alternator would really do any good if it still has to deal with the resistance of the smaller wires.
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Re: Do I need a big 3? H/O Alternator??

Postby corlon » Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:42 pm

yeah. what he said.
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Re: Do I need a big 3? H/O Alternator??

Postby St.Anton » Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:39 pm

Alright well my problem actually turned out to be loose connection to my battery terminal. 8)

But i've decided to do a big 3 when I upgrade my speakers anyways.

So... does anybody have some info as to what that actually entails? What kinda parts do I need? Can I do it myself?
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Re: Do I need a big 3? H/O Alternator??

Postby 1gSE » Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:11 pm

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=big+3+upgrade


You set yourself up for that one....
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Re: Do I need a big 3? H/O Alternator??

Postby sk8r776 » Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:26 pm

Just an FYI here. If you dont want to do the big 3, usually a Capacitor will cure this issue.
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