The problem did not begin until after I installed the system. But the installation was well done. The car would stop at stop lights or when i slow down and the RPMs drop. It is a 1000 watt amp and 1200 watt subwoofer. I removed them from the first car i have and had no problems with that one. But now I do with this one.
2007-06-24 01:47:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
First off what the heck are we talking about Year Make Model miles Information please. Sounds like a low voltage problem have your cars charging system tested everything turned on and high voloume. Your car should never drop below 10 volts at idle. You might need a new alternator, bigger battery.
2007-06-24 01:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First check and make sure that you have clean battery terminals. If dirty scape them off with a post cleaner.
Now stuff you can add / change with your system. Make sure the negative wire from the amp is as short as you can make it and the same size or larger than the power wire going to it.
And if the above had not fixed the problem, add a 1F Capacitor. Install the capacitor as close to the AMP as possible. A CAP is in essence a very fast battery. When the bass hits it needs a lot of juice right now. Instead of drawing power from the battery it gets it right from the cap. The cap slowly recharges from the battery when big bass is not needed.
I ran 1800W off a 1F cap in a Pontiac Grand Prix and never ever saw my lights dim when idleing.
2007-06-24 02:13:44 · answer #2 · answered by JasonHC73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sound to me like had to much draw on the battery so the alternator has to compensate. Now the alternator isn`t able to compensate for the load. alternators do not put out a full charge till about 1500 rpms. Install the item the other guy stated and if that don`t fix you will have to upgrade your charging system and battery.
2007-06-24 05:03:22 · answer #3 · answered by miiiikeee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your system is drawing a lot of electricity. Take car to auto parts shop and have them check the alternator to see if it is producing enough power. What car systems is the audio wired in to? Stay away from the ignition system. Could be you just need to increase your idle speed. You could also be heating up a relay too much in the car's electrical system.
2007-06-24 02:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that your alternator is not able to keep up with the demand of your system. You need a larger amperage alternator, or a second battery. You might go into a car audio shop and ask them for some advice to your problem.
2007-06-24 03:14:16 · answer #5 · answered by thepitboss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the main superb comparable subject when I had a equipment put in. All that had to be accomplished grew to become into replace the vehicle battery with a sparkling one and it has worked nice ever considering that. the recent battery grew to become into the comparable by way of fact the previous one and that i did no longer ought to get some costly extreme powered one.
2016-10-18 12:44:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
also, make shure all your extra wires from the head unit are taped up. I had a freind leave the ATT wire untaped and whenever it bounced and touched something metal it would shut the unit off.
2007-06-24 01:54:36 · answer #7 · answered by BigTom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
amp and subwoofer is probavly killing your battery. happened to me you need thicker wires and something that connects to the battery and for that i would take it to a stereo shop won't take long and won't be too costly, should run no more than 30 bucks
2007-06-24 01:50:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋