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H/O alt? 2nd battery? Or both?
melonhead replied to melonhead's topic in Electrical-battery- Alternators- Wiring
If I am having a voltage drop when the bass hits, wouldn't the 2nd battery help with that? Also, what size fuses would I need on both ends of the cable from the front to back battery? -
HU with capabilities to control ipod thru interface
melonhead replied to ryanFA5's topic in Head Units-Processors and Eq's
I don't know about nowadays but Sony used to make decent head units. I'd never run any of their speakers or amps but I owned a Sony cd player like 12 years ago and never had any problems with it. -
HU with capabilities to control ipod thru interface
melonhead replied to ryanFA5's topic in Head Units-Processors and Eq's
Can't go wrong with any Alpine head unit unless it's the lowest model they make. -
what batt for 3-4k watts
melonhead replied to TeejayBee's topic in XS Power Batteries / Chargers! (and other stuff too)
Several places sell it for $240. -
H/O alt? 2nd battery? Or both?
melonhead replied to melonhead's topic in Electrical-battery- Alternators- Wiring
Ok great. I know I need to run my amps to the back battery and my next question is this. Is the front battery going to be used strictly for the car and inside the car like A/C, heater, etc.? And will the amps be strictly running off the back battery by itself? How is the load spread across both batteries? -
How much is this worth?
melonhead replied to inm's topic in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"
If he's a good friend just give it to him or have him buy you lunch or something. You can't connect an ipod to it and it doesn't even have an eq built in. If you do sell it, I'd say like $20 or $25 bucks. -
H/O alt? 2nd battery? Or both?
melonhead replied to melonhead's topic in Electrical-battery- Alternators- Wiring
So I've been reading comments from a few threads below regarding how to install the 2nd battery and I just want to confirm this. I need to run a cable from the positive on the front battery to the positive on the 2nd battery? Then I need to run the negative from the front battery to the negative on the 2nd battery OR I can just ground the 2nd battery in the back of the car? Then I should fuse it on both ends near the front and back batteries? -
H/O alt? 2nd battery? Or both?
melonhead replied to melonhead's topic in Electrical-battery- Alternators- Wiring
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H/O alt? 2nd battery? Or both?
melonhead replied to melonhead's topic in Electrical-battery- Alternators- Wiring
What kind of battery do you have under the hood? What size wire running from the front battery to the back battery? -
H/O alt? 2nd battery? Or both?
melonhead replied to melonhead's topic in Electrical-battery- Alternators- Wiring
So you're saying you had 2k watts on a 90 amp alt, a battery under the hood, a yellow top in the trunk and your lights were fine? -
I'm still on my quest to stop my damn lights from dimming. It's an 03 Honda Civic with a puny 70 amp alt. I have a small system that is listed in my sig. Total it's around 1k watts. I've got a Optima yellow top under the hood and the big 3 done in 0 gauge wire. I'm using this amp kit for wiring. http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.asp?cat_id=5&series_id=41&family_id=86&item_id=108362&locale=en_US&p_status= A small part of the problem is it's only a 4 gauge run from the battery to the distribution block and then 8 gauge from the distribution block to the amps. It's only a few feet but 8 gauge nonetheless. I will eventually upgrade the wiring but right now I think the problem is bigger than that. I think I need a h/o alt or I need a 2nd battery. Once I get this situation fixed, down the road I'd like to replace the subs and sub amp and go bigger. So I'm assuming I should just get the alternator and that will fix my problem now plus give me room down the road to add more power? What do you guys recommend?
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What age did you move out?
melonhead replied to meade916's topic in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"
I moved out when I was 18. Moved in with my girlfriend (now my wife). It was either pay my mom a little rent or pay rent and live with a chick. I was 18 and she was 23. It was such a hard decision for me to make. :-p -
I own this deck. They just light up green.
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So I take it nobody went by and met him?
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E-40 will be at Dimple on Arden way tomorrow 3/31 from 4pm - 6pm. http://www.dimple.com/rel/v2_home.php?storenr=391&deptnr=290&dept_version_nr=1&nocache
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^There you go right there. Imagine it being 10 oclock and the little hand on the clock pointing to the 10. Turn the nob on the amp until it looks like the little hand pointing to the 10 on the clock.
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No more furlough Friday!
melonhead replied to melonhead's topic in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"
I spoke too soon. Punk ass Arnold decided to use his last appeal and appeal the judge's decision. So now the furlough's are back on. The case is going to the highest court and this will be the final decision. Several other unions took Arnold to court and won and Arnold appealed every one of the decisions as well. All the cases went to the highest court and Arnold lost. So the outcome of this case shouldn't be any different. Just need to wait it out. -
Sopranos
melonhead replied to slugdub's topic in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"
Season 2 was the best season IMO. -
Anybody ever bump do or die?
melonhead replied to blackandgoldl69's topic in Tunez - All things music related
Picture This is a dope ass album. -
Gas pumping issue
melonhead replied to Mr. Darkjustice's topic in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"
Yeah I was gonna say maybe your gas gauge is broke. Drive that bitch around for a few days and if you use more gas than what you just put in then your gauge is broke for sure. -
No more furlough Friday!
melonhead replied to melonhead's topic in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"
Doesn't look like they are going to get back pay though. -
last time i ever
melonhead replied to corey0928's topic in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"
I went to a shop here in Sac about 10 years ago, Audio Express, and bought a low level Alpine for my wife's car just so she could listen to cd's. They're motto is home of the $1 install. You have to buy the product from them of course. So I paid $1 for the install and they did a decent job. A few years later we went to sale the car and my wife was used to the deck so I wanted them to take it out so we could put it in her next car. I figured it would be the same $1 to pull it out and another $1 to put it in the new car. Nope. They wanted to charge regular price since it wasn't a new purchase. We ended up just leaving the deck in the car and got a new one elsewhere.