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Amp kept cutting out. Ended up going out at the end. video I posted before this one is after fixing it.

Kenwood ddx-470 ddin screen, Kenwood Performance series 1,800 watt amp, 2 kicker dcvr 12" subs (kicker preloaded box) rockford fosgate punch 6X8 interiors with factory tweeters (waiting for rockford fosgate to get the punch tweeters in at my shop)

I liked my xs power d3100 I believe the model was. Worked better then my optima yellow top I have now. Wish I never sold it. But needed money.

I have some rockford fosgate power t1 6X9 in my garage. 2 pairs of them and 2 rockford fosgate t2 12" subs on there own amp and breaker. Now if you are doing a huge area then I would stick with home speakers. For my 2 1/2 car garage, it is enough.

Sorry took so long to reply back. I got a new one. And re-ran everything. And knocking on wood. Been weeks and working better then ever. Thanks everyone for the info. Mechman is amazing at helping the customer. Glad I did not listen to those that kept saying switch to another brand. That mechman is useless. I beg the differ.

The alt did not come with any ring terminals. And when I put in the second one I did option 2 on a diagram that an admin here posted on someone elses post. Which is the way you posted. I just got the new one in the mail today and I ran it this way. Which is how I was taught and was told to wire on here. Alternator Charging Wire: Replace the positive charging wire that connects the vehicles alternator to the positive car battery post. Engine Ground: Replace the cable that connects the engine ground to the vehicle’s chassis. Battery Negative: Replace the cable that travels from the negative car battery post to the vehicles’s chassis And the computer and all the electrical is new and nothing wrong with it. I replaced it myself. So, I know it is right. Even double checked it.

What I did when I was having major voltage drops. But, it is a new optima yellow top.

Grounded to the frame. I think it was you that posted a diagram on someone elses page about alts. I used that to do mine. Just to make sure I did it right. Alternator Charging Wire: Replace the positive charging wire that connects the vehicles alternator to the positive car battery post. Engine Ground: Replace the cable that connects the engine ground to the vehicle’s chassis. Battery Negative: Replace the cable that travels from the negative car battery post to the vehicles’s chassis This is part of that diagram.

The stock alt has been on for 3 days. I ran the stock 110amp stock alt for almost 6 months before I got a mechman h/o alt. And I have 2 of the rockford fosgate power t1500-1bd. Continuous 1500 watts and so they say number 1 in amps and in energy efficient. I think when my new alt comes in I am going to do a complete system tear out and re-do. Or just put the alt in and test the alt in multiple different settings.

1 alt. Had to buy another battery cause I had to sell mine when I was in the hospital beginning of the year. and a 0 gauge run. But, it is kicker wire. Mechman did say that it should be copper color copper wire. Kicker is copper wire aluminium color. Told that, that does not push the power through it like the copper wire...

My dad who does it for a living and my racing partner also looked at it. But, I could have someone else look at it. I know a lot of mechanics.

I have a 2003 ford focus se with the standard 4cyl 122cid sohc. I could not find an h/o alt for it so I got the 00-04 focus svt non svt engine alt. It went lil over a month of usage. So I contacted mechman and told them what happened. They said well thats the wrong alt. So sent me the 220a focus zetec h/o alt. I dont have a zetec but thought mechman knows what they are doing I wont question it. It went a week later. I called again and they wanted to walk me through on how to hook it up. And the way they said is the way it was. So now I am on my third alt. SOmething is wrong with this picture. Can I get a walk through just for when they send me another alt, I can make sure how I had it set up and how mechman told me was right? I have had a mechman h/o alt on my truck for years with out a problem. So, I know something is wrong. And im starting to think it has to be something with my car. But, I just rebuilt the engine. So, maybe the wire I am using. I have installed a bunch of h/o alts at my shop and none have had any problems. So, any help???

It depends on the person. One person will say hey these kickers are bad ass and then someone else will say no these rockford are better. In the end, it all comes down to the set-up and box. I have just 2 kicker 12" dcvr's on a rockford fosgate power 1500 amp. And it hits harder and sounds great. Best thing is if you can get a demo of the ones that you are really interested in. Also, each sub sounds different in every vehicle. I did a truck like yours at my shop and we used 2 rockford fosgate T1 12" subs on a rockford fosgate power 1500 amp. And it pounded.

typo. meant 113. But the last couple days it has been 91+ outside and 125+ in the garage. And that is with a huge fan in 3 garage doors. Something to deal with. Im cool with it,

I don't mind sweating. Monday and Tuesday this week it was 89 outside and then 132 in the garage. The shop manager is 35. Oldest guy in the store of 6. He gets very crabby in the heat. We said we are going to make him a snickers commercial. lol.

The excess wire we get, we put in a huge bin and take to the scrap yard. We have almost 2,000 saved up. We was going to get a new table saw. Ours is not old but, we use it so much we want to get a higher end one. But, might suck it up and do this. Good idea. But, like I said we have a huge garage. sucks.

So, the summer is here and the temp has already got pretty high. For those that work in a garage with out A/C. What are some tricks to help ya keep cool? This is my first year working in a garage with no A/C. Been spoiled till this job. I have a huge fan that we sit in the middle of one of our garage doors. My works garage can hold 25+ cars. It use to be where dodge did there custom work on there classic muscle cars back in the 70-80's. So, curious of what others do to help keep cool....

We had a guy at a local small event with no fuse. Guy seemed really knowledgeable about everything. He went to the db tent and not even 20 seconds into his bump something went wrong and his truck went up in flames. All he posted on facebook was his battery wire came loose and sparked and up it went. Clean install and engine. So, Ive been very curious what really happened. For me, If I am running any wire from the battery it is fused. Just to be on the save side.