bignickk Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 i took out my KHC1400 and replaced it with a deka. my kinetik is resting at 12.3 firstly is that bad? and why did that happen? its mabey 6 months old. never put on a charger (mabey thats the problem lol) and with the new bigger battery (about twice as much AHs) im still having the same voltage drop around the same volume. mabey 1 click more but thats it. any reason why my voltage aint better? i thought/was hopping it would be a ton better with the new battery. thansk for your help guys. Quote 2000 tahoe orion hcca 15.4 kicker zx2500 2 JL 300/4s infinity and kicker mids/highs KHC1400 in back, stock upfront dont ask about my HU clarion EQ kicker/fosgate rcas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobieblu Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Yea if u hadn't charged it it's gunna drop Quote RF love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedball1978 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 you have a stock alt don't you? you probably need to upgrade your alt for damn sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignickk Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Yea if u hadn't charged it it's gunna drop ok guess i need a charger then, thanks. and one other thing, i hooked up 2 led strips to the 1400 in my house and within 10 min it went from 12.3 to 12.22. bad battery? Quote 2000 tahoe orion hcca 15.4 kicker zx2500 2 JL 300/4s infinity and kicker mids/highs KHC1400 in back, stock upfront dont ask about my HU clarion EQ kicker/fosgate rcas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignickk Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 you have a stock alt don't you? you probably need to upgrade your alt for damn sure... na i have "250" amp alt. it cost 250 bucks so i highly doubt its putting out that much. but none the less i do have an upgraded alt. Quote 2000 tahoe orion hcca 15.4 kicker zx2500 2 JL 300/4s infinity and kicker mids/highs KHC1400 in back, stock upfront dont ask about my HU clarion EQ kicker/fosgate rcas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgrez33 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Batteries should sit around 12.9 volts. Quote Current Build: 1999 Tahoe #ComingSoon Previous Build(s): Crossfire Magnum 5k Pontiac G6 GT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedball1978 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 what brand alt.. i would suggest getting a mechman or dc power alt.. they're more realiable with your current alt you're probably getting about 110 to 125 amps if you're lucky.. and you're running a kicker 2500.. that's 250 amps itself...you don't have enough electrical to keep the battery at a good charge.. or just buy extra batteries... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignickk Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Batteries should sit around 12.9 volts. yea i know its supposed to be somewhere up there lol. you think a charger will fix the issue? what brand alt.. i would suggest getting a mechman or dc power alt.. they're more realiable with your current alt you're probably getting about 110 to 125 amps if you're lucky.. and you're running a kicker 2500.. that's 250 amps itself...you don't have enough electrical to keep the battery at a good charge.. or just buy extra batteries... i belive its like american something not to sure. got it year ago. when i had the kicker 1500. and yea im savin for mechman 270. that will deff help me out lol. i was just hopin id see a noticable differnce lol. guess its time for another deka/mechman lol Quote 2000 tahoe orion hcca 15.4 kicker zx2500 2 JL 300/4s infinity and kicker mids/highs KHC1400 in back, stock upfront dont ask about my HU clarion EQ kicker/fosgate rcas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08tahoe Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 i used to have major volt drops with my old optima and then replaced with an xs and i have a h/o alt and my volts still dropped like crazy and my lights dimmed also, then i learned here to turn my bass boost all the way down and that fixed my problem.. so maybe this helps you or someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedball1978 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 well dont crank up the volume until you replace the alternator .. otherwise you're gonna end up with another battery that needs to be charged... just play at low volume for now and you'll be fine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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