smokeymcpot Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Ok so I have a fosgate 1000bd stock alternator and battery,4awg wires and big 3 done as well,and I have a 1 farad RF punch cap...now I've had this system for about 9 months the car I have it in literraly is running from 745 am till about 5pm and about 65 percent of the time I have it turned up to the MAX and when I first had it I had no problems but about 2 months ago it happend for the first time..my amp had shut down..not into thermal or protect or even off it was like I turnd the bass off for like 2 seconds then it came back on,and as time went by it happend more often..it would turn off for 2 seconds come on for 1 then turn off then on and soo on...but then I noticed that when I pressed the gas when I was stopped it wouldent do it (BTW it only did this while I was stopped) so I jus did that but when I turned my car on it always sounded like when u leave the lights on and u barely turn Ur.car on b4 it dies..but tonight b4 I even came to a.stop it shut off and even while I was moving it cut off (depending on the note,it does it on the low lows like the 50-40hz n below) so I took my dmm to it and it read 14 at the cap and at the battery but as soon as the bass hit it dropped to 9..my question is..is this my alternator ( prob. Like 60 amps) or my battery? Would installing a 2nd battery help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper02 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 the cap is ur prob , install the second battery maybe replace the 4g with 0g and thro the cap away Team SSBTeam SoundStreamTeam Tsunamiteam ohio generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisiana Bass Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Remove the cap first off, it wont help at all. Then get a good battery under the hood, not some cheapo depo one for $3.50. Voltage in the single digits is a big no no. And please dont refer to the 50-40 hz tones as low lows, those are actually pretty high frequencies, 4 hz is low lows N8. No homo...unless you want there to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper02 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 also load test ur current alt and current batt before installing the second batt Team SSBTeam SoundStreamTeam Tsunamiteam ohio generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJD3 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Two easy targets. Check your ground, and haw did you set your gain? Anti Peel and Seal...lol You may be offended by the above. Don't take it personally, I'm just abrasive. 2002 Buick Park Avenue DC Level 4 M2 12 D2 Car Audio Bargain 1600.1 Eclipse CD3200 ~2 cubes @ 34 hz. Stinger Roadkill Expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optical Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Check your alt you may have an intermittent problem with alt but ditch the cap get 1 good battery under hood for starters optima XS kinetic shurikin anything decent size and agm will be best i prefer XS but any of those would do good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkahns51 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 the cap is ur prob , install the second battery maybe replace the 4g with 0g and thro the cap away Run 0 gauge to a distribution block, Because the T1000 only takes 4 gauge. **Clicky>>My 2009 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport Buildlog<<Clicky** I'm messing up 98% of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeymcpot Posted July 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Haha 4hz So remove the cap? How much do u think this is gunna help?i jus had a baby so I'm looking for rhe cheapest solution...how do i load test my alternator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeymcpot Posted July 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 And can I use xs batterys and others like those as a the main battery for my truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeymcpot Posted July 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 And what battery should I get? I have very little knowledge on batterys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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