dblovah51 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Help needed am running 2 warhorse 10k,mechman 270alt(biggest available n no dual brackets) 3+ runs of 0g and 3- runs to chasis up front and from chasis rear to battery bank.....at full tilt I'm reading 13+volts up front while the sub amps are seein below 11volts at the rear...help me out with opinions suggestions will appreciate them! Quote 2004 trailblazer 4 FI BTL 18s (2) DC 10.0k xs power d3100s mechman 270 158.2 @41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotloud555 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 YOu have 2 kicker warhorse.. YOu need alots of powre to run that big juicy amp.. Alots of battery and 4 alternator or more.. Not sure what car you have.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getlocivic Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 simply put you need a dual alt bracket add another 270 alty and a couple more batteries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownm3 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Damn 2 warhorses on a 270a. You will need a lot of batteries. What type of batteries do you have now and how many? EDIT: And a good battery charger. Edited December 22, 2011 by brownm3 Quote BrownM3 Build Log BrownM3's Youtube Channel "Csbrown147" My Official Feedback Thread (UBL) BrownM3 Jeep Build (UBL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyFriery97 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Need more alt power for sure What kind of batts and how many Pretty sure kicker recommends atleast two alts to run just ONE warhorse.. Edited December 22, 2011 by RickyFriery97 Quote 2014 Chevy Silverado Crewcab 1994 Chevy Full Size blazer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmedina Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 ya youre no feeding those amps enough power. need more current to get the full potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblovah51 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 its a trailblazer there aren't any brackets available for a dual set up...am runnin (8)d3100 they recommend 4 per amp (6) optima yellows since I had them already but they also asked for 400amps of alt per amp which I cnt supply because of the type of vehicle Quote 2004 trailblazer 4 FI BTL 18s (2) DC 10.0k xs power d3100s mechman 270 158.2 @41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblovah51 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 But I did do some diagnosing n replacing and saw a heated ground wire in the batt bank...seems like it had a bad connection somehow and began creatin some heat..2morrow ill d some testn n monitorin the volts to see if the problem was corrected Quote 2004 trailblazer 4 FI BTL 18s (2) DC 10.0k xs power d3100s mechman 270 158.2 @41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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