pioneerpoundingspl Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Alright so I plan on picking up another yellow top today I currently have one under the hood and plan on putting this one behind my seat. First off im running 3000rms with big 3 done and 0 gauge throughout. My voltage is pretty bad it drops below 13v while im driving and I cant even think about playing anything that drops real low due to voltage drop. Do you think adding another yellow top should fix this problem? I had a 240amp alt under the hood but its rebuilt and nothing special I plan on upgrading down the road but for now just wanna be able to play my low songs. I notice my Cone on the woofer heats up not to hot but deeffinatly gets warm and im pretty sure this is due to low voltage(had same problem before i bought a yellow top and yellow top cured the problem) What is the proper way to wire this setup. Thanks in advance 134db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprkn_ranger Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Adding a second battery will help, yes. And you wire it pos-pos and neg-neg. And fuse BOTH sides of the positive wire as close to the battery's as possible. So like this: Batt---fuse----------------fuse---batt Check out my build log! 4 Havocs in a blowthrough http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/187506-sprkn-rangers-blowthrough-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lam Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 i've never heard anything about fusing twice? than again i dont have a second battery. but yes just positive->postive and negative->negative. 0awg is the smallest you should use for connecting batteries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 If you don't know don't give advice and yes you are supposed to fuse both ends THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachG Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 If you don't know don't give advice and yes you are supposed to fuse both ends You always fuse it twice, better safe then sorry 1998 Pontiac grand prix gtp supercharged2 12" Obsidain Audio V.1 on a 2011 zx1500.1 at 2 ohms. 20ft of Knuconceptz CCA 0 Guage. 2nd Battery is a Shurken BT-120. Box is 3.5cu tuned at 31.8hz sealed off from the trunk. 14sqft of Dynamat on the Rear deck top & bottom. Soon to be more for doors/roof. Gets low & loud Did a 140.5 Sealed at Battle of the boom in June 2013 dropping to 12.7v (need a alt mines going bad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprkn_ranger Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 If you don't know don't give advice and yes you are supposed to fuse both ends You always fuse it twice, better safe then sorry It's not that you should be "better safe than sorry" it's that if you have two batterys and you only fuse one side, what's keeping the other battery from overloading the wire in case of a short? Its not overkill, it's the bare minimum. Check out my build log! 4 Havocs in a blowthrough http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/187506-sprkn-rangers-blowthrough-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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