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I have heard that some people run there amp power wire right from the altinator. What are the benefits of this?

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lol who's done this? horrible idea. you need the battery/batteries to act as a buffer

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That's what I do. If all your electrical pieces are connected it doesn't make a difference. Battery and alt are in parallel. So whichever one you choose to draw from doesn't matter. I haven't noticed any difference doing it either way.

I did it because it saves some wire clutter. You could even make the argument that from the alt is better since it's one less connection for the current to travel

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as long as the big 3 is done in 1/0 or bigger

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so whats the point of batts?

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so whats the point of batts?

Start your car, they have SOME capacitance which helps to stabilize your voltage, and to assist your alternator when current demand exceeds what it can put out

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That's what I do. If all your electrical pieces are connected it doesn't make a difference. Battery and alt are in parallel. So whichever one you choose to draw from doesn't matter. I haven't noticed any difference doing it either way.

I did it because it saves some wire clutter. You could even make the argument that from the alt is better since it's one less connection for the current to travel

Agreed, but u definitely need a battery lol. Can't run JUST an alt

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