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On my 12v system, I usually sit from 13.6-14+ like normal but when I am up to full tilt I can drop from 14 to 12! My stock alt is 150 amp... I think I have enough ah, but is it a sign my alt just can't sustain it anymore or is it my batteries? Also, can running what I have on this stock alt for too long damage my batteries?

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A little bit of both, plus your grounds. Do you have the big 3? What kind of amp you got?

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What's your batt sitting at after 1-2hrs with car off? I'd too off my batteries. I would look into a HO alt if you can. Doesn't hurt

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I have an 08 trailblazer with a shit ass autozone agm and a werker 80 ah batt in the back with a sq2200 with very little drop, like almost none once the voltage goes to 13.8 because of the pcm. If you haven't done the big 3 do it. Then make sure your batteries are holding a charge, then maybe check your alt. I don't read sigs by the way, I really don't give a shit what the rest of you are running.

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The other amp is a boston gt4100 I'm running at 1.5 ohms. It is pretty power hungry and I think that is most of the cause. The big three is done. I also topped the batteries off within the last week or two. Resting voltage is usually 12.6-12.7.

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Where are you measuring voltage from?

I want you to do a quick voltage drop test. Measure voltage drop at your amp - probes to the input

Then measure voltage drop on your alt - positive probe to charge stud, negative probe to casing

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