AMI CUSTOMS Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Alum is a better conductor then steel just fyi. Quote TEAM SOUNDQUBED -- TEAM SOUTH TEAM S.O.B. - Founder & Captain 3x Streetbeat World Record Holder 2017 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2016 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem/2nd Adv 4/2nd Xtreme 4 2015 MWSPL 2nd place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2014 USACI 2nd place Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db 2014 MWSPL 2nd place Xtreme 4 - 144.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Street Q+ - 162.8 db 2013 MWSPL 3rd Kaos2 & 4th Xtreme 4 2011 USACI 2nd place MOD 1001-2k - 160.0 db 2011 MWSPL 4th place: Adv3 - 157.8 db, Kaos2 - 150s db, Xtreme4 - 140s db 2010 ARSPL 1st place 501-750 - 160.3 db Arkansas loudest Best score to date 164.4 db - Termlab Outlaw Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db MWSPL on Dash Legal door open (Music) - 162.5 db Sealed on dash Legal (Music) - 161.1 db - Termlab THE BLACK NASTY CURRENT BUILD & FAB The Black Nasty (6) 15 Rebuild Log 2012 (4) 15 Walled Sierra Build Log Evo X build log Facebook page The Black Nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny16 Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Alright, its not my week this week. first, i had the problem figured out last night but my internet wont let me sign on smd, keeps sayin request is bad. Anyway, the battery holddown bar's hooked end broke, idk when, but this caused the battery to shift and hit the hood, shorting out. But somehow, it didnt damage a single wire or fuse, and the battery is resting at 13v so i majorly lucked out. I got the battery secured now, and also i reconfigured the bus bars so they are far safer now. Quote RF T600-4 RF T1500-1BDCP FI BL 15 Iraggi 190A Alternator Big 3 Kinetik HC1800 Kinetik HC2400 Knu Flex 1/0 2 Sets of RF T2 Component 6.5's Own but not installed...yet 1 Set of RF T2 Component 6.5's 1 Set of Qlogic Kickpanels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjay Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Alum is a better conductor then steel just fyi. true, and silver is the best conductor, but we're not going to see weldless or seamless aluminum in cars...welds will create more resistance than grounding to aluminum will create benefit. For huge power systems and systems with multiple rear batteries I run both positive and negative to the back...call it overkill, but I also don't have ground potential issues Quote Principal JTech Consulting - Leader in 12-Volt Training and Product PlanningIt's not about how much power you have, but how well you use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjay Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Alright, its not my week this week. first, i had the problem figured out last night but my internet wont let me sign on smd, keeps sayin request is bad. Anyway, the battery holddown bar's hooked end broke, idk when, but this caused the battery to shift and hit the hood, shorting out. But somehow, it didnt damage a single wire or fuse, and the battery is resting at 13v so i majorly lucked out. I got the battery secured now, and also i reconfigured the bus bars so they are far safer now. glad you were able to find the problem, bro...and that it was such an easy fix. Problems like this don't go away on their own, and usually lead to major damage if not remedied right away Quote Principal JTech Consulting - Leader in 12-Volt Training and Product PlanningIt's not about how much power you have, but how well you use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny16 Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Alright, its not my week this week. first, i had the problem figured out last night but my internet wont let me sign on smd, keeps sayin request is bad. Anyway, the battery holddown bar's hooked end broke, idk when, but this caused the battery to shift and hit the hood, shorting out. But somehow, it didnt damage a single wire or fuse, and the battery is resting at 13v so i majorly lucked out. I got the battery secured now, and also i reconfigured the bus bars so they are far safer now. glad you were able to find the problem, bro...and that it was such an easy fix. Problems like this don't go away on their own, and usually lead to major damage if not remedied right away ya i definitely lucked out on that, the thing i was most worried about was the amps, they are both fused but you never know. I like the discussion of grounds on here, which is funny since I ran another ground last night to the frame, then read all the discussion over it and lol'd. From what i have heard, the strut tower is a good ground, just figured after the incident, another ground wouldnt hurt. Quote RF T600-4 RF T1500-1BDCP FI BL 15 Iraggi 190A Alternator Big 3 Kinetik HC1800 Kinetik HC2400 Knu Flex 1/0 2 Sets of RF T2 Component 6.5's Own but not installed...yet 1 Set of RF T2 Component 6.5's 1 Set of Qlogic Kickpanels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny16 Posted December 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Here are pics of the only damage experienced from the short Quote RF T600-4 RF T1500-1BDCP FI BL 15 Iraggi 190A Alternator Big 3 Kinetik HC1800 Kinetik HC2400 Knu Flex 1/0 2 Sets of RF T2 Component 6.5's Own but not installed...yet 1 Set of RF T2 Component 6.5's 1 Set of Qlogic Kickpanels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwz Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 i had that issue when i first bought my car after having an amp installed at car toys (afterwards I decided to do everything myself)... it was from a defective amp that was staying on and would drain the battery very low. I also an issue with my car turning off when I didn't secure the nuts on my ground and positive battery terminal after putting on an 8ga kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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