Possible battery drain issue? Not too sure if this is a good idea! Please help?
I have a 1988 Oldsmobile Delta 88 small body with a 3800. I want to put my system in it, i believe its a 750watt amp and 2 1200 watt punk azz Sony Xplode subwoofers. Ive noticed (or believed to) that the electrical system is pretty punky on this car. If I roll up more than 1 window at a time, my headlights dim down and they go very slow. Is this just as simple as getting a higher output alternator and a very nice battery? Thanks for all answers, Ill appreciate them all!
Dustin
your gonna get the best results getting a better alt. also check all your grounds and make sure they are good.
Beef up the alternator and battery. If you are going to listen to your system when your engine isn’t running, you might even want to go with two batteries. I’m pretty sure you have enough room under the hood for another battery, if not you can put the second one in the trunk.
try having the alternator and the battery checked in it first,that would be a lot better than just replacing them,there may be something else like a bad ground wire causing this to happen,good luck with it.
install a capacitor, 1 farad per 1000w of system power. So that will be about a 3 farad capacitor.
Installing a cap can be dangerous, if you get shocked the cap you can get hurt or be killed.
if the cap don’t work then install a secondary battery like a optima battery. It is a gel cell so you wont get acid gas leak like a regular battery.
add an alternator as a last resort.
Sounds like you might need a new battery.
you should get a capasitor that way it wont waigh down you reletrical system any more than it is