coleio1
Active LVC Member
ok i am going to install a jl audio 1000/1 with a 12 w7 in my 2006 lincoln ls elite and want to know is it going to draw too much current for my stock alternator? does anyone know if its going to make my lights dim?
jl audio 1000/1 affecting charging system?
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Onefreshls
Dedicated LVC Member
get one of these and you should have no problem
http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=1B5eTpSqGIfu0gGIi4XVAg&ved=0CE0Q8wIwAA
http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=1B5eTpSqGIfu0gGIi4XVAg&ved=0CE0Q8wIwAA
Onefreshls
Dedicated LVC Member
yea this is what i put in the lambos and bentleys when i do systems. i never had a problem with them
Andrizzle
Dedicated LVC Member
Caps are garbage. Put the money towards a HO alt or a dry cell performance battery.
You have to remember the amp is not going to be continuously producing 'thousands of watts'. You can get by with ~1000-1500 watts on stock system fairly easily.
You have to remember the amp is not going to be continuously producing 'thousands of watts'. You can get by with ~1000-1500 watts on stock system fairly easily.
Thirdworlddoug
Well-Known LVC Member
just wondering who sells a HO alt for our car?
jmtiseo
The Peanut Gallery
Same here! Either that or a rebuild kit. When the one went out on my truck I had it rebuilt with more windings and more brushes (I think that's how the current is increased) to build it up to 200 amps. Rather rebuild the stock one that drop some cash on a new one of uknown origin.
I've heard elsewhere that caps are a waste if you get a good alternator. Getting one though will fix your light problem I believe but a better alternator like suggested is the route I'd take.
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
Apparently, the correct question should be "Who sells a reliable, working HO alternator for the LS?"
jmtiseo
The Peanut Gallery
That question is the most best lol, if one exists.
1LoudLS
Dedicated LVC Member
as far as the OP question, it will all come down to how your gonna use it, if your going to be blasting it all the time, then it will probably fry your alt pretty quick, if your just going to be using it at reasonable levels, and only turning it up once and a while, then you should be fine, ive had my 1500 watt kicker amp running for a couple of years with no problems, but the same amp did blow through a couple of alts pretty fast in my 1st gen, they usually finally gave up, while idling at traffic lights in the summer(playing ridiculously loud of course).
at full power, the amp should require somewhere between 70 and 100 amps of current.
at full power, the amp should require somewhere between 70 and 100 amps of current.
How much bass can you actually put into a Lambo? Probably gets some nasty hood rattle :lol:
coleio1
Active LVC Member
ok so if i decide to get a different battery could i put a optima yellow top in the stock battery location? cause i thought i couldnt put one in the stock place.
truth.
Lets also remember that gen II alts are stronger than gen I and can take a heavier load.
Onefreshls
Dedicated LVC Member
it was a 89 countach i put a jl 10 inch w3v3 and and jl c5 in doors and rear and i put a jl hd9005 amp one of the smallest 5 channels out there
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
You would have to rig up a way to connect the external vent tube.
Onefreshls
Dedicated LVC Member
you dont need to hook up the tube do to it not being an acid battery
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
That is 100% false information.
It does used acid, it's just not in liquid form.
It will vent hydrogen in extreme events. This hydrogen could ignite the entire interior of the car.
The battery does have a vent, and it is possible to seal a vent tube connection to it.
Please don't give info on something that you don't know if it could get people killed. (Rare, but it does happen.)
BTW, a spokesperson for Optima has been on this board and confirmed that these batteries can and will vent hydrogen.
Onefreshls
Dedicated LVC Member
yes but it is very unlikely to kill someone. im a master tech for Bentley. an optima battery is a 6 cycle dry acid battery no liquid i have a red top in my ls and it does not have a vent on it and i have had it in there for 4 years and im still not dead. dont take things so seriously.
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
Unlikely does not equal impossible.
Once you see a hydrogen explosion in an open area, you'll have a good impression of what might happen in a closed space.
Car crashes are unlikely, but do happen. Imagine that the OP is rear ended. This crumples the trunk area enough to short out the battery terminals. The battery vents, and the whole interior becomes a fireball. What would have been a minor injury, becomes fatal. Yeah, it's all unlikely but why take the chance when less than an hour of work and $10 of parts and glue prevents it?
I would hope a Master Tech for Bentley would know and use proper grammar and punctuation. I know I wouldn't want someone working on my Bentley that didn't have these basic skills.
Onefreshls
Dedicated LVC Member
i do have the skills. when is the last time you herd a car fire caused by battery. its been years for me all these new cars have battery connectors on them that blow off when in a crash. Bentley have agm battery's and do not have a vent tube for them either so i guess mean they haven't seen much of hydrogen explosion either.
Listen do what you want im not going to tell you what to do. like i said i have never had a problem with any of the 5 cars i own or any of the customer cars i have ever worked on 2 each there own.
Listen do what you want im not going to tell you what to do. like i said i have never had a problem with any of the 5 cars i own or any of the customer cars i have ever worked on 2 each there own.
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
Perhaps you should do some searches on the NTSB web site. Your sample size is just not big enough. I've never been in a crash that was bad enough that my seat belts made any difference, but I still buckle it every time. If I am lucky, I will have never needed it. If I'm not, I'll be glad I did use it.
You are free to be as foolish with your own safety as you wish, and you'll probably get away with it. I'm even okay with you telling someone else they can be careless too. I'm not okay with you telling someone that there is no risk, when there is some risk.
I'm also not okay with the ridiculous claim that there is no acid in the Optima battery, or the thought the the vent tube had to do with acid leaking instead of hydrogen venting.
Onefreshls
Dedicated LVC Member
when i said not acid i meant not liquid acid. a optima has a dry acid same a a d size battery you put in a flash light. i do apologize if i did not say it correctly.
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
No, not the same as a non-rechargable dry cell.
Anyway, I think I'm done with this one...