How to add extra power/another battery to amp as lights dip

deadliner · Post by **deadliner** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:50 pm

when a lot of base is on the lights dip as it is taking a lot of power from the battery, is there a way to stop this? either by adding another battery, or something else?

Post by **matty101** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:43 am

turn the bass down.

i'd rather be able to see where i'm goin than have my music blasting.

roperstun · Post by **roperstun** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:06 pm

power cap or additional battery

TEB · Post by **TEB** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:53 pm

Lmao my lights dip when i turn the heaters on lool!

mobiius · Post by **mobiius** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:18 pm

You'd probably be better fitting a small power cap between the battery and the headlights, rather than between the battery and the amp.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:19 pm

Need a power capacitor. Stores extra power for the songs with the big base...

deadliner · Post by **deadliner** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:16 pm

i can see where im going, its not like they turn off, they just dip slightly, how much roughly do you think the power cap is?

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:41 pm

you can pick them up for bout £25 have a look in ebay always loads on there for a good price..

Piercy · Post by **Piercy** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:22 pm

Thomas wrote:you can pick them up for bout £25 have a look in ebay always loads on there for a good price..

depending on the system and how much you have it up you may need more than one power cap. i bought one recently and it didnt really do much.

that what i get for sticking 3x12's in a corsa. Second battery and some kinda trickle charge would be good. although the power cap between battery and lights sounds like a sweet idea.

Jimi137 · Post by **Jimi137** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:43 pm

the thing ive always wondered though is without a second alternator to charge the second battery - how is it gonna stay charged????

roperstun · Post by **roperstun** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:24 pm

Jimi137 wrote:the thing ive always wondered though is without a second alternator to charge the second battery - how is it gonna stay charged????

it gets charged from the alternator. the current goes from the alternator to the first battery then sum of it goes to the second

bluecorsab · Post by **bluecorsab** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:47 am

fit a bigger battery and you could also fit a higher amp alternator

Post by **matty101** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:49 am

or just turn the stereo down!

bluecorsab · Post by **bluecorsab** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:04 am

yh it is the cheaper option

and it wouls save ya ears

Jimi137 · Post by **Jimi137** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:01 pm

Ahhhh okie dokie. That sounds quite easy tbh. Mine used to have the same problem but only the bassiest of songs and only sometimes when the battery charge was low. Usually it was fine

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