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11-30-2003, 07:31 PM
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Car stereo kick = dim
Is it bad when you turn your stereo up and the lights on the deck "dim" whenever your speakers "kick"?
LOL
Where is the power being drained? Can it be "upped"?
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11-30-2003, 07:39 PM
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Is it only the lights on the stereo or is it all the lights in the vehicle? If it's just the radio, make sure it has a good solid ground connection. That's the most likely culprit  | |
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11-30-2003, 07:41 PM
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Yea, it's only the lights on the deck. Ewww, checking for ground connection, that seems like a tedious process. I just thought it was because the speakers were using a lot of power like when your washer kicks on and the lights in your hous dim for a split second.
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11-30-2003, 07:57 PM
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That is very possible, but not normal with a good quality head unit. It could happen if you have too low of an impedance on it too, like connecting more speakers in parallel.
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11-30-2003, 08:03 PM
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It's a new car... By memory I can remember the deck is about 5 years old, is a Pioneer, and says 34W x 4 on it. I honestly have no clue how the speakers are setup.
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11-30-2003, 08:33 PM
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the lights did that when my altenator went out on me (but my speedometor also malfunctioned and my headlights also went on and off.... then my altenator, belt, and battery all went on me....)
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11-30-2003, 08:41 PM
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I'm running two of them on my system (1000W total power)
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11-30-2003, 08:44 PM
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wtf is that? Are you serious? Considering I don't have any subwoofers just four 6 inchers I think. I honestly don't know, but I don't have HUGE stuff in the car.
I would like to know the problem before I find a solution.
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11-30-2003, 08:51 PM
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OK, if that's a bit much for ya, there is one other option...
Don't wire the deck into the fuse panel (or the factory stereo power wiring). Run a wire directly from the battery, with a circuit breaker or fuse located at the battery for protection. The wire should be at least 8 guage to handle the current needs of the deck.
This should provide enough power for just a deck.
BTW - The 1 farad capacitor that I linked to above stores energy and then releases it to the deck/amplifier when it needs it, like during the bass beats.
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11-30-2003, 10:35 PM
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aNY PICTURES OF HOW IN THE HECK TO WIRE IT LIKE THAT? Oh crap sorry for caps
Will doing that help perserve my alternator?
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