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Corvette Tech Questions & DIY
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<blockquote data-quote="HLN A55" data-source="post: 10686" data-attributes="member: 46"><p>My advicen as experienced during years of the audio pass time, is to run the ground back to the battery... Especially in these cars...</p><p></p><p>A questionable ground can cause issues with the stereo drawing far too much current and the amp(s) getting hot quickly. The ground should also be run on the opposite site of the car than the power feed. Also... For any stereo application I heavily recomment upgrading the batter power cable from the alternator and the grounds for both the battery and alternator to at least 0 gauage wiring. The puny (in some cases) 10 gauge factory wiring is certainly suited for any type serisous current draw but even a a 400 watt amp (which isn't especially powerful) can draw up to 40 amps (40%) of the alternators available current. </p><p></p><p>The last thing also want in these cars would be battery voltage drop due to an inefficient charging systems. Also... I could get into more detail but stay away from capacitors... They increase the load on your charging system. </p><p></p><p>Best of luck...</p><p></p><p>T</p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><em>[mob][/mob]</em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HLN A55, post: 10686, member: 46"] My advicen as experienced during years of the audio pass time, is to run the ground back to the battery... Especially in these cars... A questionable ground can cause issues with the stereo drawing far too much current and the amp(s) getting hot quickly. The ground should also be run on the opposite site of the car than the power feed. Also... For any stereo application I heavily recomment upgrading the batter power cable from the alternator and the grounds for both the battery and alternator to at least 0 gauage wiring. The puny (in some cases) 10 gauge factory wiring is certainly suited for any type serisous current draw but even a a 400 watt amp (which isn't especially powerful) can draw up to 40 amps (40%) of the alternators available current. The last thing also want in these cars would be battery voltage drop due to an inefficient charging systems. Also... I could get into more detail but stay away from capacitors... They increase the load on your charging system. Best of luck... T [size=1][i][mob][/mob][/i][/size] [/QUOTE]
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