Last March 2010, I put in a sub-woofer with a 1000 watt amp and tied it directly to the battery. Went out for 2 hours riding around working out the bass (mostly Van Halen) and on my last stop of the day, the car was dead. No electric at all. I had it towed home.
New battery didn't work. New regulator didn't work. New Alt didn't work. I got so frustrated that I just ordered a new wiring harness from year one. Problem solved. Don't know why and I don't care cause the car worked again after 2 months.
My question is I bought a capacitor but the more I read the more I don't think this will solve my problem? I don't want to cook the wiring again, if that is what I did to begin with. Am I on the right track with the capacitor or do I need to install a larger Alternator? I have 105 Amps right now. And if I install a larger ALT do I need beefed up wiring? This is getting out of hand!
New battery didn't work. New regulator didn't work. New Alt didn't work. I got so frustrated that I just ordered a new wiring harness from year one. Problem solved. Don't know why and I don't care cause the car worked again after 2 months.
My question is I bought a capacitor but the more I read the more I don't think this will solve my problem? I don't want to cook the wiring again, if that is what I did to begin with. Am I on the right track with the capacitor or do I need to install a larger Alternator? I have 105 Amps right now. And if I install a larger ALT do I need beefed up wiring? This is getting out of hand!