Well It starts like this. A couple weeks ago I got a new amp for basically nothing. So Im all stoked. I hook it up, replacing my trusty 2150X MTX and fire up the car. Listen for a while, everything sounds great. So I go to bed thinking happy thoughts. Then I get up, hop in the ride, and crank it up on the way to work. Again, its all good. Then on the way home, the ugly monster rears it head. DIMMAGE!!! I have NO idea why this amp is draining my power. I have a BRAND NEW alternator and its rated at 105amps. I'm using 4 gauge wire from the battery and frame (ground) to my distribution block, then 8 gauge to my 2 amps (not more than 2 feet long). The amp is a PPI PC2600 that puts out 600wrms @ 4ohms mono. I can think of 2 things that could be causing the problem and beyond that Im stumped. First thing, my battery is one of the "stealth" kind thats covered. So instead of the power being hooked directly to the battery its hooked to that seperated post, if you know what I mean. Secondly, my battery itself is from my older car. I am using it because its a larger battery and I figured it may help. However, I think it may in fact be going bad because my car wouldn't start just yesterday. The fact that it was 2 degrees out (F) didnt help but it still made me think. If any of you have any ideas on what to do including a new battery, rewiring, caps, whatever, please let me know.
Thanks
Ron Jon
Thanks
Ron Jon