Dimming Lights

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serpentkilla

sup guys and gals i have a question for ya, when i have the lights on and the bass hit the lights dim. i'm using a 4 guage wire that is feed to a dist block then 8 gauge wires to the amps and xover. any sugges on what i should do. i have a half farrad lighting cap, but is that going to make much difference?
 
Your alternator doesnt have enough juice to make all thigs run. It will be worse if you also have wipers, fogs and a/c/ heater on. Try 1 bigger capacitor. Maybe you will need 2 1-fard caps.
 
you think there is a way to upgrade the alt. i know the one in the Z28's you can to produce more amps.
 
Caps aren't designed to keep your lights from dimming. They're designed to provide full peak current to your amplifiers during dynamic output. Sometimes a pleasant side effect is less taxation on your cars electrical system, but capacitors aren't going to guarantee no dimming lights. Even those 15 farad blocks don't always help.
 
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