for those who have h/o alternators

dKj · 03-22-2003

hey, i think im gonna hafta upgrade my electrical system or wutever, and was just wondering wut alternator u have, and how much u paid for it, where u bought it, etc. i saw somewhere on the forums that our stock alternators run 70 amps, but i dont know. someone else told me that i need to run 3200rms to power my set up, and was just wondering how many amps an alternator has to produce to power my system. thx for ur help

grenloch101056 · 03-22-2003

if your running your system without the engine running, then divide the rms by 12 to find amount of amps

if engine is running, divide rms by 14

WhiteRabbit · 03-22-2003

duty cycle of music is such that even with 4000 rms, youd be fine with even a 90 amp alternator.

much less a 120 amp high output alternator
much less a 200 amp alternator

and if you dont mind light dimming, and your not cranking it to ungodly levels all teh time, yes, even a 70 amp alternator is fine. read teh post!

if you THINK you need a new alternator, you probably dont.

dKj · 03-25-2003

can anybody who was installed a h/o alternator let me know where they got it? i did some searching, but all i can find is stock.

dKj · 03-25-2003

nm, i found it in another post. sorry