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I have a Rockford Fosgate 1000.2 amp and 2 HX2s with one cap. My headlights and panel lights still dim. Does this hurt the electrical system in my car? I am planning to add another cap, but I was just wondering for the time being.

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try getting the gel batteries. i had the same problem at one point in my eclipse and i had caps and and a gel batteries and all that dimming ang flickering went away

 
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my sub amps are getting 12V solid when the bass hits....go buy the voltage meter for $30 and see how urs are doing.

 
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if it's a 1000.2 that's a class A/B amp..and there's 2 solutions.. turn the volume down..or get a H/O alternator..that's just too much draw on your electrical system dude..

 
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Thanks for you responces but the thing I really wanted to know was if it hurts my electrical components in my car.
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bd1000.1 owns you!!!

 
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<< bd1000.1 owns you!!! >>



Class D is good [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]... but the 1000A2 is a class A/B amp and a pretty inneficient one at that..so might wanna sell it for a class D amp.. or upgrade your alternator..

 
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How does a peice of audio equipment own me? Perhaps if you knew alittle more about amplifiers you wouldn't say that.

 
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Calm yourself, OmegaStauf

 
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Dude...he's just trying to say that the bd1000.1 is better than your current amp, because it's a class D amp. Hmm...it's slang, btw...I'm sure you've used similar phrases before. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]

 
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<< Dude...he's just trying to say that the bd1000.1 is better than your current amp, because it's a class D amp. Hmm...it's slang, btw...I'm sure you've used similar phrases before. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG] >>



HAHA.... yeah I know... I'm just playin' with all ya.

 
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only way to "fix" dimming is with an HO alternator, but teh battry handles all current draw needs before that, youll be fine with nothing. and a cap is a bigger burden on your E-system, its only a bandaid to the real problem.

you should be fine, if the dimming doesnt bug you. thats really the only reason you need a HO alt. (talking about daily driver systems)

 
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<< Thanks for you responces but the thing I really wanted to know was if it hurts my electrical components in my car.
Thanks again! >>



It very well can.. if Voltage drops low enough and the amps safety shutoff doesn;t shut the amp off then your ECU will run on too low a voltage.. start drawing higher current..get hot and fry...

Voice of id with his 74% Efficient BD1000D stalled his car out once because voltage dropped too low.. Your amp is less than 50% efficient so it drawas alot more current...better off to play it safe and get a $650 H/O Alt. or sell your amp and buy a 1000 watt Class D amp

 
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