Pulling to much power??

[3rd gen king]

I have 2 12" 1300 watts and I have front and back lights.

Am I pulling to much power from my batterie? I wanted to add some Hellas 2 the front again but I don't know!! Sooo?

AND my ****ing rear driver parking light does NOT blink when my alarm unlocks or locks (it should) AND it has to "warm up" a bit before it turns on at night with my other lights, i hold the breaks for like 30 seconds then it turns on.

I've gotten pulled over for it "brake light was out" but when I slowed down to stop my brake turned on and luckily the parking light (same bulb just dimmed) turned on to. He was a bit confused and i just acted like I didn't know about the prob. Hehe

So yeah, any ideas for both problems?

 

[tbst]

Hows your battery? I think the majority of people can solve their problem with a new battery. Unless you roll around bumping for 6 hrs with all your lights on and your foot on the brake, the entire time.

 

[thorridder]

i have had 2 15" 2000w and 12 lights, dash was dimming to the bass, replaced the battery and fixed it. in general i dont keep more than 4 lights on for a period of time. i do turn all 10 top lights on at a time sometimes though. getting a high cold crank amp battery is worth the money.

 

[3rd gen king]

When my bass bumps my dash and headlights dim a little, what would y'all suggest? One of those dualist gold ones?

 

[PoRunner]

Just buy a high farad capacitor and your problems will be solved. The capacitor stores power and releases it when it is needed so it won't take a drain directly from your battery. Ive even got some of my lights hooked up through it and it works great. Plus you have a fusable link for added protection.

 

[madbomber08]

Big 3 Mod. It's basically replacing the stock wimpy grounds for thicker ones. BFAD has a writeup on this.

 

[tbst]

Just buy a high farad capacitor and your problems will be solved. The capacitor stores power and releases it when it is needed so it won't take a drain directly from your battery. Ive even got some of my lights hooked up through it and it works great. Plus you have a fusable link for added protection.

This is a complete waste, IMO. Upgrade your cables. Upgrade your battery. You will be fine. A cap is a bandaid.

 

[thorridder]

^^^ i agree with that. the caps dont do much, they are for if you are mushing HUGE amounts of amps suddenly. you dont have that big. i just got an advanced auto one, like $100 maybe a little more, like 720 cold crank amps. it works great on mine.

 

[oceanside78]

I used to install audio professionally and mostly agree with above posts. Caps (capacitors) are mainly for big systems i.e. at least 1000w RMS (note I said RMS, now max) with a 4 ch. powering doors as well. An upgraded battery would likely solve your issues. Optimas are pretty stout, I've found those to be great batteries. Ive tested them on a 1000x1 RMS JL amp powering a W7 for 25 minutes plus interior speakers for 25 minutes and the battery still tested at 11.7a, and cold cranked a SS 6.0 trailblazer.