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Slick · 09-17-2009, 03:50 PM

Look at the last pic of first post, sqcomp took a picture of it i believe lol. It has a greay weather guard over it. Its above where the plug is.

The Architect · 09-17-2009, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slick

Look at the last pic of first post, sqcomp took a picture of it i believe lol. It has a grey weather guard over it. Its above where the plug is.

yea i found it at home depot when i was pokin around....its really really on there.

talnlnky · 09-17-2009, 05:01 PM

congrats.... you are doing what 100% of people with aftermarket electronics should be doing to their cars. It is the electronic equivalent to using 20% off coupons at stores to save money so you can get more stuff.

The Architect · 09-17-2009, 06:03 PM

not sure i follow the metaphor but ill assume its good...i just finished and im a bit tired. pics and an HD vid to come.

off for a test ride.

The Architect · 09-17-2009, 07:42 PM

Here are finished pics etc.

During the install something touched something and a loud boom/spark occured....

During the test ride with no music the cap showed a voltage of a mere 13.61 steady on the highway at 75MPH where it would normally be 13.99-14.17

On the way back from the test ride on 40mph roads the voltage started increasing slowly to 13.68-13.74 so somethings happening in regards to voltage returning to at least normal.

I currently have the yellow top charging even though it is already supposedly well charged.

anyways without further a due, pics.

feel free to suggest or otherwise. and I couldnt find any 1/0 shrink tube.

talnlnky · 09-17-2009, 08:39 PM

don't know exactly what's going on... I wonder if your cap is related to this wierd issue.... I wonder if you need to discharge and then recharge it. I dunno... I also wonder if you could've somehow done damage to the alt when you dropped that cable... i dunno.... hard to say.

Slick · 09-17-2009, 08:41 PM

A tad sloppy :P. Looks good man. Did you by any chance check your ground connection with a meter? Just asking out of curiosity, not because I think its wrong lol

The Architect · 09-17-2009, 08:49 PM

I dont ahve a test light to gischarge the cap effectively, are there any other handy ways?

yea that ground was the best although not THE best. but it is what it is which is good enough.

i overcompensated on wire lengths for each run since 1/0 KNUFLEKS is not cheap. I also wish there were more places to tie to.

talnlnky · 09-17-2009, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by The Architect

I dont ahve a test light to gischarge the cap effectively, are there any other handy ways?

hehe... hook it directly up to a sub.... You'd get POP... for about 1/100th of a second as the sub either pushes out, or sucks in.. and then holds it until the cap is drained.... hehe...

OK>... DON'T REALLY DO IT... DC looks wierd on speakers tho..... quick way to kill them tho. (don't think 12-14v would be high enough voltage to actually damage a sub... I'm way too lazy to do the math)

The Architect · 09-17-2009, 09:03 PM

alrighty then lol

The Architect · 09-20-2009, 09:18 PM

so uh I tried taking off the alt to batt run of 1/0 to see how that would effect my voltage issue.

At start up before the big 3 upgrade and before the "big spark" accident i guess you could call it, my card would jump to 14.08 - 14.17 and stabilize around 13.84 - 13.99

Now after the spark incident with the run of 1/0 for alt to batt itll jump to 13.55 - 13.61 and sit right around there.

And when I removed that run of 1/0 and turned my car on it sat at 12.30! wth so I quickly reattached that run of 1/0 and its back to 13.5/6ish

The Architect · 10-05-2009, 06:11 PM

alright well I got the HO Alternator from DC Power Engineering and it does not fit at all like they said so very surely it would. It has already been returned to them and I am awaiting a refund.

DONT USE DC POWER

talnlnky · 10-05-2009, 09:22 PM

lame....thanks for the info tho.

sqcomp · 10-06-2009, 03:44 AM

look at powerbastards...

I have to wait until April for mine. The owner seems to communicate well and does offer that 1 year no questions asked warranty.

The Architect · 10-06-2009, 05:56 AM

right now im working with iraggi, he seems a little more down to earth and claims to use OEM casings for the fit.

we'll see.

sqcomp · 10-06-2009, 10:24 AM

I'm interested to know. I'll be looking at your experience. I'll pick one up asap after I get back home in the spring.

POORSHA · 10-06-2009, 02:18 PM

I ran pos and neg from altenator under engine cover to battery

The Architect · 10-06-2009, 02:20 PM

awesome idea....seriously

im gonna have to redo a few wires soon.

I just payed for iraggi for a 300amp alt with a 1 5/8" billet aluminum pulley with a .5" shorter serpentine belt.

guess we'll see how this one goes.

09-17-2009, 03:50 PM	#19
Slick View User's Garage Drives: '09 3-Dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 616	Look at the last pic of first post, sqcomp took a picture of it i believe lol. It has a greay weather guard over it. Its above where the plug is. __________________ In a world... where things squeak, wont fit,start to bleed, or are just plain hard to do.... ArmorAll will fix that

09-17-2009, 05:01 PM	#21
talnlnky Audio Junky Drives: 08 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spokane, Wa Posts: 1,412	congrats.... you are doing what 100% of people with aftermarket electronics should be doing to their cars. It is the electronic equivalent to using 20% off coupons at stores to save money so you can get more stuff. __________________

09-17-2009, 06:03 PM	#22
The Architect Give Me Resonance View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 648	not sure i follow the metaphor but ill assume its good...i just finished and im a bit tired. pics and an HD vid to come. off for a test ride. __________________ (3) 12" Alpine Type R Subs/Hifonics BXi1208D Hifonics ZXi6.5c / 2006 Kicker ZX350.4 Knu Fleks 1/0 Wiring & In Big 3 Optima Yellow Top Battery/Iraggi HO Alternator Alpine CDA-105, KCA-420i/KCA-121b/KCE-400BT PG TLD22 8V Line Driver

09-17-2009, 07:42 PM	#23
The Architect Give Me Resonance View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 648	Here are finished pics etc. During the install something touched something and a loud boom/spark occured.... During the test ride with no music the cap showed a voltage of a mere 13.61 steady on the highway at 75MPH where it would normally be 13.99-14.17 On the way back from the test ride on 40mph roads the voltage started increasing slowly to 13.68-13.74 so somethings happening in regards to voltage returning to at least normal. I currently have the yellow top charging even though it is already supposedly well charged. anyways without further a due, pics. feel free to suggest or otherwise. and I couldnt find any 1/0 shrink tube. __________________ (3) 12" Alpine Type R Subs/Hifonics BXi1208D Hifonics ZXi6.5c / 2006 Kicker ZX350.4 Knu Fleks 1/0 Wiring & In Big 3 Optima Yellow Top Battery/Iraggi HO Alternator Alpine CDA-105, KCA-420i/KCA-121b/KCE-400BT PG TLD22 8V Line Driver

09-17-2009, 08:39 PM	#24
talnlnky Audio Junky Drives: 08 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spokane, Wa Posts: 1,412	don't know exactly what's going on... I wonder if your cap is related to this wierd issue.... I wonder if you need to discharge and then recharge it. I dunno... I also wonder if you could've somehow done damage to the alt when you dropped that cable... i dunno.... hard to say. __________________

09-17-2009, 08:41 PM	#25
Slick View User's Garage Drives: '09 3-Dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 616	A tad sloppy :P. Looks good man. Did you by any chance check your ground connection with a meter? Just asking out of curiosity, not because I think its wrong lol __________________ In a world... where things squeak, wont fit,start to bleed, or are just plain hard to do.... ArmorAll will fix that

09-17-2009, 08:49 PM	#26
The Architect Give Me Resonance View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 648	I dont ahve a test light to gischarge the cap effectively, are there any other handy ways? yea that ground was the best although not THE best. but it is what it is which is good enough. i overcompensated on wire lengths for each run since 1/0 KNUFLEKS is not cheap. I also wish there were more places to tie to. __________________ (3) 12" Alpine Type R Subs/Hifonics BXi1208D Hifonics ZXi6.5c / 2006 Kicker ZX350.4 Knu Fleks 1/0 Wiring & In Big 3 Optima Yellow Top Battery/Iraggi HO Alternator Alpine CDA-105, KCA-420i/KCA-121b/KCE-400BT PG TLD22 8V Line Driver

09-17-2009, 09:03 PM	#28
The Architect Give Me Resonance View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 648	alrighty then lol __________________ (3) 12" Alpine Type R Subs/Hifonics BXi1208D Hifonics ZXi6.5c / 2006 Kicker ZX350.4 Knu Fleks 1/0 Wiring & In Big 3 Optima Yellow Top Battery/Iraggi HO Alternator Alpine CDA-105, KCA-420i/KCA-121b/KCE-400BT PG TLD22 8V Line Driver

09-20-2009, 09:18 PM	#29
The Architect Give Me Resonance View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 648	so uh I tried taking off the alt to batt run of 1/0 to see how that would effect my voltage issue. At start up before the big 3 upgrade and before the "big spark" accident i guess you could call it, my card would jump to 14.08 - 14.17 and stabilize around 13.84 - 13.99 Now after the spark incident with the run of 1/0 for alt to batt itll jump to 13.55 - 13.61 and sit right around there. And when I removed that run of 1/0 and turned my car on it sat at 12.30! wth so I quickly reattached that run of 1/0 and its back to 13.5/6ish __________________ (3) 12" Alpine Type R Subs/Hifonics BXi1208D Hifonics ZXi6.5c / 2006 Kicker ZX350.4 Knu Fleks 1/0 Wiring & In Big 3 Optima Yellow Top Battery/Iraggi HO Alternator Alpine CDA-105, KCA-420i/KCA-121b/KCE-400BT PG TLD22 8V Line Driver

10-05-2009, 06:11 PM	#30
The Architect Give Me Resonance View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 648	alright well I got the HO Alternator from DC Power Engineering and it does not fit at all like they said so very surely it would. It has already been returned to them and I am awaiting a refund. DONT USE DC POWER __________________ (3) 12" Alpine Type R Subs/Hifonics BXi1208D Hifonics ZXi6.5c / 2006 Kicker ZX350.4 Knu Fleks 1/0 Wiring & In Big 3 Optima Yellow Top Battery/Iraggi HO Alternator Alpine CDA-105, KCA-420i/KCA-121b/KCE-400BT PG TLD22 8V Line Driver

10-05-2009, 09:22 PM	#31
talnlnky Audio Junky Drives: 08 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spokane, Wa Posts: 1,412	lame....thanks for the info tho. __________________

10-06-2009, 03:44 AM	#32
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	look at powerbastards... I have to wait until April for mine. The owner seems to communicate well and does offer that 1 year no questions asked warranty. __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

10-06-2009, 05:56 AM	#33
The Architect Give Me Resonance View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 648	right now im working with iraggi, he seems a little more down to earth and claims to use OEM casings for the fit. we'll see. __________________ (3) 12" Alpine Type R Subs/Hifonics BXi1208D Hifonics ZXi6.5c / 2006 Kicker ZX350.4 Knu Fleks 1/0 Wiring & In Big 3 Optima Yellow Top Battery/Iraggi HO Alternator Alpine CDA-105, KCA-420i/KCA-121b/KCE-400BT PG TLD22 8V Line Driver

10-06-2009, 10:24 AM	#34
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	I'm interested to know. I'll be looking at your experience. I'll pick one up asap after I get back home in the spring. __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

10-06-2009, 02:20 PM	#36
The Architect Give Me Resonance View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 648	awesome idea....seriously im gonna have to redo a few wires soon. I just payed for iraggi for a 300amp alt with a 1 5/8" billet aluminum pulley with a .5" shorter serpentine belt. guess we'll see how this one goes. __________________ (3) 12" Alpine Type R Subs/Hifonics BXi1208D Hifonics ZXi6.5c / 2006 Kicker ZX350.4 Knu Fleks 1/0 Wiring & In Big 3 Optima Yellow Top Battery/Iraggi HO Alternator Alpine CDA-105, KCA-420i/KCA-121b/KCE-400BT PG TLD22 8V Line Driver

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