MessageSteve, >You always want to make sure that your wires can handle >the current being drawn though. A 6 gauge wire should >do the job.
Actually, the 4 channel amp has the 6 guage wires and the sub amp has 4 guage wires for both pos and neg. >It could also be that the alternator switching on is >causing a spike as you suspect that will effect some >sensitive electronics. You are on the right track in >thinking capacitor. A capacitor is a voltage device >....it filters voltage fluctuations, and it won't pass >DC current, so it has to be from the positive line to >the ground. When you say "from the positive line to the ground" where exactly should the cap be placed? The cap I was considering are those big ones you see in the high end sound systems. If I remember correctly these type are in line on the +12v supply wire. >A choke (coil) smoothes out fluctuations >in current. A fairly good filter design is a choke and >a capacitor working together. One of the more common >designs for electrical filtering is a capacitor with >a choke then another capacitor. That's called a Pi >filter due to it looking like the Pi symbol. I haven't >look at Radio Shack lately but they may have something >like that already to install. Would something like this from Radio Shack be suited for 800 watts? >I say go for the voltage/current filter first, then >troubleshoot the relays. They may not be hefty enough >to handle the load. They may need some filtering that >the filter would solve. The stereo shop placed an order for one of those big caps (none in stock for some reason), and they're going to ask some other "experts" about my situation. I don't know how to check if the relays are chattering, but I know the relays can handle the load, they came with the fans (for additional $$ of course). Thanks for the info. cYa- Herb ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
