Ive got a 1992 Ford F-150 and am running a Profile California 600 Mono amp and im having a problem with power my lights dim alot and my altmeter drops drasticly i have a 1 farad cap and had it once in a s-10 blazer and i had no problems what so ever of lights dimming could some one tell me what the F*** is goin on? Im not dumb in car audio i work at a damn car audio store and this is mystifing me help would be appreciated
Um.. if you work in a car audio place shouldn't you know that caps don't help with headlights dimming. But if i were you'd i'd get the alternator tested because it sounds like its dieing, and then either upgrading the alternator to something bigger and the wires, or the alternator, wires and battery. That way you will have no problems
It seems like my lights wont dim or power lower when it is cold out im starting to think it might be my battery low on acid? i need to figure this out what should i have tested first battery or alt?
Go get both checked. Your battery can die because your alternator died. I think I read somewhere before that most places will check batt/alt for free, don't quote me on that tho.