Dimming lights?

[2Scoops]

I finally got my subs hooked up when my bass hits the lights dim very lightly. It's so light that you'd have to look for it to notice it, but I've heard it's common among 99 cougs for the alternator to so. Is there anything I can do to help out the alternator?

thanks!

Sid

[01blkcat]

This has to be the most asked question on this board... yes, you can add a Yellow Top Battery or a Cap, but both aren't going to solve the problem, just mask it. If you want the lights to stop dimming, replace/rewind the alternator.

[99CouGSweetRide]

I have the yellow top and it really didn't help that much. I'm installing a capacitor soon though I'm gonna see what happens. You can tell if a cap will help by looking at how your lights dim. If they dim at the beginning of a bass hit but quickly brighten up again, you need a cap or a better battery. If they stay dim throughout the bass note you're gonna have to rewind your alternator


mike

[blast]

Or use better power wires(bigger ones). Also ground your battery, and the alternator. that should stop it if not. You can also run aa better power wire from the Alternator back to the battery.

[Lukydogg]

:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:.......... ...ok I feel better. If you dont know why then search the 1000's of other post on the topic.

[01blkcat]

Originally posted by: blast
Or use better power wires(bigger ones). Also ground your battery, and the alternator. that should stop it if not. You can also run aa better power wire from the Alternator back to the battery.

I hear you talk about this a lot in these threads... do you mind elaborating on this stuff? Grounding a battery/alternator?

[Dosserj]

Get a power cap. It really helped my dimming light problem.

[DaBlackCougar]

Yeah i'm having same problem i got 3 10" rockford dual coils and a 1000.1 rockford amp and i was having same porblem but 2 hours into useing it it shut off i had blown a fuse 3 fuses later i took it to best buy and they told me the amp had crossed so now in week 3 of rockford repairing it and i'm not very happy so i'll probley get a cap and a second battery and see if that will hlep with the pulsing headlights

[blast]

Originally posted by: 01blkcat

Originally posted by: blast
Or use better power wires(bigger ones). Also ground your battery, and the alternator. that should stop it if not. You can also run aa better power wire from the Alternator back to the battery.

I hear you talk about this a lot in these threads... do you mind elaborating on this stuff? Grounding a battery/alternator?

I do not mind explaining. Matter of fact it would probably take up several hours if not longer, but why?
This has been covered so many times, every board, every discussion regarding a CAP, BATT, WIRING.
Who is rightwho is wrong? Well OHMS LAW in my book.

The funny thing is, if I would say "it is ok to use caps, they will solve all the problems." I would be a good guy. Nope not me I say "they do not solve a problem with dimming lights", that makes me a bad guy. That's ok.

What better biger or thicker wires do, they CUT resistance(our enemy). I am not going into the detail.
Instead, I will give you some links, and read it for your self.
1. Richard Clark Explains - "according to ohms law it is impossible for these things to do any good." (http://www.carsound.com/ubb/Archives/Archive-000001/HTML/20010126-1-000307.html)
2. alt/batt wiring will improve current flow? (http://www.carsound.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=020234#000009)
3. Importance of Capacitors (http://www.carsound.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=020321)
4. capacitor solution, power supply (http://www.teamamp.com/ibf/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=4502&s=06ad773fa2c6e20e3e99c3ff41983f9c)
Once you have read them, we can discuss it to the detail.
Then you will understand what a CAP, BATT, WIRES do.
Sounds cool to me.

[99CouGSweetRide]

:cover: (sorry blast i've been busy modifying this no limit grill to fit my car...the cap will be in by the end of the week, hopefully friday)

Mike

[2low4potHoles]

i actually have a farad cap and it doesnt do anything for me really. ima get a yellow top for now . bc in the end im going to need 3 anyways =)

[01blkcat]

Originally posted by: blast

Originally posted by: 01blkcat

Originally posted by: blast
Or use better power wires(bigger ones). Also ground your battery, and the alternator. that should stop it if not. You can also run aa better power wire from the Alternator back to the battery.

I hear you talk about this a lot in these threads... do you mind elaborating on this stuff? Grounding a battery/alternator?

I do not mind explaining. Matter of fact it would probably take up several hours if not longer, but why?
This has been covered so many times, every board, every discussion regarding a CAP, BATT, WIRING.
Who is rightwho is wrong? Well OHMS LAW in my book.

The funny thing is, if I would say "it is ok to use caps, they will solve all the problems." I would be a good guy. Nope not me I say "they do not solve a problem with dimming lights", that makes me a bad guy. That's ok.

What better biger or thicker wires do, they CUT resistance(our enemy). I am not going into the detail.
Instead, I will give you some links, and read it for your self.
1. Richard Clark Explains - "according to ohms law it is impossible for these things to do any good." (http://www.carsound.com/ubb/Archives/Archive-000001/HTML/20010126-1-000307.html)
2. alt/batt wiring will improve current flow? (http://www.carsound.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=020234#000009)
3. Importance of Capacitors (http://www.carsound.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=020321)
4. capacitor solution, power supply (http://www.teamamp.com/ibf/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=4502&s=06ad773fa2c6e20e3e99c3ff41983f9c)
Once you have read them, we can discuss it to the detail.
Then you will understand what a CAP, BATT, WIRES do.
Sounds cool to me.

Very cool. I'll go through those links when I get home from work tonight --