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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8400739" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p>I've always used seat bolts or seatbelt bolts when feasible. I'm not sure why people don't like them since they're generally well reinforced vs just bolting through nearby, thinner sheet metal.</p><p></p><p>Also I don't know why there's 2 pages of ******** here.</p><p></p><p>OP, your battery rests at 12.4 or so and your alternator charges at 14.2-14.4. If you're dropping below 14, then you're simply using more current than your alternator can provide and drawing from the battery. Anything above 12V is fine for running an amp.</p><p></p><p>Adding more wire or moving around connections will not magically make your alternator deliver more power. Buying a larger alternator is likely the only thing that will help your voltage stay higher than your battery's resting voltage when you play music, though I'd consider it a poor investment for such a small amp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8400739, member: 614752"] I've always used seat bolts or seatbelt bolts when feasible. I'm not sure why people don't like them since they're generally well reinforced vs just bolting through nearby, thinner sheet metal. Also I don't know why there's 2 pages of ******** here. OP, your battery rests at 12.4 or so and your alternator charges at 14.2-14.4. If you're dropping below 14, then you're simply using more current than your alternator can provide and drawing from the battery. Anything above 12V is fine for running an amp. Adding more wire or moving around connections will not magically make your alternator deliver more power. Buying a larger alternator is likely the only thing that will help your voltage stay higher than your battery's resting voltage when you play music, though I'd consider it a poor investment for such a small amp. [/QUOTE]
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