Re: stereo (amp wiring) + my Q

[Daniel Brideau <dan@hobbyetc.com>]

Larry,

Thanks, he started to ramble about alternators producing aperage and
batteries producing voltage. This, right away told me his grasp of
current and potential was lacking.

Since he puts these things together for a living, you gotta figure he
has some empirical knowledge.


    -----------------------------------------------
    |          |           |           |          |
    +          +           +           +          +
 battery    starter   alternator   amplifier    lights
    -          -           -           -          -
    |          |           |           |          |
    -----------------------------------------------






> "Fry, Larry" wrote:
> 
> Hmmm. Can't come up with a good reason why this would be different
> than going directly to the battery, since going directly to the
> battery also connects (albeit indirectly) you to the alternator.  Ask
> the dude.  Bet he says something about alternator noise, and if the
> above is true, "noise" would be a bogus reason.
> 
> Keep us informed....and
> 
> enjoy the ride
> Larry
> sandiego16V
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Brideau [mailto:dan@hobbyetc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 9:04 AM
> To: alienj@bad-candy.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: stereo (amp wiring) + my Q
> 
> I just put such a wire in my car.  I made a hole on the passenger side
> of the
> firewall (USA).
> 
> On my car, the AC plumbing was the only thing there, and I could reach
> easily
> under the dash.  From there, The wire goes behind the center console,
> past the
> shifter and hand brake lever and into the rear.
> 
> I chose this route since the carpet was already loose there.
> 
> My question:  I connected this big red wire to the big red wire on the
> 
> alternator.  I did this since it was closer, and that wire goes
> straight to the
> battery (making a pit stop at the starter)
> 
> The dude at the stereo shop said this was bad.  Why?
> 
> Dan Brideau
> http://www.type53.com/
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fryer" <alienj@bad-candy.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:41 AM
> Subject: stereo (amp wiring)
> 
> > alright, i know that somewhere out there someones got a kickin
> system. a
> question for you. i have large gauge power wire for my amp (2 or 4
> gauge), where
> should i run it through? or should i just drill a new hole somewhere.
> thanks.
> > please stay tuned for additional random questions as i race to
> finnish my
> rocco before school starts.
> > chris fryer
> > 85 8v wolfsburg rocco
> > 87 vanagon syncro gl
> >
> >
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