Chris wrote,
>I discovered why my stereo was sucking so much juice from my electrical
>system. My power feed from the battery was too small!! I used a 10
>gauge wire from the solenoid to feed the amp. Call the amp
>manufacturer to ask what my problem was and the guy said my amp was
>sucking power like soda through a straw. Changed the wire over to 4
>gauge and, voila, problem solved.
Me thinks the "guy" bloweth smoke.
The smaller gauge wire is not going to make the current any lower.
When the wire is too small, the current is reduced due to increased
resistance.
The higher gauge wire (smaller diameter) may have been a limitation
to the max power that the amp would produce, but was not the reason
why your current was so high.
The ammeter still tells the story.
If 35 amps is too much for continous opperation on the lucas alterator,
you have few choices other than low volume listening, or going to a
beefier alternator.
Jarrid Gross
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