Best electrical explanation I've ever encountered. Simple and easy to follow. I counted up how many lugs I needed as you were explaining the system. Outstanding, thanks man. Crocs are the shit btw 👍🏻

That color match for power and ground would drive me fkn nuts.

i know this is a wee bit late but...ive just did this on my honda,with a stock alt,and its completely HELPED!no more clipping,and shut downs from lack of amperage.no more dimming lights even at night with headlights on.instead of spending on a bandaid fix(capacitor),spend money on your charging system.1 800 cold crank battery is equal to a 100 farad cap... now i did this with an old deep cycle ,0 gauge and a 20 dollar isolator.less then 100 bucks and im very happy with the outcome.it worked 4 me

why would you run 2 power runs from the B+? Wouldnt one run and a distrobution block be a better choice?

Ground to the “body” & the “frame” are the same thing, big homie. You need both battery & alt grounded to the CHASSIS (body/frame/same difference) & then to the engine block. My car 2008 Ford Fusion SE is grounded, battery to block, stock. I added 0 gauge to that, then again from battery to CHASSIS, then from alternator to engine block, & of course hot from battery to alternator. Side note: if you’ve ever felt like you’re experiencing engine hesitation or “stalling” or maybe just RPM gauge is bouncing around when you’re sitting at a red light, try making a run from your battery ground to the stud on your throttle body. I saw a post in a (my car) forum about it, tried it, & couldn’t believe the difference. I mean, I’d be trying to get up to speed when coming off an on ramp to the interstate & my car was hesitating 2-3 whole seconds from the time I press the gas pedal until it registered & when i ran a 4 gauge from battery to throttle body, there was absolutely 0 hesitation. Now, I’m not saying it increased my horsepower or any of that fairy tale malarky, but it made a very significant difference. I’d go so far as to say that the throttle body thing probably did more good than the entire big 3 (4) upgrade as far as overall noticeable difference because my big 4 upgrade did erase about .8 to 1.0 worth of voltage drop, but did basically nothing as far as engine hesitation so you might want to look into that. Come to find out, a couple Mazda boys would’ve been sitting in the emergency lane without it, but I ain’t gonna get in to all that, I’m just saying, think about it.

Best instructional of wiring I have seen.

Just finished Big 3 in my F150. Can already tell a difference! Before, when the bass would hit, speakers would get choppy for a second. Seems like all is smooth now! Good vid!

Why is alternateor grounded to frame twice. I thought one goes to the battery negative

One of the ground wire have to be ground to engine block to chassis.

Caps are great for filtering noise, but that's pretty much where the line gets drawn. Using them for overdraw issues is like putting a bandaid on a shark bite... but you knew that already :D Great vid btw. I refer a lot of ppl to this when I talk about doing the Big 3 to their cars/trucks

A shock tower bolt is a far better body/frame ground than where you have it. Also, your alternator connected ground may work, however you have a joint with the block than can add resistance. Directly to block is the best.

@petes0213645975 THE RED TOP WAS GIVEN TO ME AND IS BETTER THAN THE DURALAST I HAD IN THE VIDEO,BUT THE RED TOP WAS ONLY TEMPORARY AS I HAD AN XS POWER BATTERY ALREADY AS I STATED IN THE VIDEO,BUT AS MY TRUCK STOCK BATTERY HOOK UP USES SIDE POST MOUNT AND THE XS POWER BATTERY USES TOP MOUNT,SO I HAD TO ORDER AN ADAPTER THAT XS POWER MAKES WHICH I DID SHORTLY AFTER THE VIDEO AND PUT IT IN,WHICH IM SURE YOU KNOW XS POWER IS WHERE IT IS AT,AND THEY BEAT ANY OPTIMA HANDS DOWN, BUT YOU WERE

smaller gauge is bigger, 0 gauge wire is about 4 times bigger than 8 gauge. 0 gauge and 4 gauge are common sizes for amp power/ground wires and 8/10 gauge are common sizes for speaker wire

Using two different colors for the ground and the positive leads reduces you chance of making a fatal electrical error. While it may not be fatal to you it will be fatal to your electronics. I also noticed that you ran a round body to frame ground when you should have run a braided ground. With the braided ground you will reduce or eliminate RF (Radio Frequency) interference and reduce the need for filters on your electrical systems. It will also save you from having problems with your vehicles computer as they are subject to problems when RFI is present.

@steves5355

3 жыл бұрын

Not braided for car audio...please do some research. Dont put out false info

I know it has been awhile since you posted this and idk if you fixed the problem but I help if you didn't or just in case someone else also needs the info. Did you run your power wire and RCAs to close together? Make sure you connections are secure to the amp. Also check the ground on the radio. Check the ground on the frame where you have your amp grounded. Make sure there is no paint or clear coating. Also it may not be a great spot to ground it.I hope these tips help.

the HID ballists are 8000k and right after this video i changed my stock housings to a projector style headlight which is DOT aproved with HID lights as for the battery the one seen in the video was only temporary till the battery i had ordered came in which was right after this video as well which was an XS Power D3400 which was installed and performs a 100 times better than an optima yellow top so all of your concerns were addressed already, since then have sold the system as well

piss them of and run a "red" wire for ground full length from the alternator to the back. I run straight back power and ground. I also have the vehicle grounded all over. My truck has aluminum roof and floors so there's .46 ohms or resistance between body and frame. That was before I added ground all over. Now in mega ohms its 0.003 ohms resistance after. Also I have learned allen wrench screw downs make heat spots. Use "lugs" that are soldiered on not crimped. Well take care have a good day

Capacitors DO help with filtering AC noise from the alternator & also since class D amps output unclean ground voltage it can effect other electrical components.

@gees97 electrical current always takes the travel of least resistance, just like lightning hits the tallest objects around,therefore when you attach a wire along with a factory wire,the factory wire is virtually useless,but the reason we keep the factory wire is to avoid altering the vehicle as much as possible,so that if you decide to remove what you have done there is no rewiring factory components they are already there,now for the big 3,2 of the 3 wires are grounds, the other power cont..

buy the passenger side battery tray, sub HD trucks and diesels have them.. I added one to my 06 Silverado 5.3.. is your wire ofc copper or cappy cca wire.. looks like junk cca.. I'd get ride of it asap and get 100% ofc.. I won't run anything but ofc.. use welding cable even, big difference in the power it can carry, plus the ofc don't get hot when running big systems like the cca does

I dig it

11 years ago when this video was put out, Optima batteries were probably still good. Everything we hear now is that ever since they switched to making them in Mexico, they're failing left and right and not worth the money.

no fuze between alt and batt?

Good info

Careful with that watch around the battery!! Lol.

Great detail and u make perfect sense to me

If u have a fat 0 guage wire running to the back ..why the need for a 4 guage wire run to your 4 channel? just curious

@sfg77dfjuhfg89

6 жыл бұрын

Pope Platinum proper power distribution

Is the alternator bigger than stock? If not seems a bit overkill all that wire, I can appreciate having a bigger main cable to a second battery ( have one in my van like that) and a secondary improved earth between the engine block and earth, but does feel like you went a bit overkill on the cable.

My 2nd battery in the trunk is not charging what's wrong

@gees97 so only one would have any risk of affecting anything at all and i have heard of anyone having any real issue unless they just did something wrong,you can fuse the power wire if you want but if something goes wrong you will fry your alternator either way,if you don't fuse it you risk your battery and maybe more but factory wiring is normally always fused and not really at any risk if installed properly,but to have a high power system if you don't take these risks you wont have any reward

make sure you run the rca outputs from your headunit on the opposite side of where your power wire is run.

@steves5355

3 жыл бұрын

Since like 1987

hey im about to do the big 3 on a 04 civic and i got one question: doing the big 3 with a 14volt alternator pretty soon but was wondeing what would happen to factory wires.as in the stock wires that go to computer? i understand the piggy back theory but im concerned with normal wires in shrink tubing

Red Top is the worst one you could go with for car audio or other things. it isnt a deep cycle battery, its only good for starting your vehicle and nothing else. So unless your alternator powers absolutely everything, i woulda went yellow top optima. Otherwise, everything looks clean and nice. I like it.

hey man a have a question. what kind of bolt do you use for your side post battery with hooking up your power wire? caz i have a 02 silverado same thing but i had to rig up something for my power wire to connect it to the battery but i dont like it. so where and what kinda bolt do you use for that? thanks

@akuzaru its not stock at all and i dont care to wrap it it actually matches my red and black air intake on the other side,nice call on the 4ga seeing how it is 0ga

@Mississippiking03 WET CELL ACTUALLY HAS ELECTROLYTES THAT KEEP THE LEAD PLATES IN IT WET AND TURN INTO ACID AND ENERGY WHEN CHARGED LIKE A BATTERY IS A DRY CELL,OR A GEL CELL USE A DIFFERENT PROCESS AND DON'T DISCHARGE AS FAST WHICH MAKES THEM HAVE HIGHER AMP HOURS AND LAST LONGER THEREFORE MAKING THEM BETTER FOR A CAR AUDIO APPLICATION AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE,WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE EXPENSIVE,IF YOU GET ONE GO WITH XS POWER OR KINETIC THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY

Any chance installing a bigger battery on my 4 cylinder van (i went from 70AH OEM Led Acid to 115AH marine deep cycle) and now noticed slight detonation/spark knock at around 20mph to 40mph. it's very slight. My alternator is 160Amps. Not really sure it's related.

@M0NEYM0VES YOU CAN FUSE THE POSITIVE RUN FROM THE ALTERNATOR TO THE BATTERY IF YOU WANT, SOME LIKE TO SOME DONT,FACT IS IF YOU FUSE IT AND HAVE A MALFUNCTION YOUR ALTERNATOR IS GONE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER,IF YOU DONT THE MALFUNCTION COULD BLOW THE BATTERY UP,BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ONE,AS FOR THE REST OF THE WIRES THEY ARE ALL GROUNDS AND HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE CURRENT ONLY MAKES YOUR POWER TRANSFER STRONGER,AS FOR THE STOCK WIRES LEAVE THEM AS IS JUST ADD YOU 0GA TO IT

You got to like just for the crock line 💯💪

Add some wire grommet on those 0 gauge. Engine get hot and cause burn

what is the difference when you do the change on both the ground and positive from to the alt.

the increased resistance did you measure to factor in just in case its higher off the alternator

How many amps is you use to your battery to alternator?

what frame??

i admit i have had caps before i did my big 3 and upgraded my alt ur right they do work great and look good too i would still use my boss 20 farad cap if i knew where my bolts was for it lost them when i moved

is that a chevy silverado if it is just wanna know if those radiators fans work or not cuz i wanna do to my truck thanks nice video sr

@steves5355

3 жыл бұрын

Efans work great on my 07 sierra classic. Frees up power too.

@M0NEYM0VES IT ISNT NECESSARY SINCE YOU THEN RUN YOUR POWER RUN TO YOUR AMPLIFIER FROM THE BATTERY,NOT THE FUSE BOX,IF YOU WOULD RATHER THEN YES IT WOULD BE NEEDED,JUST ADD TO THAT WIRE NOT REPLACE

Makes sense to me man. Increasing your ground voltage flow to in essence 0/2awg. I wish you would have posted numbers of your voltage against a load test, nonetheless great video.

red tops are dedicated starter batteries. for use in low demand starting. not for use in high demand cycling , bro.

hello friend can help me with a diagram drawn on a paper Big 4?

Love N It Mane, Keep it up

the ground is grounded to the frame grounded to the alternator grounded to the ground on the already grounded frame?

@alphaomega8373

7 жыл бұрын

Never can have too much ground never.

Hey where did you ground it to the frame at? Did you have to drill?

hey to you have any good side post batteries still?

@PoMoNaS1TOP SOUNDS LIKE A GROUNDING PROBLEM,MAYBE ELECTRICAL,CHECK YOUR WIRING AND A NEW BATTERY WOULDN'T HURT GO WITH XS POWER, DEFINITELY WORTH THE PRICE

I’m pretty sure you still got power going to the back in that 4Awg unless you meant the fuse is right there at the battery. Just pulling it from the amp doesn’t kill the power. Just don’t touch it to nothing lolz. Also distro. At the back would be easier like was mentioned. Oh shit 8 years ago! Nvrmnd lol

@DTOOLE55

Жыл бұрын

Don’t get on here much but saw your comment from 2 yrs ago lol. There is a fuse on the run of wire in line that I pulled. Not on the amplifier. Thanks for looking out for me!!!

I would have for visual purposes ran that 2nd "Alternator Ground Wire " to the frame as well next to the 1st Firewall isnt as good of a ground as frame plus you risk rust formation Makes for a less loopy wires above the engine

@steves5355

3 жыл бұрын

Always shrink tube and clear coat your ground lugs to the body and frame, of course you wire wheel them before attaching.

@steves5355

3 жыл бұрын

Besides, body bolts to frame..if both are grounded, you can ground amps to frame or body.

I'm installing a new system in my 99 honda accord 4 cylinders i will like to now if i.have to replace my alternator i'm putting in 1 lanzar opti 2000d with 2 audiopipe txx-bd15 and 1 lanzar opti 700x2 with 2 ev's 10" and 2 8" beyma and a yellow top battety.

@freesexyew im not sure who you were posting that to but my alt is a 170 amp,see those bright red 0ga wires,that is my big 3 upgrade and i have an xs power battery now and believe i explained i was putting on in,which is the best on the market, i know my car audio man trust me i have some friends who are some of the biggest in the audio industry that i talk with regularly,so ask before you start showing ignorance and i also know caps arent really good for anything

u mind saving me sum hasle and tell me how many feet of wire I need to buy to do this upgrade?I got same engine.

@alphaomega8373

7 жыл бұрын

5 feet red 15 feet black will be plenty.

How many ground wire u got?

I keep hearing something about needing to be a fuse inline from the alt to battery.. is there truth to this? I already put a 1g ground to frame. Going to put a new 1awg for the alt wire, just wondering if it actually needs a fuse...?

@Wick3DPimP

8 жыл бұрын

+Captain Buff The Third Thanks for the reply. Yea I think I will put fuse in :) .. If I leave my factory wiring on should I still route it the same.. That is.. alt to starter, starter to battery? OR Just alt to battery? OR should I be removing the stock wiring to begin with?

@alphaomega8373

7 жыл бұрын

For extra safety yes but not necessary as long as there's no chance of that wire getting damaged due to fan blade heat etc.

Y do u need multiple ground wires?

Dumb question but what is the difference in a dry cell battery and regular battery? I bought another battery for my system but not the dry cell. Its too expensive. What difference would it make?

@OGmudbone865

Жыл бұрын

Should’ve got a deep cycle or an AGM. my new battery is 860 cca(mca) 105 amp hours & was only $104.99 @ O’Reilly’s. Buying those “XS Power” & “Kinetic” batteries is like buying Snap-On socket sets when the Harbor Freight special does the same thing. Hell, they both have a lifetime warranty so why pay quintuple the amount when the XS Power batteries are $154.99 for 20 amp hours? To be more direct on your question, regular lead acid batteries are made for cranking, specifically cranking in cold weather, hence the term CCA Cold Cranking Amps, whereas Deep Cycle & AGM batteries are made for high amounts of current over a much longer period of time. The only thing that REALLY matters when it comes to choosing between AGM & Deep Cycle is how many amp hours you get for the price. An AGM MIGHT help keep your voltage from dropping &/or draining for long rides on a stock alternator, but if you have a high output alt then go with a deep cycle (800 amps or better) they a lot cheaper.

Quik question, i have an 01 civic lx. Only running 900 kenwood and a 60x4 quart, pioneer deck. Just cant get rid of the feedback, i know this is total nube, i ran power 8g to the amp with a splitter for the quart and ground straight to the amp trying to kill the noise, but nothing. Will this help with that and is there anything else you could add? Thnaks

@steves5355

3 жыл бұрын

4 gauge to the amps then break it with a distribution block to each amp. You may also have signal noise coming through rcas. Look up how to ground those..and alswaysake sure you have secure/good grounds.

Those Optima batteries suck. They pump out maybe 60 AH. Go with interstate or XS. You need at least 85 to 100 AH if u have a big system over 2500 watts. And ffs do not use cheap CCA copper wire. Use 100 percent ofc.

you should get a yellow cap optimum or some lithium batteries!!?!!

What about your starter positive?

@DragonWagon6 THE RED TOP WAS JUST TEMPORARY,I WAS WAITING ON A PART TO PUT IN MY XS POWER BATTERY,WHICH IS THE BEST HANDS DOWN

caps are shit.its a wank factor just use a second battery with isolator and you wont have an issue.caps are only for small amounts of high voltage draw.if you really enjoy good audio . do the big 3 1.upgrade alternator 2.actually do the big 3 wire up grade 3.get a decent battery. obviously you can get the second battery but its mainly for very large audio set up and people who listen to music with out the car running.

I see HID ballasts! What kind do you have man?

i need help on the big 3 with extra battery in the trunk

@hectorsixer when u notice ur rmps r droppin when the bass hits n all ur lights r dimming lol. it is always good 2 run a cap no matter wat tho

@steves5355

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao....no

@muscleammo YES I'D SAY XS IS BETTER AND MANY OTHERS WOULD AGREE, LOOK AT YOUR BIG TIME AUDIO GUYS MOST RUN XS,AND FOR ANY BATTERY NEEDS CALL NATHAN AT XS POWER, THEIR NUMBER SHOULD BE ON THEIR WEB SITE

When do you consider the big 4 upgrade. I am running about 650 RMS without a capacitor in a 2001 suburban and I wan to know if this is necessary. Please reply.

@steves5355

3 жыл бұрын

Big 3 for more solid voltage. After all most car audio outs out full rms at 14.4

Dude you are all wrapped up on brand names. Can't wait to get some wonder shit battery when you had a proper one at the start of the video. Remember the alternator CREATES the power. Your BATTERY just STORES it. So concentrate on a large alternator first.

@GOATfml

6 жыл бұрын

itsdatruff idk bud my sierra has a 160 amp stock alt

@tracymartin125

5 жыл бұрын

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@rickjames6948

3 жыл бұрын

@@GOATfml With 150 amp factory draw too. What is your point?

buddy, a little colour coding will be nice lol

@rodneybehm8650

7 жыл бұрын

racegod09 , agree, should not be using red wire for grounds.

@BaysideSoundz

6 жыл бұрын

he has black heat shrink to the ends of the negs

which wire is bigger ? a zero gauge or 8 gauge ? plz help

@BankaiTousen

7 жыл бұрын

0 gauge.

I'm not sure about that battery exchange, that Duralast might be better than that one your uncle traded you

Why ground your alternator to your frame and not your battery?

@rickjames6948

3 жыл бұрын

Tell him again.

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i got 12000k in los angeles.... i get harrased by CHP all the time since they are practically purpleish!

@d.a.peters6615

7 жыл бұрын

shit, what kind?

Where did you get the headlights and what brand are they

@d.a.peters6615

7 жыл бұрын

ddmtuning

Update?

So u grounded the alternator twice?

@leerider262

8 жыл бұрын

An alternator dumps the (-V) to the case. The path to the primary ground is further away than going from the case to a second ground.

@rickjames6948

3 жыл бұрын

They call it ground loops with free engine noise.

It went from my big wiring 3...to big wiring 4......but wait check out my big wiring 5...

@Bshizzle88FI4Life hmm, you need to look into your research better,the big three is only noticable when you upgrade your alternator and battery..doing the big three when all your parts are stock is like upgrading from 8 gauge wire to 0 gauge for your 100 watt amp..which imo is useless..so yea do more research !

@steves5355

3 жыл бұрын

Got my truck to stop the headlight dim by doing big 3.

Cable looks like cca

Love The Video...

JUST TALK PROPERLY,DON'T F'IN MOUN !

Too much red wire man. You lost me

@sfg77dfjuhfg89

6 жыл бұрын

Rony Jean true that- the ground cable should be black, blue, or silver, covered by clear insulation

Never put battery right on the ground messes it up

@davidmelanson3412

5 жыл бұрын

False

He never tested the factory ground wires. Bought that ridiculous chinese brass wire and put it all over the engine compartment. "LOOK AT ME" Ricky Racer LOL.

@jimdavidson5208

6 жыл бұрын

Brass was sarcasm. I meant the wire he is using is incorrect. The only wire that belongs in that vehicle is BATTERY CABLE.

@steves5355

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimdavidson5208 its either ofc oxygen free copper or cca copper clad aluminum. Proper car audio wire is ofc, se as welding cable and battery cable, but xar audio cable usually has finer strands making a higher strand count, welding cable is super close..

@petes0213645975 CONT..... ABSOLUTELY RIGHT A YELLOW TOP OPTIMA WOULD BE A MUCH BETTER CHOICE AND IS DESIGNED FOR THIS AS A RED TOP IS NOT,IN WHICH CASE IF I WAS TO PURCHASE ONE AND NOT HAVE IT GIVEN TO ME I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A YELLOW TOP

@nextrider123 THANKS MAN I APPRECIATE IT

@freesexyew Do some research. High end audio equipment uses lots of caps. So to say that car audio systems dont need caps is a bunch of BS!!!!! To say they do nothing is a bunch of bs. First off they help reduce noise. (if you have subs you cant hear it cuz ur crossover) Second of all a cap helps from voltage drops and will discharge and recharge faster than any battery. Caps also save alternators. Puts less strain on the system. There is a vid on youtube. Watch it. Taught me a lot.

@03Misael21

7 жыл бұрын

Devin Bitz caps are not the first option. Caps are nothing but a bandage on an open wound. First thing that should be done is ALWAYS a big 3/4 upgrade. Anyone that knows audio and electrical knows this. Caps won't solve your issues long term.

@htowngoonies lol please talk to someone who hasn't been doing this for years and is friends with anyone who is anyone in the car audio industry but nice try

@se7en1976 ALWAYS HAS TO BE HATERS AND I HAVE MY HATER BLOCKERS ON,AND FOLKS LIKE YOU WHO DREAM OF HAVING THINGS LIKE I DO OPEN YOUR MOUTHS,SHOW AND PROVE TO PEOPLE WHY YOU HAVE NOTHING AND NEVER WILL,LIKE YOU TELL EVERYONE WHILE YOU GREET AT WAL-MART HAVE A NICE DAY

direct positive connection to the battery from alternator...bypassing the voltage regulator ...r u kidding me? ur battery is toast!

@lilphife01

8 жыл бұрын

+Ricky Acol where you getting your wrong information from?

@RichardDenisRichman

8 жыл бұрын

+Ricky Acol dud all alternators come with a built in regulators now call any alternator machine shop in your city and ask

@jimmccune568

8 жыл бұрын

How many alternators have external regulators? Just every Chrysler product on the road today!

@alphaomega8373

7 жыл бұрын

had a 83 impala with one lol

@davidolivo8321

5 жыл бұрын

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