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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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To many lights are burning out on my car. But it's never the same one, they diddn't all burn out at the same time. One foglight, tail, daytime headlight, brake, 2 interior little buttoms, and on my speedometer it's kinda dull in one place....
I think it might have something to do with my sound system. I'm running 2 amps, a 4 channel that runs my interior speakers, and a mono which runs only one 12".
I recently just installed a capacitor, but i dont know how well this worked since I just discovered today that my brake light ws out.
I dont know if the lights are just old, or if theres something else wrong.
What can I do to fix this?
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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Maybe your alternator is messing up?
 
Old Jun 9, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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Maybe your alternator is messing up?
Yeah, possible power surges due to a bad voltage regulator (built into alternator). Take car to AutoZone for free testing of the charging system.
 
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 07:52 AM
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Measure the voltage at the battery with the engine running but everything else turned off. It should not be more than about 14.5 volts. Over 15.5 is definitely a problem.
 
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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Measure the voltage at the battery with the engine running but everything else turned off. It should not be more than about 14.5 volts. Over 15.5 is definitely a problem.
Ok, I will test it tomorrow. If it is over what do I do?
 
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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Excessive voltage means you will probably need to replace the alternator, or take the alternator apart and replace the regulator unit in it.

I was also thinking that vibration (e.g. subwoofer) tends to be murder on bulbs.
 
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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Excessive voltage means you will probably need to replace the alternator, or take the alternator apart and replace the regulator unit in it.

I was also thinking that vibration (e.g. subwoofer) tends to be murder on bulbs.
Well before I got my Cap, every time the bass hit the lights would flicker alittle bit. But now that the cap is in it's fine....
 
Old Jun 12, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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Measure the voltage at the battery with the engine running but everything else turned off. It should not be more than about 14.5 volts. Over 15.5 is definitely a problem.
I tested it, and it's at 14.4
 
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