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Old 06-13-2016, 04:56 PM   #1

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So I'm having some setbacks with my electrical system. I have a single battery 94 Talari and every once in a while when we have the sound cranked up on the stereo the music will cut out and the stereo will restart...my speakers are brand new and have a wattage of 60 watts. The stereo also cuts out when we were using air compressor to inflate the tube.....help me please!

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    Voltage drops caused by high current use. You need to run larger wires from your stereo back to the battery if you want it to stop cutting out.
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    What gauge wire should I use?

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    I hate to cut in on Hudson but I can't help myself.
    The stereo MAY be shutting itself down in a thermal/overload protection mode. Does it do it at 1/2 to 3/4 volume ?
    The stereo alone should be fine with 16 guage.
    The compressor should be on its own circuit. If it's a full 120 psi unit, look for direct battery connection by itself. If you can't do that, stand alone a #14-12 wire circuit
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    The cut off only happens at higher volumes and the air compressor is a tiny little thing.

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    This purely a guess on the stereo. That is the overload protection. Can you make a temp jumper wire to ADD to the existing wire ? You'll need to add to the ground wire too. The ground is 100% as important as the hot
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    The temporary jumper wires directly back to the battery is a great idea for diagnosing the problem. If it no longer cuts out then you will know that you need to run heavier gauge wires.
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