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Thanks a lot, Nick. I figured as much, but wanted to make sure before I start putting power to it.

Bought a Fi Q 15" used today and when I got home I noticed some small, minor scratches along the foam surround. There's cat hair stuck to the enclosure felt so I assume a cat scratched , not directly, but when it when climbing up on top of the enclosure while it was in his house. It's just a few millimeters deep in about 3 or 4 places Should I try and patch it with glue or is it probably harmless?

Sadly, no I didn't take any. The white corrosion was appearing on the terminal the wiring went to. The fuse casing eventually melted over time. There was an obvious build up of heat there and when I took it to the local care audio guy he said the fuse was plenty powerful enough, and he ended up swapping in a new one to fix it. I can't remember specifically what he said, but I think it was along the lines of, the battery not being able to handle the power, or it being used then charged during 20-30 minute uses was too much for it. He's a bit shady and a bullshitter so I wasn't sure what to think. When he gave me the new fuse and cleaned things up I just never maxed the system out and the fuse didn't melt, though the battery died and wouldn't hold a charge 6 months after selling it. ( I sold it about 2 months after I got the new fuse) I know my power consumption is really pushing a single alt/batt stock setup, I was hoping my problem would be n00bish, but rather common >.<

Hmm, How about a more basic question... Does anybody have a solid opinion on an alt/batt setup for my system?

Ah, forgot to mention, used 1/0 gauge wiring.

Fi Q 15 Cadence zrs 7000d at 1 ohm, specs below: 4 Ohm RMS Power: 1 x 500 Watts @ 13.8 Volts 2 Ohm RMS Power: 1 x 900 Watts @ 13.8 Volts 1 Ohm RMS Power: 1 x 1300 Watts @ 13.8 Volts IHF-2002 Peak Power: 1 x 2600 Watts Max @ 1 ohm Two Z7000D bridged together - 1x 2600 Watts RMS @ 2 ohm Frequency Response: 10Hz - 400Hz S/N Ratio: >100 db Damping Factor: 100 @ 100Hz Minimum THD: <0.03% Input Voltage: 200 mV - 8 Volts Dimensions: 12.6" x 9.4" x 2.4" Stock alternator (150amp) and battery I had this system setup with no big-3 and stock alt and battery for about a month before the battery started showing white corrosion on the terminals as if it were over heating and eventually melted the main fuse near the battery terminal. As an aside, it was 80-90 degrees or hotter when I owned it. I kept running it till a few months later when I sold the system to court a woman (whom I now have a wonderful child with hehe) and eventually the battery died 6 months later. I now bought that same exact system back and want to know.... Besides a big-3 upgrade, whats the cheapest and most logical way to prevent the same problem from happening? Could this happen from turning the bass and volume higher than it should go and clipping? I'm leaning towards either getting a better high performance single Batt up front or a supplemental. Obviously I'm a bit of a novice but would be very thankful for any products or solutions offered.