The other day, I was walking through a parking lot and a young man had the hood open and jumper cables connected to his car battery. He asked for a jump, sadly I didn’t have my truck with me, just a small sports car and I doubt that was enough, nor did I really want to risk damaging my own electrical system, you know everything these days is high. -tech, and expensive to fix, you need a computer and it’s not like the old days when you could do everything yourself without a master mechanics certificate for each make and model.
Okay, let’s talk because I felt bad for the guy. You see, the young man told me he had to go find his girlfriend and he was already late. I told him there is a slight incline in this parking lot, let’s just push it out of the barn and tackle it that way. He said it was automatic, too bad I thought, well that’s what you get I guess. The boy had some tattoos and I realized that the chances of him marking someone were not in his favor. So, I started talking to him thinking that as soon as someone came along, I would approach them myself and he would have a better chance of taking a leap.
While I was discussing what had happened with him, he told me about his new stereo system. Unfortunately, he didn’t update his alternator, he didn’t put in other batteries and he was overcharging his system. This is the fourth time he’s gotten stuck and I wondered if helping him would help him learn his lesson. What could you ask? Well, let me explain.
The reality is that long before installation, the installer must consider the size of the alternator and reduce the system requirements for it to work, along with what other vehicle systems they will need to function optimally. Simply paying a friend to help you install a new car audio system is not enough, especially if you don’t have any real automotive electrical knowledge, litmus tests, or experience. Also, these late-model cars are designed the way they are for a reason, they are designed for high-end megawatt sound systems and not high-end sound systems. See that point.
Yes, we did find someone with a large Ford Dually, and he jumped on it with no problem, and yet I wonder if my speech to the boy sank. If not, will you get stranded again and will your girlfriend leave you? Hell, I wonder if she’s pretty, either way, she definitely needs a boyfriend upgrade if you think about it.