Q: Can I wire up many things to my truck battery?

asked by on November 11, 2016

I have a truck bed light kit and a train horn wired in already. I want to add a LED light bar and winch. If I add those two things will it overload my alternator and cause it to not be able to charge my battery.

My car has 193000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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