Capacitor Bottleneck?
03-31-2010, 06:50 PM
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Capacitor Bottleneck?
I'm running 3 Alpine Type-R 12's on a Hifonics Brutus 1500d amp.
I just put all this back in my car, having it out for winter.
This time around, I installed a 1.7 farad Brand X capacitor.
It's a really cheap capacitor.
My system has been shutting off, and seeming to sound a lot worse than it used to, or at least how I remember it.
The subs sound very "tinny" and like they're being pushed too hard, when I have gains down and they're really not getting much wattage.
This is even when the capacitor reads 14.4 volts.
So, is it that cheap capacitors could have this effect somehow?
I just put all this back in my car, having it out for winter.
This time around, I installed a 1.7 farad Brand X capacitor.
It's a really cheap capacitor.
My system has been shutting off, and seeming to sound a lot worse than it used to, or at least how I remember it.
The subs sound very "tinny" and like they're being pushed too hard, when I have gains down and they're really not getting much wattage.
This is even when the capacitor reads 14.4 volts.
So, is it that cheap capacitors could have this effect somehow?
03-31-2010, 08:08 PM
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I'm running 3 Alpine Type-R 12's on a Hifonics Brutus 1500d amp.
I just put all this back in my car, having it out for winter.
This time around, I installed a 1.7 farad Brand X capacitor.
It's a really cheap capacitor.
My system has been shutting off, and seeming to sound a lot worse than it used to, or at least how I remember it.
The subs sound very "tinny" and like they're being pushed too hard, when I have gains down and they're really not getting much wattage.
This is even when the capacitor reads 14.4 volts.
So, is it that cheap capacitors could have this effect somehow?
I just put all this back in my car, having it out for winter.
This time around, I installed a 1.7 farad Brand X capacitor.
It's a really cheap capacitor.
My system has been shutting off, and seeming to sound a lot worse than it used to, or at least how I remember it.
The subs sound very "tinny" and like they're being pushed too hard, when I have gains down and they're really not getting much wattage.
This is even when the capacitor reads 14.4 volts.
So, is it that cheap capacitors could have this effect somehow?
03-31-2010, 09:09 PM
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That would be the obvious first step, yes, haha. But, the time of day dictated that I wasn't able to do that, so I figured before I started messing with all my wiring that I'd see if it was a reasonable thing to even consider.
03-31-2010, 09:56 PM
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Well if everything else is the same and that is the only difference then I see no point trouble shooting anything else until you have eliminated the cap. Testing it without the cap the wiring doesn't need to be pretty, safe yes but not pretty until you know the cap is the problem.
04-18-2010, 02:30 PM
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04-18-2010, 02:38 PM
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I doubt it has anything to do with the cap.
I'd check over all wiring, RCAs, ect... but also keep in mind it's been several months since you've used the system, it may sound 'different' because your ears have you fooled...
There is also a change that a crossover setting or something along those lines has changed also..
I'd check over all wiring, RCAs, ect... but also keep in mind it's been several months since you've used the system, it may sound 'different' because your ears have you fooled...
There is also a change that a crossover setting or something along those lines has changed also..
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