power cap?
well... I'm going to be setting up my secod amp and already when i turn the volume up i'm having my lights dim... even the display of the head unit dims... so... i was told a power cap isn't good for the electrical in the car... load of i think but w/e... he said a power supply... aka bigger power cap would be better. but honestly. could i git someones friggn opinion... someone who actually knows something... because sometimes these idiots in the store know all.
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you are asking for trouble with that question, lol.
you are NOT going to get a definitive answer on here. some people love them, some people hate them. personally i like them for everyday music listening. my reasoning is as follows..... "i thought the whole idea of the cap is because it CAN put out its power in 34milliseconds. a batt and alternator can't deliver it that quickly, even if they can put it out. isn't it just a bandaid for a system that can keep up, but is just a little slow of its feet? if a system can't keep up it can't keep up. the cap just buffers a decent system for that .5 second or whatever it is to allow the batt/alt to actually deliver the power. after that it would be useless, but it isn't meant for sustained voltage, just that quick charge/discharge in between " thats my train of thought from another thread. |
The issue as described by the OP seems bigger than a cap can solve... is your stereo that big or your car that lousy electrically?
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A bigger alternator is the solution, but a cap will help the system if (and I believe) there is no larger alt for your car/funds don't allow a rebuild of the current alt. Big 3 is step #1 especially in an Accent. No offense, but that car is build for economy, not performance in any degree. This is a case of helping lacking systems in the car, not throwing money at components that are believed to solve problems. If that all makes sense
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ya i thought he was asking for opinions on caps from the title.
you guys are right though...bigger problems elsewhere and other stuff that should be done first (big three etc.) |
lol yeah... the big 3 is on my list of too doo's... but have to git time and wire for that... and eventually a new battery will probably be needed sometime this winter... but that's good to know... saves me 100 bucks on something that really doesn't do much...
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Caps help most on Class D sub amps, where they can use the extra energy on bass tranisents.
But I am not sure most of the "1F caps" you see for under $100 are really a full 1F (esp these days). I have run a a 5F for Alumapro for a few years now and really been pleased with it. Cheers! Rick |
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