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Old 04-06-2004, 12:32 AM   #1
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Help! Lights Dimming! Help With Capacitor!

hey guys right now im using a kicker amp that puts out about 325 x 2 so in total like 750 watts rms, and when i turn up the volume my headlights start dimming, i know i need a capacitor but i know NOTHING of them, also i might be switching to a PPI amp with the same wattage but it will drain even more power because from what i know PPI has good power and quality, it'll be louder than you think.. so yea.. i heard something about 1 farad per 1000 watts rms right?

also whats the chance of my car battery being drained faster even with my car on? in total im using 750 + 240 (from 60x4 speaker amp) = 990 watts RMS @ 4 ohms in my car, i never really thought of this but i dont want my car bettery to die or anything, what do u guys suggest?

im using only 8 guage wiring right now, the next step im going to rewire with 4 guage for my sub amp, and either buy a yellow top optimal battery or get a capacitor, or both, or however they work best plz help
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