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WOW SHIT I WAS OFF!!!! im glad i double checked it for you before you blew it up! N E wayz here is a guide:




So, you have selected the cap and have brought it home. Whoopee! If this is your first cap install, hopefully the brand came with good installation instructions. If not, never fear, the rest of this article shall suffice!

First things first, you need a way to charge the capacitor into usability mode. To do this, you will need the charging board that comes with just about any name brand cap out there. It is usually a simple card (computer card looking) with a positive 16ga wire and negative 16ga wire. Simply follow the included instructions, administering the power wire from a 12V source to your cap's positive terminal. Don't forget to ground it too. Now hook the card up, positive-to-positive and negative-to-negative (or ground). When the indicator on the card, usually a light, comes on the capacitor is fully pre-charged.

Now for installation time. Select a good spot, at most 18" from the amplifier on the power wire. Cut the power wire on the amp at the location where the cap is to go, and connect the wire to the positive terminal. If you are using ring terminals, install the first one flat on the base of the terminal. Then, run the second half of the spliced power wire from the positive terminal (set the second ring right on top of the first one) and run it to the fuse block. If you are installing using RF's super cool distribution block cap, simply hook the wire to the amp in the appropriate slot, and the 12V lead (to battery) in the appropriate slot. Instructions are included.

Now, let's not forget about the ground. The cap should be grounded close by, possibly in the same spot the amp was grounded. Using the same gauge wire, run the ground cable to the negative terminal (usually the one not marked). Next, if your cap came with a remote lead terminal, run this to either the ACC fuse in your fuse block or to the REMOTE/ANT lead on your receiver using 16ga or so wiring. Now, with the wiring all in place secure the cap into place using an included bracket (if included) or using some 3" pipe brackets from Home Depot. Not to worry, you can install the cap right side up, upside down, side way, diagonally, whatever. Just so long as the vent at the top is never covered or blocked.

You can now proceed to safely hook your battery terminals back up and enjoy better response, especially in the bass area!