power cap

[makaveli3004]

hey i recently bought a power cap that is 1.5 fahred but i only have a 1000 watt amp. could this cause any problems and shoudl i go down to a 1 fahred or will a 1.5 be alright

[Haibane]

You should get rid of the cap, they are useless IMO

[PaulD]

they seem to help for some car/amp combos ...... especially amps with very unregulated power supplies.

As for your question ..... I will make a comparison statement and let you decide.

I have a light car ..... only 1800 lbs, and I have this 150 HP motor. I think it's too powerful, maybe I should just put a 100 HP motor in it

[MStout]

I was wondering what kind of 1 farad cap is the best...I ordered my 1501D MTX amp last night, and have the 2 15" 8000s as you know already...and its in my Neon with a stock alternator, but I do plan to get a yellowtop sometime and change the wiring. Are stinger batteries just as good as Optimas? I would probably get a Stinger capacitor too, but I was wondering if the off-brand capacitors suck like the subs and amps do too. I like how the Kole Audio capacitor looks, thats why I was pondering that. They dont seem like they could be built less quality.

[Haibane]

My opinion is a deep cycle battery is a deep cycle.

[MStout]

Yea...kinda thought there was too much hype for Optimas. What about the capacitor question though?

[PaulD]

for the caps ..... lightning audio generally has the lowest ESR. Do NOT get a cap with a voltmeter on the top.

[AZFlyingDiver]

For everything you wish you didn't know about caps...
(actually some good info...)

http://www.bcae1.com/capacitr.htm

[MStout]

Wow...and to think I was going to buy one with the fancy lights cause I thought it WOULD be better.

[AZFlyingDiver]

What - fancy lights don't make things better (or faster)?!

[Haibane]

wow... just wow. I still don't like caps.

[MStout]

Probably wont even get one then if you dont ever totally need one...sounds like they work though.

[PaulD]

sometimes they work, sometimes they don't ... they are often an expensive band-aid.