power cap

makaveli3004 · 05-31-2004, 12:40 PM

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 · 05-31-2004, 01:04 PM

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

PaulD · 06-01-2004, 05:40 PM

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 · 06-01-2004, 05:55 PM

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 · 06-01-2004, 08:33 PM

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

MStout · 06-01-2004, 09:32 PM

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

PaulD · 06-02-2004, 05:39 PM

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

AZFlyingDiver · 06-02-2004, 06:20 PM

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

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

MStout · 06-03-2004, 01:30 AM

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

AZFlyingDiver · 06-03-2004, 10:38 AM

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

Haibane · 06-03-2004, 10:47 AM

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

MStout · 06-03-2004, 02:45 PM

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

PaulD · 06-03-2004, 05:39 PM

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

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