Capacitor???
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Capacitor???
I have a 1000 watt alpine amp and two 12" type r subs. When they hit the battery gague flutters a bit so i want to get a capacitor but do not know how high of a farad rating i should get. Thanks for any help.
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capacitors are mostly bandaids for a weak electrical system
if you dont wanna do that... get a 1 farad cap
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I had the same prob, I have 2 alpine type * 900 watt speakers and an orion amp and it was doing the same......so I got a new alt and batt and it took care of the prob....
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Re: Capacitor???
Originally Posted by 98seGuy
I have a 1000 watt alpine amp and two 12" type r subs. When they hit the battery gague flutters a bit so i want to get a capacitor but do not know how high of a farad rating i should get. Thanks for any help.
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alot of sound guys will tell you a good rule of thumb is 1 farad for every 800 - 1000 watts...but to be honest ...i have had a 2 farad cap and my gauge and lights still flickered till i picked up an optima battery....as pat stated before a cap won't always help a system especially if it isn't up to par in the first place.
PS there is a wire upgrade procedure for the chassis electrical...do a search and you should come across it..i did it a long time ago and it helped alot.
James
PS there is a wire upgrade procedure for the chassis electrical...do a search and you should come across it..i did it a long time ago and it helped alot.
James
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Originally Posted by BonnevilleSEman
alot of sound guys will tell you a good rule of thumb is 1 farad for every 800 - 1000 watts...but to be honest ...i have had a 2 farad cap and my gauge and lights still flickered till i picked up an optima battery....as pat stated before a cap won't always help a system especially if it isn't up to par in the first place.
PS there is a wire upgrade procedure for the chassis electrical...do a search and you should come across it..i did it a long time ago and it helped alot.
James
PS there is a wire upgrade procedure for the chassis electrical...do a search and you should come across it..i did it a long time ago and it helped alot.
James
The wire upgrade helped me a LOT too. Search for the "Big 3"
a larger alt. and better battery, and wire upgrades should be your first steps.
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Originally Posted by BLACK94SSEi
Big 3 are:
1) Alt to battery positive, just to clarify
2) Battery to body
3) Engine to Chasiscan also directly to the battery if that works out for you because then you upgrade the battery to negative, so it turns out to be the same
1) Alt to battery positive, just to clarify
2) Battery to body
3) Engine to Chasiscan also directly to the battery if that works out for you because then you upgrade the battery to negative, so it turns out to be the same
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Originally Posted by corvettecrazy
Originally Posted by BLACK94SSEi
Big 3 are:
1) Alt to battery positive, just to clarify
2) Battery to body
3) Engine to Chasiscan also directly to the battery if that works out for you because then you upgrade the battery to negative, so it turns out to be the same
1) Alt to battery positive, just to clarify
2) Battery to body
3) Engine to Chasiscan also directly to the battery if that works out for you because then you upgrade the battery to negative, so it turns out to be the same