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Capacitor Help
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:36 pm
by lost05
Bought a capacitor to put into my car... problem is idk how to install it or where to put it? Not really looked into how to put those in.. any help let me know
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:46 pm
by smoker
they basically get power and ground either inline with the amplifier or my preference is to feed it off the dist block with a 4 guage power wire and ground
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:47 pm
by smoker
btw prepare yourself to take a lot of flack over a cap.... very very controversial piece of equipment
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:22 pm
by lost05
i c thanks a lot
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:39 pm
by sinister audio
the best thing to use a cap for on a car is to put it behind your wheel to keep your car from rolling.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:33 am
by High Society
Take it back, and put the money towards a bigger alt, and batt. That will do wonders more then just a cap.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:38 am
by Bwcad1
i dunno u can put it behind your alternator to shunt noise works quiet nicely actually. caps dont do much but they dont hurt anything either.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:23 pm
by William from NOLA
Bwcad1 wrote:caps dont do much but they dont hurt anything either.
But they DO hurt, if your electrical system is already having problems. It's like adding another battery, you have more draw, be it masked with a cap.
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:13 pm
by OnYrMrk
I found that when I lost the anchor for my boat, I used an old cap and it worked just fine.
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:15 pm
by Bwcad1
well i guess your right for me they wont hurt because i have a ho alternator.