capacitors

[Adrian]

alright fellas i need your opions and facts on this 1 so if im gonna run lets say 500 watts would i need a capacitor or would it b a waste of money my friend bought a capcitor and it cleaned up the system a lil but my other frinnd got one and didnt help him as much his lights still dim so wat do u fellas think

[cccullen]

crap?? oh cap... hahaha... Just read this thread... The Viking and azn explained it all..

Capacitors, and why we dont need them

you don't need a cap...

[psycho_maniac]

bad idea to ask if you need a cap on this forum. because the first post usually will link you do the "Capicators, and why we dont need them" thread which is what cccullen did lol

[Adrian]

alright how about this i install the zx400.1 amp and if lights dim and **** like happens then shouldnt i c if a cap really helps

[danracer]

nope you should do the big 3 and then add another battery if problem persists change the alt.

[pedro quiroga]

Originally Posted by Adrian

alright how about this i install the zx400.1 amp and if lights dim and **** like happens then shouldnt i c if a cap really helps

didnt you read the link?

i used to have one and it helped a little. then i got rid of it and upgraded my wiring aka the big 3. and it worked better than the cap.

[cccullen]

all you have to do is the big 3 like danracer and pedro said. another link on how to do that.

The Big 3....

[aznboi3644]

IMO...if you are going to be running little power like less than 500 watts rms total...than upgrading the big three and adding a cap is decent. The system isn't drawing a huge current and the cap would help a little with the spikes and dips (only helps less than a volt).

If you plan on going with anything more than 500 watts rms total I'd ditch the cap and just upgrade the big three...no need for another load on the electrical system.

[Ranger SVO]

My truck, my car and my sons car all have caps on them. Like AZN said, they will help a little by smoothing out the spikes when current (and voltage) is needed most. Like everyone else said, the Big Three, I will also say that the addition of a cap wont hurt anything.

Stay away from those small super high value caps, they typically don't discharge fast enough to be helpful.

[pedro quiroga]

it would be nice to have a voltage meter back there to see where i'm at at comps.

i might put mine back in for that