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New member Username: Hammer0159Post Number: 1 Registered: Nov-05 | I have two 10" infinity subs with 350 rms being powered by a kenwood mono amp putting out 500 rms in a 1998 monte carlo ls. The headlights tend to dim, not horribly, but to a noticeable extent. What would be the first step to fixing this. Also, i was told that having a "system" will reduce gas mileage, can anyone shed some light on this? Thank you |
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Bronze Member Username: Terry6405Sullivan, IN US Post Number: 64 Registered: Sep-05 | i dont know about gas mileage, i have a 89 accord and i still get like 30 mpg, i would look into a farad capcitor, that helps, only other options are a bigger battery or altinator, which is a pian in the as |
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New member Username: HootzSaskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada Post Number: 5 Registered: Oct-05 | Probably the only for sure way to fix it is to upgrade your alternator. Your lights will still dim with a cap. |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 1063 Registered: Jul-05 | http://wickedcases.com/caraudio/capacitors.html |
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New member Username: BlainewPost Number: 2 Registered: Nov-05 | buy a .5 farad or more cap on ebay....the lights dim when the bass hits hard...a cap holds a huge amount of electricity and when the amp pumps alot of power to the subs on a very deep note..the cap fires power immediatly to parts of the car that need it |
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Silver Member Username: ThrushdtdNew York Post Number: 291 Registered: May-05 | cap might hurt your alternator more. |
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New member Username: Hammer0159Post Number: 3 Registered: Nov-05 | How would a capacitor make it worse? |
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Silver Member Username: QuickshotCharlotte, North Carolina U.S. Post Number: 379 Registered: Aug-05 | read the link above...a cap is nothing more than a paperweight made to hide light dimming..your lights dont dim anymore after you installed that g@y @$$ capacitor because their less bright now....have you ever though how a cap gets power? from the alternator/car battery...just read that website and dotn speak anymore to the original poster the only way to stop blinking head lights is to buy a High Output Alternator. |
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Bronze Member Username: Terry6405Sullivan, IN US Post Number: 66 Registered: Sep-05 | i have a cap on my system, and my lights are dimming alot, i think my battery is going bad too, should i get rid of my cap? i plan on getting a good battery where can i get one and what do they cost? |
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Silver Member Username: SolacedagonyNew Jersey US Post Number: 584 Registered: Oct-04 | Terry: Read the link above that Chaunchy posted. Get rid of your cap, buy a high output alternator and possibly get an Optima yellow top if you play with your car turned off as much as you do on. |
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Bronze Member Username: Terry6405Sullivan, IN US Post Number: 68 Registered: Sep-05 | i went to autozone and bought a battery today. i asked him about an alternator, he asked me if i had a cap and i told him i did but i took it off because of what it said here but he said it wont hurt my alternator and i would be better off with one whan without. he knew alot about capacitors and alot about alternators. im gonna take his word for it. anyways i got home and tested the voltage on my new battery. will everything my system has got (or at least as much as i wanted to push it) the lights only dimmed a little and my voltage just barley went below 13v, deffinatly above 12.5v, and above 14v while still pretty loud so i am not worried about an alternator o i also added another 4ga ground from the neg terminal on my battery to the chasses,(autozone guy said it would help and i guess it did. |
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Gold Member Username: InvainMichigan United States Post Number: 4042 Registered: Aug-04 | The Autozone guy doesn't know how a cap works, to be blunt. |