" i know 1 pro is that they reduce dimming of the lights in your car a little "
Not true. Capacitors do not supply power, the alternator does that. Dimming lights is caused by the different in voltage between the alternator and battery.
" and i heard a new con yesterday and was wondering if it was true that they rob power from your sub "
Maybe a little bit. The capacitor is just one more thing the alternator needs to charge.
Bottom line is theres no real benefits. So don't bother using one.
they might help out because they store power for when you systems hits that hard beat but over all they arent worth it but if you got it for free that iight but if you paid for one you shoulda gotten a battery or a HO alt they are the best thing you can do for you car specially the HO because that produces the power not jus store if then it would be a battery next in line and also do you have bigger wires in your car and wut size amp are you using
i thought caps were good if you had a ho alt b/c they regulate voltage or something like that.I brought a cap long ago and never installed it after reading (learning) here. Got a kinetik hc1800 instead
i work for kragen so i can get a batttery for free
and a couple weeks ago i left the trunk open and the light drained the battery not sure how low because i didnt have a digital multimeter but i had to put it on nearly a 48 hour charge to get it back up
the battery that was in the car is a kragen battery a autolite 84 month battery and usually when you run them down pretty low they crap out on you soon after
so thats my reason behind why i want to get a new battery
its a 97 dodge neon i kinda dont wanna waste the money on the car i only have the car because its a great commuter car
and when it comes time to sell the car i can take the sound system out but to swap an alternator and deal with selling it that seems like it'd be a bit(h
it wouldnt even help if i upgraded to like a 5 farad cap or more ?
I can understand why you don't wanna upgrade your alt its not worth the money unless you wanna keep the car long term. my advice would be to just tone down the gains so that the amp isn't pulling as much power and if its a two channel amp just use one rather than bridgeing it.
i also agree about the power caps. they aren't very useful. never had one in my life but from what i've read from here and other places the logic makes sense.
If you think you need a new cap battery or alt, try doing a big 3 upgrade first. I've seen cases where a cap can help with burps for a couple of seconds(at the beginning), but a proper electrical system still would have been better and not for a *couple of seconds*. And in effect, when your cap runs out of power, your alternator is trying to provide current to both your amp and trying to charge the cap at the same time. Sounds like more heat from current, and a hell of a lot harder on your entire stereo and charging system.
a capacitor, imo, helps only if you have a ho alternator. I used it as a temporary thing rather than having a battery in the trunk with my 300 amp alternator, and it stayed at about 15 volts or more with the car audio off. Without the ho alternator, it would have ruined the alternator by drawing all the power
"Your charging system is by FAR the most important part of your system. Trust Me"
A capacitor is NOT a charging source. Some reputable ppl say that it acts like a filter, helping to reduce the spikes alts sometimes see. It helps but isn't a replacement for a HO charging source. If you're pushing watts you better be producing them.
But this has already been covered by some of ^^^ these fine ppl.
They do tend to add to the bling bling factor, if that's all you're after.
HI, I JUST GOT A FOSGATE CPCC2 100 FARAD CARBON CAPACITOR BUT I NEED THE CHARGING RESSISTOR TO LOW CHARGED IT AND MY Q: IS IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY TO SLOW CHARGE IT WITH OUT THIS RESSISTOR ? OR THE SAFEST WAY TO CHARGE AND DISCHARGE A CAPACITOR I CALLED PUNCH AND THEY DON'T SELL IT ALONE SO PLEASE HELP ME THE PICTURE SHOWS THE RESSISTOR OF ONE CAP I HAD BEFORE AND I SOLD IT IN EBAY A LITTLE WHILE AGO THANX
