2.0 fared capacitor help

[HondaSI 10+ year member]

Ok so my buddy has an 2.0 fared cap and he bought it from craigslist it powers up fine. But his lights still dim while hitting hard with the subs wired to 2 ohm .. he didn't get the charging bulb when he bought it. So he just hooked it up.. could this be why its dimming because he didn't charge the cap?? I read u can use a turn signal bulb to charge it..

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[av83 10+ year member]

Ok so my buddy has an 2.0 fared cap and he bought it from craigslist it powers up fine. But his lights still dim while hitting hard with the subs wired to 2 ohm .. he didn't get the charging bulb when he bought it. So he just hooked it up.. could this be why its dimming because he didn't charge the cap?? I read u can use a turn signal bulb to charge it..

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...should help answer your question.

 

[HondaSI 10+ year member]

Not really lol

 

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

WTF? Caps don't work?

I wonder what was powering my amp when I won finals then. Because there weren't any batts connected to it.

I had a little more than 2 farads though.

OP, 2F isn't going to keep your lights from dimming. And I have no idea what a charging bulb is. Charge them with a blinker bulb? Lol. You could DIScharge a cap with one. I'm not aware of any special charging requirements at all for that matter. Those small caps just don't do much of anything for voltage in a daily application unfortunately. I'm not sure how so many got so duped into buying them. There is some evidence of them gettin grid of unwanted noise, but that's about it.

 

[HondaSI 10+ year member]

Ok

 

[FlexnInLa 10+ year member]

:: NANOPULSER.COM.SG ::
...should help answer your question.

I will save you the read...

"SO, WHAT IS A CAPACITOR GOOD FOR?

1.Audio Jewellery- impress chicks with large cylindrical shiny thingy

2.Extra weight during winter time

3.A very POOR... BUT expensive distribution block

4.A projectile in the event of a crash LOL.

5.Rolling pin--for cooking purposes

6.A neat thing to tell your friend, "..Hey man, lick the top of this.."

 

[HondaSI 10+ year member]

I will save you the read...
"SO, WHAT IS A CAPACITOR GOOD FOR?

1.Audio Jewellery- impress chicks with large cylindrical shiny thingy

2.Extra weight during winter time

3.A very POOR... BUT expensive distribution block

4.A projectile in the event of a crash LOL.

5.Rolling pin--for cooking purposes

6.A neat thing to tell your friend, "..Hey man, lick the top of this.."

Lmfao

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

Ok so my buddy has an 2.0 fared cap and he bought it from craigslist it powers up fine. But his lights still dim while hitting hard with the subs wired to 2 ohm .. he didn't get the charging bulb when he bought it. So he just hooked it up.. could this be why its dimming because he didn't charge the cap?? I read u can use a turn signal bulb to charge it..

If it's connected, it's charged. But just plugging it in charges it quickly and you get lots of sparks. Using a bulb across the fuse terminals charges the cap slowly and safely.