Add a cap or upgrade the battery?

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

well dude, hope things work out.....

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

BTW, just do a search right quick to see why caps are recommended against.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

A High Output alternator will be much more beneficial than 2 crapacitors.

The alternator runs the vehicle when its on, not the battery.

Food for thought....

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

Do the "big 3" first then consider the battery......Caps are just eye candy....rather useless IMHO

Big 3 and a Yellow top IMO makes for a relaible and sturdy electrical upgrade

one that you can actually notice a difference

Caps,while trick looking dont squat,depending on vehicle,you might need an alt

for my truck(2500 watts) I bought the ALT but never installed it because the Big3&YT

did the trick

so I wasted 350 bucks on an alt that sits under my desk

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

big 3 helps but so would knowing the condition of the battery lol

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

Big 3 and a Yellow top IMO makes for a relaible and sturdy electrical upgradeone that you can actually notice a difference

Caps,while trick looking dont squat,depending on vehicle,you might need an alt

for my truck(2500 watts) I bought the ALT but never installed it because the Big3&YT

did the trick

so I wasted 350 bucks on an alt that sits under my desk

They actually serve a good purpose. I believe Steve Meade had something like 300F of capacitance, must tell ya something.... The "trick" about them is, they do NOT serve a useful purpose if the electrical system you are currently operating under is already suffering.

 

[1sik_lac 10+ year member]

So in the long run,I either did not need this cap or did,haha.Either way with it,I am experiencing no dimming with close to running 1400 or so watts right now.