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<blockquote data-quote="Chromatic" data-source="post: 8231010" data-attributes="member: 659121"><p>In general.. it's very unlikely. However,.. you have to remember a Capacitor is placing additional strain on your alternator because it's keeping both the battery charged and the Cap.. ie: 1 Farad = 1000w (or so they say //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif ) -- I'm more of a fan of obtaining the proper alternator that will keep your amperage up when your Subs hit at your max volume you use in the mid to high 13v+.. If you put a meter on your electrical system, car running.. and crank it up -- And watch the voltage of the car running without the stereo running.. with alternator going .. make a note of this number -- Then Crank your stereo and subs up to the loudest you would normally ever play them.. Watch the voltage on those big bass hits -- If your voltage drops to like 13.2v or lower.. You need to upgrade your alternator even more rather than supplement your available "power" with a capacitor that stores X Farad that is used up in a split second. Make sense?</p><p></p><p>An alternator in a typical vehicle stock.. with a sufficiently powerfully amped system will have somewhere around 35-45amps to spare after it's powering the engine, interior lights, headlights, AC, and so on.. (AC pulls a lot of amperage).. A couple thousand watt subs RMS will eat all that 'headroom' your alternator has.. and this is where you get your dimming headlights and idle blips and so forth.</p><p></p><p>Now it isn't COMPLETELY unheard of to have some damage to an amp, etc due to a Capacitor being wired in series.. but I tend to think that's more due to external reasons, poor wiring, incorrect wiring.. other causes and being blamed on the Cap, etc. (But I'm really NOT super knowledgeable with experience using Capacitors in an audio setting).</p><p></p><p>Hope that makes sense.. and take it for what it's worth coming from me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chromatic, post: 8231010, member: 659121"] In general.. it's very unlikely. However,.. you have to remember a Capacitor is placing additional strain on your alternator because it's keeping both the battery charged and the Cap.. ie: 1 Farad = 1000w (or so they say [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] ) -- I'm more of a fan of obtaining the proper alternator that will keep your amperage up when your Subs hit at your max volume you use in the mid to high 13v+.. If you put a meter on your electrical system, car running.. and crank it up -- And watch the voltage of the car running without the stereo running.. with alternator going .. make a note of this number -- Then Crank your stereo and subs up to the loudest you would normally ever play them.. Watch the voltage on those big bass hits -- If your voltage drops to like 13.2v or lower.. You need to upgrade your alternator even more rather than supplement your available "power" with a capacitor that stores X Farad that is used up in a split second. Make sense? An alternator in a typical vehicle stock.. with a sufficiently powerfully amped system will have somewhere around 35-45amps to spare after it's powering the engine, interior lights, headlights, AC, and so on.. (AC pulls a lot of amperage).. A couple thousand watt subs RMS will eat all that 'headroom' your alternator has.. and this is where you get your dimming headlights and idle blips and so forth. Now it isn't COMPLETELY unheard of to have some damage to an amp, etc due to a Capacitor being wired in series.. but I tend to think that's more due to external reasons, poor wiring, incorrect wiring.. other causes and being blamed on the Cap, etc. (But I'm really NOT super knowledgeable with experience using Capacitors in an audio setting). Hope that makes sense.. and take it for what it's worth coming from me. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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