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<blockquote data-quote="daboyfrumdabx" data-source="post: 7304058" data-attributes="member: 617760"><p>Don't get me wrong, I've witnessed caps stop light dimming with my own eyes. Deal is, that on 1kwrms, your lights shouldn't be dimming in the first place. Therefore, your charging system has some issue that needs to be corrected. The cap just stopped the light dimming and hid the problem. This is why you'll often hear caps referred to as band-aids. Whatever the issue is, in this case likely the battery, it needs to be corrected. Once corrected, there will be no more dimming, at which point the cap just becomes another resistance point in the system, putting strain on the alt. The alt works hard to constantly recharge a cap after the cap discharges. Batteries store the more power for longer, hence why they are much better choices. For the price of a cap, you can typically buy a battery. You can probably sell that cap on craigslist for enough to replace yours now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="daboyfrumdabx, post: 7304058, member: 617760"] Don't get me wrong, I've witnessed caps stop light dimming with my own eyes. Deal is, that on 1kwrms, your lights shouldn't be dimming in the first place. Therefore, your charging system has some issue that needs to be corrected. The cap just stopped the light dimming and hid the problem. This is why you'll often hear caps referred to as band-aids. Whatever the issue is, in this case likely the battery, it needs to be corrected. Once corrected, there will be no more dimming, at which point the cap just becomes another resistance point in the system, putting strain on the alt. The alt works hard to constantly recharge a cap after the cap discharges. Batteries store the more power for longer, hence why they are much better choices. For the price of a cap, you can typically buy a battery. You can probably sell that cap on craigslist for enough to replace yours now. [/QUOTE]
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