battery or cap

[srch4aresn 10+ year member]

ok i know this is a common one. but, i don't remember which one is the lesser of two evils. i remember reading reading on here that a little 9volt batter lit a lightbulb longer than a fully charged cap and that caps are garbage and what not.

i just don't remember which one is recommened.

adding an additional amp and speaker and plan on doing the big 3 and i think one of these will help

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[terra 5,000+ posts]

Nothing to do with lesser of 2 evils. Battery is good.

 

[wlmrs 10+ year member]

Get a deep cycle battery,do the big 3 and you'll be golden.

 

[PIITB Wut Wut 10+ year member]

batt all day... a tiny little law mower batt would pwn a cap all day long

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

batt

use the search next time

 

[TnT_Sounds 10+ year member]

both

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

I'd do a bank of 40 caps.

 

[Franklinnn 10+ year member]

i dont want to post another thread but do caps have any advantage over extra battery?

any advantages over no extra battery?

 

[rusty_armadillo 10+ year member]

i dont want to post another thread but do caps have any advantage over extra battery?
any advantages over no extra battery?

I would buy the RF 100 farad cap and call it good, also run it on a stock alt and 4 gauge wire for maximum preformance.

 

[Lonnie 10+ year member]

I would buy the RF 100 farad cap and call it good, also run it on a stock alt and 4 gauge wire for maximum preformance.

Wow audiophiles are such *** hats lol. Not everyone knows that a Cap could fry your electrical system and really doesnt serve a purpose other than to stop moderate fluctuations in volt outputs. Personally know someone that has a big *** battery under the hood with a good output alternator running 6 subs with 1 amp per sub and a big *** Capacitor to stop dimming and crap. Also has another amp for his components. He hasnt fried his yet...but he also doesnt have as much electrical shit as newer cars do.

 

[S.B.C. 10+ year member]

go get an 8d SLA

 

[350zspl 10+ year member]

i am in Delray Beach

do us both a favor

come over to my shop and let me get you straight

battery > capacitor

 

[slapperz 10+ year member]

For voltage drops i was told that a new batt woulndt do anything because its the alt that sends power to the amp. But wouldnt an old battery that cant keep charge affect that?

 

[sub-FATHER 10+ year member]

i dont want to post another thread but do caps have any advantage over extra battery?
any advantages over no extra battery?

A GOOD BATTERY IS LIKE A 200+FARAD CAPACITOR, AND IS BY FAR MORE RELIABLE.

bATTERIES ALL THE WAY

 

[blackxj 10+ year member]

get urself a yellow top and call it a day