Battery or cap.

[MK5 Fahrenheit 10+ year member]

Wondering if I should get a new battery or get a Cap. I have a HDC312 running on a RE audio CTX 4200.1. I was thinking about getting the Rockford Fosgate 10 Farad Digital Capacitor but like to hear your output.

Thanks,

JAKE

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[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

Wondering if I should get a new battery or get a Cap. I have a HDC312 running on a RE audio CTX 4200.1. I was thinking about getting the Rockford Fosgate 10 Farad Digital Capacitor but like to hear your output.
Thanks,

JAKE

Battery over Cap. A really is pointless in a everyday application, it in turn puts more strain on your charging system acting pretty much like a extra load on it the alt. Caps are designed to fully discharge them selves and then HAVE be recharged. A 2nd batt will benifit you way more. They wont have to full discharge to keep up and they charge back up alot faster because they dont fully discharge themselves.

So in short if your beating your system and the cap fully discharges, not only is the cap trying to recharge, but your system is still pulling current and so is the cap trying to recharge it self.

So yea the better route is the battery in the rear. with that amp you should be able to do the big 3 and be ok i believe. But you can add the extra batt if needed.

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

Wondering if I should get a new battery or get a Cap. I have a HDC312 running on a RE audio CTX 4200.1. I was thinking about getting the Rockford Fosgate 10 Farad Digital Capacitor but like to hear your output.
Thanks,

JAKE

i just took a look at the amp, and its "rated" 1500 rms @ 1ohm, with that power i wouldnt buy a batt yet, honestly i think it will probably only do about 1000rms @ 1ohm. The newer RE equipment is not like it use to be as far as performance. But id do the big 3 and check your voltage with a multimeter while playing your system, then if its a little low, pick up 2nd battery for the back and im sure you would be ok.

 

[globalminds_ent 10+ year member]

It was 5 super caps for sale on here

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

It was 5 super caps for sale on here

ok, super caps are different story lol

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

That cap is useless, battery if necessary. If the amp is only 1500w RMS as stated above, you likely need nothing else.

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

capacitator always

 

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That cap is useless, battery if necessary. If the amp is only 1500w RMS as stated above, you likely need nothing else.

your wrong a capacitatortothotdish has like many farrrods

 

[supra1987]

If you don't already have an agm battery upfront get the biggest one you can fit and you should be good to go.no cap needed,no extra battery needed.I think