Cap as distro?

[tr10av 10+ year member]

Can I use my cap as a distro? Have the power line coming in and then 2 lines going out to my amps? It's basically the same thing right?

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[McIntosh 10+ year member]

Can I use my cap as a distro? Have the power line coming in and then 2 lines going out to my amps? It's basically the same thing right?

Yeah, basically. Your amp's power supply is supposed to have the caps built into it. It apparently doesn't. So you're wearing an extension. Strap another one on the end, you still won't feel anything. Get a real amp or at least real wiring. It feels better, trust me.

 

[tr10av 10+ year member]

Yeah, basically. Your amp's power supply is supposed to have the caps built into it. It apparently doesn't. So you're wearing an extension. Strap another one on the end, you still won't feel anything. Get a real amp or at least real wiring. It feels better, trust me.

Shut the **** up you *******. I'll do whatever the hell I feel like with my system

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

you can use a cap as a distro, but just get a distro. Why have a big waste of space in your car when you don't need it

 

[tr10av 10+ year member]

you can use a cap as a distro, but just get a distro. Why have a big waste of space in your car when you don't need it

Cuz I want the voltmeter thats on top of it.

 

[DNick454 10+ year member]

Shut the **** up you *******. I'll do whatever the hell I feel like with my system

Well if you do whatever the **** you want, then asking for advice is pretty redundant when you're just going to turn it down.

Better wiring + battery is a way better solution than is a cap. In all senses, a capacitor is a Spiderman Band-Aid for a gunshot wound.

To answer your original question though... Yes, you can use it as a distro-block if you can fit multiple wires into the out-port on the cap. But I would advise against using a capacitor in general. It's not doing anything bad, but it's not doing much good either.

 

[MakeshiftAudio 10+ year member]

Then take the volt meter off.

 

[tr10av 10+ year member]

Well if you do whatever the **** you want, then asking for advice is pretty redundant when you're just going to turn it down.
Better wiring + battery is a way better solution than is a cap. In all senses, a capacitor is a Spiderman Band-Aid for a gunshot wound.

To answer your original question though... Yes, you can use it as a distro-block if you can fit multiple wires into the out-port on the cap. But I would advise against using a capacitor in general. It's not doing anything bad, but it's not doing much good either.

I'm not asking for advice on whether or not I should use a cap I'm asking for advice on whether or not it can also be used in place of a distro block. I'm using a cap because I want the voltmeter thats on it. Not because I'm trying to fix dimming or any of that crap.

Then take the volt meter off.

Don't think I can.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

you can take the voltmeter off if you are handy with tools. besides many distros have voltmeters, I just bought a tsunami one 1/0 in 3 4ga. outs off egay

 

[DNick454 10+ year member]

I'm not asking for advice on whether or not I should use a cap I'm asking for advice on whether or not it can also be used in place of a distro block. I'm using a cap because I want the voltmeter thats on it. Not because I'm trying to fix dimming or any of that crap.


Don't think I can.

Stinger makes a little LED voltmeter than you can install in your dash or down in a cupholder or something like that. It looks a lot cleaner and a proper distro block would be better. If all else fails, just twist the wires together, pour some solder on the connection and then heat shrink it. It'll look really clean and have the best possible connection. It isn't removable though, however. Once you do that, you can't unhook it and you'd have to cut the wires. But that's a better connection than a distro-block.

 

[McIntosh 10+ year member]

Shut the **** up you *******. I'll do whatever the hell I feel like with my system

A bit testicle aren't we? The Neon is surely a chick magnet. You be a bad mofo.

 

[tr10av 10+ year member]

Alright I'll check into those things. I really don't care about looks or anything. I just got this for free so I might as well use it.

And I've got better things to do than e-beef. I've actually got a life.

 

[MakeshiftAudio 10+ year member]

Alright I'll check into those things. I really don't care about looks or anything. I just got this for free so I might as well use it.
And I've got better things to do than e-beef. I've actually got a life.

Nah, he's just a troll. Get over yourself.