Cap With Low Voltage Cutoff

[spentfromnz 10+ year member]

Are there any digital caps that have a low voltage cutoff, ie cuts power to the amp when the battery starts running low? A lot of caps I have seen have a low voltage warning beep, but I think that would be hard to hear over the subs.

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[gunz4me 10+ year member]

Lol the cap is probly causing the low voltage....
Cap=Bad

Power running low you say?? New battery, New alt? maybe fix ur problem?

Says the guy who doesn't even know how to hook up an amplifier

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Ditch the cap, buy a battery. Batteries are better than caps, not saying that caps are horrible.

 

[tymoto21 10+ year member]

ahhhh i think caps are bad too....

ive seen a cap cause a voltage drop in my friends car. dropped .7volts from adding a cap.

 

[I Like Waffle]

Get a dash mount voltmeter and turn the volume down if your voltage drops. Works for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Add a 2nd batt that will help alot too.

 

[tsupra98 10+ year member]

Says the guy who doesn't even know how to hook up an amplifier

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[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Get a dash mount voltmeter and turn the volume down if your voltage drops. Works for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Add a 2nd batt that will help alot too.

Where are you measuring the voltage? Upfront or at the rear?

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

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I could have commented on his stellar subwoofer enclosure building ability but I figured why kick a man when he is down.....

 

[I Like Waffle]

ahhhh i think caps are bad too....ive seen a cap cause a voltage drop in my friends car. dropped .7volts from adding a cap.

In my experiences, adding a 2nd batt or any type of charge holding device is gonna drop your idle voltage a little, but it wont drop near as much when playing full tilt. Mine dropped .2 volts when i added a 2nd redtop, but i dont get any drops at all when playing music, except on certain songs that have the higher notes.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

In my experiences, adding a 2nd batt or any type of charge holding device is gonna drop your idle voltage a little, but it wont drop near as much when playing full tilt. Mine dropped .2 volts when i added a 2nd redtop, but i dont get any drops at all when playing music, except on certain songs that have the higher notes.

You're not saying that with a load it will still be .2v down with an extra battery?

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif @ kicking chase while he's down

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

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Following chase007's advice is akin to the blind following the stupid! Although, I will admit that he is quite good at regurgitating what he has read, even though he probably doesn't know the reasoning behind what he is saying:crazy:

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

Are there any digital caps that have a low voltage cutoff, ie cuts power to the amp when the battery starts running low? A lot of caps I have seen have a low voltage warning beep, but I think that would be hard to hear over the subs.

What are you running?

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

whats moar funny is he's watching this thread, and not posting....

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[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

Chase you need to come back with a new name and attitude. I swear I've seen your antics before. I was thinking you were Mojobill, but maybe canyouhearmatt.