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<blockquote data-quote="budgetkiller" data-source="post: 7844398" data-attributes="member: 641974">I run a small capacitor in my system just to keep my headlights from noticably dimming momentarily.&nbsp; Seems to have solved that.&nbsp; However, I don&#039;t struggle much with keeping my electrical system from dropping anywhere near 12 volts (except at night when I&#039;m running the lights, blower, defroster, stereo, and the car is below 1500-2k RPM).&nbsp; I think the lowest mine ever goes while driving is in the neighborhood of 13-13.5.Based on my experience (correct me if I&#039;m wrong please), capacitors are great for taking the &quot;shock,&quot; if you want to call it that, off of your system, but will not solve voltage drop issues.&nbsp; In other words, if you&#039;re headlights dim slightly when a big thump hits, a capacitor can help, but if you&#039;re dropping down to 12 volts whenever Young Jeezy is playing, then it&#039;s not going to solve much.&nbsp;&nbsp; Like I said, I want to know what&#039;s correct here, so if I&#039;m right or wrong please let me know.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="budgetkiller, post: 7844398, member: 641974"] I run a small capacitor in my system just to keep my headlights from noticably dimming momentarily. Seems to have solved that. However, I don't struggle much with keeping my electrical system from dropping anywhere near 12 volts (except at night when I'm running the lights, blower, defroster, stereo, and the car is below 1500-2k RPM). I think the lowest mine ever goes while driving is in the neighborhood of 13-13.5. Based on my experience (correct me if I'm wrong please), capacitors are great for taking the "shock," if you want to call it that, off of your system, but will not solve voltage drop issues. In other words, if you're headlights dim slightly when a big thump hits, a capacitor can help, but if you're dropping down to 12 volts whenever Young Jeezy is playing, then it's not going to solve much. Like I said, I want to know what's correct here, so if I'm right or wrong please let me know. [/QUOTE]

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