capacitor problem...... need help..

[jeppe0204]

my lights flash, though I have a capacitor...

shouldn´t 1 farad be enough for 500W RMS?? im a little confused

i have a 1 farad Ground Zero capacitor, Alpine mrp-m500 amp, Alpine swr-1042d

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[quins90lac 10+ year member]

follow these steps and you capacitor will be fixed

1. remove capacitor

2. find nearness trash can and throw it in

3. go buy some 0/1 wire and do the big 3

4. if the above dose not work go buy a second battery

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

lul. that's not bad advice.....except for the part that he's only running a 500 watt amp...and 4 gauge for all of the big 3 would be fine unless he plans to upgrade to a fucking Atomic 5kw.

Dude, you probably have a sick battery and or connetions to it. Or a shitty ground, or both.

and yeah, toss the cap. People with capacitors in their rides just proves how dumb they are.

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

^this man speaks the truth.

 

[jeppe0204]

thx for all the answers.... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

the wiring that i have is 4 gauge and my battery is new so i dont think they r the problem...

im going to check if the ground is bad and see if thats the problem....

im wondering if it can also be the alternator that is bad and causes the flashing??

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

what amp alternator is it? its most likely fine. Just make sure you do the big 3 and upgrade your grounds. make sure that you sand away till bare metal.

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

capacitors are total crap, throw it out. And like everyone else has said, make sure you have done the big 3, bigger wire the better. Your battery is probably fine, who knows about the Alt cause you never said how many amps it puts out. Keep in mind that a stock alt was put in by the factory to handle a stock radio putting out maybe 25 watts, not 500. So your alt may help when your keeping the engine revving at 2K, but not so much when your at idle. And if your battery doesn't have the reserve to handle your amp then it's going to drain faster than your stock alt can charge your battery. Doing the Big 3 will help a little with this. If you still have voltage issues then adding a 2nd battery would be your answer, not a capacitor. You don't need to go and buy a huge battery for a 2nd one, but something cheap like a Kinetik HC600 or an HC800 would work well for your small system.

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

capacitors are total crap, throw it out. And like everyone else has said, make sure you have done the big 3, bigger wire the better. Your battery is probably fine, who knows about the Alt cause you never said how many amps it puts out. Keep in mind that a stock alt was put in by the factory to handle a stock radio putting out maybe 25 watts, not 500. So your alt may help when your keeping the engine revving at 2K, but not so much when your at idle. And if your battery doesn't have the reserve to handle your amp then it's going to drain faster than your stock alt can charge your battery. Doing the Big 3 will help a little with this. If you still have voltage issues then adding a 2nd battery would be your answer, not a capacitor. You don't need to go and buy a huge battery for a 2nd one, but something cheap like a Kinetik HC600 or an HC800 would work well for your small system.

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