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<blockquote data-quote="axeten" data-source="post: 7083532" data-attributes="member: 627481">Ok,Silly me bought a capacitor for my system i am about to install, only to hear they are a waste of time and money. I have run one in the past and it stopped my headlights/interior light dimming while using a rockford X6 amp.I did a search after someone one here said to throw it out, and it seems that many people say they are rubbish, put load on your alternator, dont work, etc etc.....I can see the concept people are talking about when they say they load up the alternator when the cap is empty (lost charge). But i dont see how this can be worse than not having one. The amp will draw the same power whether from the cap or from the alternator. If the cap is empty the power will go direct from the alternator till the load drops and the cap can charge again......Anyway, My question is. Does anyone have any sort of figures of amp draw or similar with/without a cap. There seems to be a lot of sarcastic comments and mixed opinions, but in searching i have not found one person that has shown they dont work......Anyone have any info? At the moment, i will still put it in, since i bought it. I might talk to the sparkies at work and see if we can get some sort of amp draw measurments or something...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="axeten, post: 7083532, member: 627481"] Ok, Silly me bought a capacitor for my system i am about to install, only to hear they are a waste of time and money. I have run one in the past and it stopped my headlights/interior light dimming while using a rockford X6 amp. I did a search after someone one here said to throw it out, and it seems that many people say they are rubbish, put load on your alternator, dont work, etc etc..... I can see the concept people are talking about when they say they load up the alternator when the cap is empty (lost charge). But i dont see how this can be worse than not having one. The amp will draw the same power whether from the cap or from the alternator. If the cap is empty the power will go direct from the alternator till the load drops and the cap can charge again...... Anyway, My question is. Does anyone have any sort of figures of amp draw or similar with/without a cap. There seems to be a lot of sarcastic comments and mixed opinions, but in searching i have not found one person that has shown they dont work...... Anyone have any info? At the moment, i will still put it in, since i bought it. I might talk to the sparkies at work and see if we can get some sort of amp draw measurments or something... [/QUOTE]

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