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<blockquote data-quote="LiveAudio911" data-source="post: 7094230" data-attributes="member: 622999"><p>Caps wont help you... simple principle... they sputter out all the energy they have once the system V drops below 12.x (forget the correct figure) they are supposed to stiffen the power to prevent this, but the way they work is they do not discharge untill you drop low.. thus a catch 22... then they sputter out what little bit of power they do have..</p><p></p><p>My amp would **** that little bit of power in half a wave... then the cap has to recharge it self by ******* like a vacum all the energy it can from the battery.. and if your problem returns if your amp/battery can not supply enough power before you placed the cap.. what makes you think it will do anything after?</p><p></p><p>The energy comes from the battery which comes from the Alt.. if either one of those can keep up, plain and simple wont keep up with the Cap too and will do more harm than good..</p><p></p><p>For those that actually see a difference It is probably because you basically turned it into a dist block if you connected it properly.. and caused a more stable less ohm ground.... or something along those lines..</p><p></p><p>Even putting a second battery in the back is only masking the problem.. at some point both the batteries have to be recharged.. if your alt cant keep up with one battery and your system its not going to do that great of a job for the 2.. at some point you will have to upgrade the alt.. or you can just continue on as-is and have to recharge the battery manually, or rely on the alt while not taxing the electrical system by turning off your equipt. so it can recharge..</p><p></p><p>All electrical problems:</p><p></p><p>1. Big 3 Upgrade.. (Plus some extras)</p><p></p><p>2. Upgrade your stock battery</p><p></p><p>2.1 Place 2nd battery if you really need it</p><p></p><p>3. Upgrade your alt...</p><p></p><p>Simple: Figure out your maximum vehicle draw (amps wise) then figure out what each amp's max draw is.. (amp wise) add it all up..</p><p></p><p>Example: My Truck: 80amps, Amp 1 25amps, Amp 2, 120 amps) add it all up 225amps maximum draw potential.. so that means I need an alt that can supply at least 225 amps... or higher..</p><p></p><p>To be honest your probably not going to ever hit maximum draw like that fully, on a daily driver.. but you might.. so if your going to spend the money on something make it count.. do it right and dont suffer the pain of trying a bunch of crap that never works..</p><p></p><p>Just upgrade your bats and alt as $$ allows..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LiveAudio911, post: 7094230, member: 622999"] Caps wont help you... simple principle... they sputter out all the energy they have once the system V drops below 12.x (forget the correct figure) they are supposed to stiffen the power to prevent this, but the way they work is they do not discharge untill you drop low.. thus a catch 22... then they sputter out what little bit of power they do have.. My amp would **** that little bit of power in half a wave... then the cap has to recharge it self by ******* like a vacum all the energy it can from the battery.. and if your problem returns if your amp/battery can not supply enough power before you placed the cap.. what makes you think it will do anything after? The energy comes from the battery which comes from the Alt.. if either one of those can keep up, plain and simple wont keep up with the Cap too and will do more harm than good.. For those that actually see a difference It is probably because you basically turned it into a dist block if you connected it properly.. and caused a more stable less ohm ground.... or something along those lines.. Even putting a second battery in the back is only masking the problem.. at some point both the batteries have to be recharged.. if your alt cant keep up with one battery and your system its not going to do that great of a job for the 2.. at some point you will have to upgrade the alt.. or you can just continue on as-is and have to recharge the battery manually, or rely on the alt while not taxing the electrical system by turning off your equipt. so it can recharge.. All electrical problems: 1. Big 3 Upgrade.. (Plus some extras) 2. Upgrade your stock battery 2.1 Place 2nd battery if you really need it 3. Upgrade your alt... Simple: Figure out your maximum vehicle draw (amps wise) then figure out what each amp's max draw is.. (amp wise) add it all up.. Example: My Truck: 80amps, Amp 1 25amps, Amp 2, 120 amps) add it all up 225amps maximum draw potential.. so that means I need an alt that can supply at least 225 amps... or higher.. To be honest your probably not going to ever hit maximum draw like that fully, on a daily driver.. but you might.. so if your going to spend the money on something make it count.. do it right and dont suffer the pain of trying a bunch of crap that never works.. Just upgrade your bats and alt as $$ allows.. [/QUOTE]
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