Capacitors?

[sniper007 10+ year member]

What exactly is a capacitor? My friend tried to explain it but it made no sense so i need ya'll to tell me waht it exactly is. What are the best capacitors for a system of 1400 watts rms? just put some names out, no budget right now just research.

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[Exploder 97 10+ year member]

Capacitors are about 100 bucks for a good quality 2 farad,, Just get a optima yellow top battery and put it in the trunk... 10x better then a cap

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

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in a nutshell... they store electricity to feed the amp and level out the draw on your electrical system. NOT RELIEVE IT! It simply helps level out voltage drops whenever an amp pulls current. Most people on here agree that they're pretty much hype.

 

[sniper007 10+ year member]

oh shit i forgot, the system is in a reg cab truck, sierra to be exact.

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

oh shit i forgot, the system is in a reg cab truck, sierra to be exact.

that doesnt change the location of the search button

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Don't bother with a capacitor. Do the big three and get a beefy deep cycle battery instead. Make sure to use appropriate gauge wire for all your connections and have proper grounds. That will be much more effective than a capacitor.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

For a good explanation of exactly what a "stiffening" capacitor actually is along with an explanation of its intended use (as well as most all other things car audio-related) can be found here --> www.bcae1.com.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif It's a long read but I assure you it's well worth the time invested. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

you don't need expensive batteries, wire, or caps to have a good electrical system //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

you don't need expensive batteries, wire, or caps to have a good electrical system //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif yes you do it adds dbz //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

"used in car audio applications, when a stiffening capacitor compensates for the inductance and resistance of the leads to the lead-acid car battery."

- wikipedia

don't know wtf it means. but it sounds cool

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

http://forum.sounddomain.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=010990

this is a good read.