Capacitors

[BassMan420 10+ year member]

Ok guys i just bought a capacitor and it is currently hold 18.9 volts if this helps the capacitor is a

pyramid-cap160dbl-1-6-farad

i'm not sure how much it should hold if anyone could please help me out it would be greatly appreciated

thank you

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[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

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[daboyfrumdabx 10+ year member]

Great, now they sell caps that lie about voltage so these people think they don't have voltage drop.

 

[BassMan420 10+ year member]

when i just play the radio it does go down but when i when to leave i seen it was 18.9 and i dont know if its working right are they all supposed to be 12 volts or do some hold more

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

May want to read this

 

[BassMan420 10+ year member]

ok so what i got out of that is that my size is really small sense my volts is so high?

 

[BassMan420 10+ year member]

new to car audio if someone could dumb that down for me

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

ok so what i got out of that is that my size is really small sense my volts is so high?

no....either something is very wrong or the have these things rigged to make you think they are producing more power but they dont they just store it from the strongest part of your electrical. on stock electrical it should read 14.4 or there about. you arent getting 18 volts unless you just got struck by lightning. my advice....take the cap, unhook it, get some needlenoses a flathead screwdriver and an all andset them down...then throw the cap out and cut your losses.

 

[BassMan420 10+ year member]

when i first hooked it up it was at 12 volts but its sat in the car for a couple of hours when i went out it was 18 volts i just got it today i would hate to just throw it away its hooked up correctly from the diagrams i've looked at but.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

In all honesty, a second battery(even a smaller one) would be a better choice and will

give you better results.

Also, with that, do the big 3 upgrade. This alone will make a big difference.

Let me ask, what amps/gear are you running??

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

when i first hooked it up it was at 12 volts but its sat in the car for a couple of hours when i went out it was 18 volts i just got it today i would hate to just throw it away its hooked up correctly from the diagrams i've looked at but.

Something smells funny.

The voltage just wont go up on its own, specially if the car is off. Even with the car running, you should not see

voltages higher than 14.8-15ish.

If you have a dmm, test the cap and battery with that and see what you have.

 

[BassMan420 10+ year member]

a power acoustik 500 watt dual channel amp and a dual 12 sub(had a p miller bazooka but was old and froze on me using till i get my kicker)

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

when i first hooked it up it was at 12 volts but its sat in the car for a couple of hours when i went out it was 18 volts i just got it today i would hate to just throw it away its hooked up correctly from the diagrams i've looked at but.

That cap is lying to you. If you added a cap because your lights were dimming, go ahead and do the big 3. However, you should remove it either way. It may seem like it's helping your system but it's really just killing it.

 

[BassMan420 10+ year member]

Something smells funny.The voltage just wont go up on its own, specially if the car is off. Even with the car running, you should not see

voltages higher than 14.8-15ish.

If you have a dmm, test the cap and battery with that and see what you have.

is there any way to do it without the dmm?

 

[BassMan420 10+ year member]

That cap is lying to you. If you added a cap because your lights were dimming, go ahead and do the big 3. However, you should remove it either way. It may seem like it's helping your system but it's really just killing it.

is there a way to hook it up with cut wires id dont have the money to get a new power wire = (

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