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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 450023" data-attributes="member: 550915"><p>Sure it would.&nbsp; If you cannot keep from dipping into the battery (the battery may not fully discharge but it will be getting partially discharged and recharged) then adding a cap will not help and will actually hurt.&nbsp; He&#039;s running 2000W off a 80A alt and running the amp to clipping.&nbsp; The test would be a lot more valid in my eyes if he either 1) run an alt comensurate with the size amp he was running if he was going to run it at full power for an extended time or 2) ran an amp that was more reasonably sized or 3) played the volume at a listenable level.&nbsp; Under one of those above conditions I might consider this a valid test, and I&#039;ve a feeling that the results might be a bit different.&nbsp; All the &quot;test&quot; in that link showed was that a heavily taxed charging system will not benefit from a cap (duh) but when you then make the blanket statement that caps are not ever going to help based on that one test that&#039;s just stupid.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 450023, member: 550915"] Sure it would. If you cannot keep from dipping into the battery (the battery may not fully discharge but it will be getting partially discharged and recharged) then adding a cap will not help and will actually hurt. He's running 2000W off a 80A alt and running the amp to clipping. The test would be a lot more valid in my eyes if he either 1) run an alt comensurate with the size amp he was running if he was going to run it at full power for an extended time or 2) ran an amp that was more reasonably sized or 3) played the volume at a listenable level. Under one of those above conditions I might consider this a valid test, and I've a feeling that the results might be a bit different. All the "test" in that link showed was that a heavily taxed charging system will not benefit from a cap (duh) but when you then make the blanket statement that caps are not ever going to help based on that one test that's just stupid. [/QUOTE]

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