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<blockquote data-quote="Kangaroux" data-source="post: 7831519" data-attributes="member: 628495"><p>The only thing caps are decent for is to help stop dimming by giving VERY SHORT bursts of current. Once your system starts pulling more power than your alternator can supply, a cap becomes a paperweight. Caps rely on the alternator to recharge them so they can discharge right after, but if the alt is under constant stress the cap can't charge. This is why a battery is a much better solution, because betteries don't need to be recharged in the same way that caps do, and they have an astronomical amount of reserve capacity compared to caps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kangaroux, post: 7831519, member: 628495"] The only thing caps are decent for is to help stop dimming by giving VERY SHORT bursts of current. Once your system starts pulling more power than your alternator can supply, a cap becomes a paperweight. Caps rely on the alternator to recharge them so they can discharge right after, but if the alt is under constant stress the cap can't charge. This is why a battery is a much better solution, because betteries don't need to be recharged in the same way that caps do, and they have an astronomical amount of reserve capacity compared to caps. [/QUOTE]
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