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<blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 1745889" data-attributes="member: 561023">The only thing in your car that creates voltage is your alternator. All the batteries do is provide you with storage banks for that voltage to reside in until it is called upon by the car, the stereo, etc.Your capacitor is likely causing you more harm than good - it is merely a storage bank as well and makes one more thing for the alternator to have to charge.A better upgrade would be to upgrade the &quot;Big 3&quot; of your underhood wiring. For a very complete tutorial on what I mean have a read <a href="http:////forum/showthread.php?t=152355" target="_blank">here</a>.Upgrading the Big 3 does in no way increase the charging capacity of your car. The only component that can accomplish that is going with a bigger output alternator. However, increasing the cable size on the Big 3 will provide for a much more efficient path for the existing current to flow upon.It&#039;s widely accepted knowledge around this forum as well as most other online car audio discussion boards that capacitors are a marketing trap and a waste of money. There&#039;s good reason why you don&#039;t see the biggest names on the competition circuits using them in their setups.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prowler573, post: 1745889, member: 561023"] The only thing in your car that [I]creates[/I] voltage is your alternator. All the batteries do is provide you with storage banks for that voltage to reside in until it is called upon by the car, the stereo, etc. Your capacitor is likely causing you more harm than good - it is merely a storage bank as well and makes one more thing for the alternator to have to charge. A better upgrade would be to upgrade the "Big 3" of your underhood wiring. For a very complete tutorial on what I mean have a read [URL="http:////forum/showthread.php?t=152355"]here[/URL]. Upgrading the Big 3 does in no way increase the charging capacity of your car. The only component that can accomplish that is going with a bigger output alternator. However, increasing the cable size on the Big 3 will provide for a much more efficient path for the existing current to flow upon. It's widely accepted knowledge around this forum as well as most other online car audio discussion boards that capacitors are a marketing trap and a waste of money. There's good reason why you don't see the biggest names on the competition circuits using them in their setups. [/QUOTE]

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