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JL 1000/1 V2 Slash amp with Pontiac G8 GT Electrical System?
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<blockquote data-quote="gunz4me2" data-source="post: 6955403" data-attributes="member: 613729"><p>The only down side to the JL Audio Slash series Class D amplifiers is that they have near Class AB efficiency due to the fact that they produce rated power at a variety of impedance loads AND voltage loads.</p><p></p><p>I'd recommend a second battery before I could ever in good faith recommend a capacitor. The only use capacitors have ever been to me was to filter out power line noise. Other than that, they are utterly useless for "storing" energy because it takes less than a fraction of a second to drain a capacitor. Furthermore, that will tax your electrical system even harder because it must refill the capacitor while supplying current to your amplifier. The main reason capacitors seem to "help" those with dimming problems is because the capacitor becomes the bottleneck in the system versus the amplifiers causing parasitic drain.</p><p></p><p>Also, keep in mind that a 2nd battery will be an additional strain on an already taxed charging system. I've done the 2nd battery thing where I charged my 2nd battery once a week on a battery charger and it worked out fine. I've also done the upgraded alternator thing with the biggest battery I could shoehorn into the vehicle and that worked out well too for 2,000 watts RMS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gunz4me2, post: 6955403, member: 613729"] The only down side to the JL Audio Slash series Class D amplifiers is that they have near Class AB efficiency due to the fact that they produce rated power at a variety of impedance loads AND voltage loads. I'd recommend a second battery before I could ever in good faith recommend a capacitor. The only use capacitors have ever been to me was to filter out power line noise. Other than that, they are utterly useless for "storing" energy because it takes less than a fraction of a second to drain a capacitor. Furthermore, that will tax your electrical system even harder because it must refill the capacitor while supplying current to your amplifier. The main reason capacitors seem to "help" those with dimming problems is because the capacitor becomes the bottleneck in the system versus the amplifiers causing parasitic drain. Also, keep in mind that a 2nd battery will be an additional strain on an already taxed charging system. I've done the 2nd battery thing where I charged my 2nd battery once a week on a battery charger and it worked out fine. I've also done the upgraded alternator thing with the biggest battery I could shoehorn into the vehicle and that worked out well too for 2,000 watts RMS. [/QUOTE]
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