Pole: Are capasitors worth the money?

[detroitdiesel 10+ year member]

Just wanting to know what you all think.

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[d77543020 10+ year member]

no they are not

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

I think you need to work on your spelling.

 

[ctt0002 10+ year member]

save your money and buy a second battery

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

The do work as noise filters //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif They are too expensive though.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

it really depends on what you're looking for it to do...

as a cure for not enough power, probably not

as a noise filter, maybe just depends on where it's placed.

 

[IMOVeCHICKENS! 10+ year member]

i think if your talking about "capasitors" yes they are great you should run 10 of em and make a build log about it brah

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

in a vehicle with no charging or voltage issues, they can provide minimal benefit. in a vehicle with issues, they become another burden.

They are largely misunderstood and applied incorrectly.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

in a vehicle with no charging or voltage issues, they can provide minimal benefit. in a vehicle with issues, they become another burden.
They are largely misunderstood and applied incorrectly.

Agreed, except to add you might see minimal benefit, if your amp pretty much sucks. All amplifiers have an array of small caps (more efficient than one large one) in the input stage for 'power conditioning'. Seems if the amp required more capacitance to perform optimally, the manufacturers would simply have added them.

So maybe all these guys rolling with external caps are admitting their equipment is substandard.