Power Cap ?

[Mayshno 10+ year member]

if i wanted to connect the subs i have with the Amp do i have to buy a 1 farad power cap?

my battery capacity is 46 Ah , Alternator output 105 A . whatever that means //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

will be runing amp to about 3/4 gain .

thanks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

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[mattj 5,000+ posts]

caps are worthless.

you shouldnt have to worry about anything because looks like what you have wont put really any stress on your electrical system.

 

[Mayshno 10+ year member]

thanks mattj ur the man

 

[mattj 5,000+ posts]

anytime.

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[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

lol...matt the man??? heh.....j/k....if u want some more info on caps and your electrical system see below

http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/chargin2.htm

http://sl.wus0.com/quclk.go?rd=http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/capacitr.htm&res=7&crid=4cbfbaae6e2ef51d&pos=2&mr=25&qu=caps

enjoy

 

[ASDF12345 10+ year member]

stop saying caps are worthless...your retarded.

 

[Moocow16 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Grand AMature stop saying caps are worthless...your retarded.

well then, in your oppinion, how are they helpful?

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

only situation in which they might be usefull is if the electrical system is up to par....then it would jus help to smooth out any voltage drops.....but its not really needed if the charging system is good

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Grand AMature stop saying caps are worthless...your retarded.

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With a sufficient electrical system, caps will have absolutely no use.

 

[Moocow16 10+ year member]

Originally posted by snova031 *you're //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

With a sufficient electrical system, caps will have absolutely no use.

word

btw, i learned that AFTER i bought myself a cap

 

[evo2k3 10+ year member]

Originally posted by snova031 *you're //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

With a sufficient electrical system, caps will have absolutely no use.

I disagree, because no matter how big your alternator, or how many batteries you have, they cannot deliver the power as quickly as a cap. Think about how caps are used outside of car audio, one of the simplist uses is in camera's. Your batteres take a bit to charge up the cap, and the cap instantly discharges energy to make your flash. The key word being instantly, if batteries could do that there would be no need for caps anywhere in the world, virtually all elctronics have caps on them, because they do just that, release a little bit of energy instantly when it is needed. I dont debate that caps are almost always misused, but they do have their purposes in car audio.

 

[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

Originally posted by evo2k3 I disagree, because no matter how big your alternator, or how many batteries you have, they cannot deliver the power as quickly as a cap. Think about how caps are used outside of car audio, one of the simplist uses is in camera's. Your batteres take a bit to charge up the cap, and the cap instantly discharges energy to make your flash. The key word being instantly, if batteries could do that there would be no need for caps anywhere in the world, virtually all elctronics have caps on them, because they do just that, release a little bit of energy instantly when it is needed. I dont debate that caps are almost always misused, but they do have their purposes in car audio.

interesting.....the way i see it, if u feel like paying the extra money it wouldnt hurt but isnt needed.

 

[dave_3148 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Mayshno if i wanted to connect the subs i have with the Amp do i have to buy a 1 farad power cap?

 

my battery capacity is 46 Ah , Alternator output 105 A . whatever that means //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

will be runing amp to about 3/4 gain .

 

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why are you planning to run the gain at 3/4?