power caps

[luckiebrand13 10+ year member]

Do these really help your stereo system? I have still yet to find somone that offers alternators for my truck and im looking for substitutions right now. Not to familiar with capacitors, so im looking for input.

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[rippinitup7 10+ year member]

i have one. i noticed no difference to be honest. i guess i kept it just to say i have one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nerd.gif.c6fa51ddf7ff75f1c0371fbc648f70ae.gif

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

umm do you have the big three

 

[luckiebrand13 10+ year member]

What are you talking about the big 3?

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

Do you need a new alt? How many watts will your system be or is (RMS)?

 

[LBX2G 10+ year member]

well i was readin some thing. And they are suppose to act like a buffer between the amp and the battery. It is suppose to take some of the stress off ur electrical system.

but i would look into getting a batcap. it is ur best route since u can not get an new alt.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

If your electrical system is already struggling under the load that your giving it.. doing a cap isn't going to help at all. If the alt can't already keep up with charging the battery AND running all of the electrical systems AND your system, and then you add another item that it has to charge.. like a cap, then you're basically screwing yourself even more.

What I would suggest.. is talking to some alternator shops and seeing if they can build a custom bracket for your vehicle. Nate at Excessive Amperage is going to modify a 200 amp alt for my car for $270. It's not for my vehicle, but the ONLY thing thats not for my vehicle is the mounting bracket, and he's going to make it work. That, my friend, is your best option at this point... and do the Big Three as well, as it will help facilitate the flow of electricity to your major electrical components.