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<blockquote data-quote="bikejunkie223" data-source="post: 2249142" data-attributes="member: 563147"><p>I am not going to get into the hugely misunderstanding that capacitors cause, but for the low wattage you are planning in really won't help or hurt. You may not even need the battery. An easy way to test is to see what the actual output of your alternator is (a shop can test it, usually for free) and then you can see what the total draw on the electrical system is with the stereo cranked, headlights on, wipers on, ac running, etc. If the draw is less that the alternators output, you are good to go, and a bigger battery will only delay the inevitable- you are draining more than you are producing. Eventually the battery will be empty. No capacitor or big 3 will help with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bikejunkie223, post: 2249142, member: 563147"] I am not going to get into the hugely misunderstanding that capacitors cause, but for the low wattage you are planning in really won't help or hurt. You may not even need the battery. An easy way to test is to see what the actual output of your alternator is (a shop can test it, usually for free) and then you can see what the total draw on the electrical system is with the stereo cranked, headlights on, wipers on, ac running, etc. If the draw is less that the alternators output, you are good to go, and a bigger battery will only delay the inevitable- you are draining more than you are producing. Eventually the battery will be empty. No capacitor or big 3 will help with that. [/QUOTE]
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