subs not playing...could the cap cause this?

[Puppet Master 10+ year member]

Hey all.

I have an 18'' Fi BL, powered by a Hifonics Bxi1606D, with a Power Acoustik 2 Farad cap(ya i know i know). I had no system for a little while but kept the wiring ready for a new system, and kept the cap installed. I recently (about 3 weeks ago) installed the new Fi and Hifonics equipment.

In doing so I just hooked it up with the cap pre-installed from the last time, without "charging" the cap, just to see if the cap would charge itself, or w/e. It worked fine for about a week, then my sub started cutting in and out. The sub would just go out for days at a time, then come back on for 5-10 minutes randomly.

So i decided to get back there and take a look, and I noticed that the cap is flashing zero for a read-out. Could this be the reason the sub doesn't seem to be getting any power? I thought of this because every time the sub came back on, the cap read-out actual numbers.

So could the cap be causing this? I have been meaning to take that **** thing out anyway. Thanks a lot.

Pm

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[jacka 10+ year member]

it shouldnt cause such a big problem. have you checked all your connections?

 

[Puppet Master 10+ year member]

it shouldnt cause such a big problem. have you checked all your connections?

I haven't checked the RCA's in the headunit as of yet. But I thought it could be the RCA outputs on the amp, but they seem alright to me. idk

 

[Puppet Master 10+ year member]

anyone else have an opinion?

 

[CJL 10+ year member]

I would take it out and see...