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[djjdnap 10+ year member]

why not just get a capacitor.

 

[Mr. Loki 5,000+ posts]

why not just get a capacitor.

Many reasons, but for starters dont you realize a cap puts more strain on your alt? Picture this if your battery (which is hooked to your alt to keep it charged) cant keep up and your lights start to dim or whateva starts to happen....how in the hell is an addition to the strain on top of the battery gonna help?

I would also think you would be fine with your stock battery, but you know stock things dont last forever. Since you stated (so why not get something hella nice.) Why not get a optima, stinger, or turbo start battery?

nswartley you got that d3000m up and running yet? I still await your first hand encounters with this beast.

 

[joshpoints 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Jeremy jl fan Many reasons, but for starters dont you realize a cap puts more strain on your alt? Picture this if your battery (which is hooked to your alt to keep it charged) cant keep up and your lights start to dim or whateva starts to happen....how in the hell is an addition to the strain on top of the battery gonna help?

 

I would also think you would be fine with your stock battery, but you know stock things dont last forever. Since you stated (so why not get something hella nice.) Why not get a optima, stinger, or turbo start battery?

 

nswartley you got that d3000m up and running yet? I still await your first hand encounters with this beast.

A capacitor doesn't really put extra strain on an alternator. Before installing the capacitor you charge it. Then it runs inline on the power line that is running to the amp. all it is supposed to do is when your music peaks the capacitor is supposed to drain and give a little extra power then when you are running at rms it begins to charge back up. It isn't supposed to take the place of a high output alternator. Capacitors are made for systems where the alternator is slightly small for the set-up and it is used during the peak points when the alt. isn't quite strong enough. If you didn't run the capacitor you would have more strain on the alternator.

 

[djjdnap 10+ year member]

oooooooh, so i do know what i'm talkin bout afta all,lol

just kiddin people have diffrent views on things, so do what u feel.

 

[fantomas 10+ year member]

a cap is just a band aid. whether you have one or not....you're alternator will have troubles charging the system (if its a small alt, that is). the cap may help stop dimming lights, but either way, you're going to kill your alternator if its trying to keep up with the system. i wouldn't say that the cap will strain the system any more than its already being strained...it just levels off the voltage peaks and dips.

 

[loserpunk 10+ year member]

how far can you rewind a stock alt....and how much does it cost.. i've heard something like $1 per amp but i'm not sure

 

[fantomas 10+ year member]

Originally posted by loserpunk how far can you rewind a stock alt....and how much does it cost.. i've heard something like $1 per amp but i'm not sure

it all depends on the car...where you take it...etc. it usually cost $1-3 per amp. i think the max for many cars is about 130-150 amperes. you'll need a bigger (new) alt for anything larger than that...i'm pretty sure..

 

[Mr. Loki 5,000+ posts]

Ok joshpoints since your such the smart guy wanna tell me where the cap gets its charge from after it drains its self?

 

[loserpunk 10+ year member]

exactly what i was thinking

 

[djjdnap 10+ year member]

it cant possibly strain it that much i mean ur altenator charges ur battery ere day.

 

[loserpunk 10+ year member]

yea but over time that little bit of extra strain adds up....smarter to just go to the source...get a bigger/better alt

 

[BonusBobo 10+ year member]

I had trouble starting my car today because of all the bumping I did this weekend. woops....

 

[Mr. Loki 5,000+ posts]

it cant possibly strain it that much i mean ur altenator charges ur battery ere day.

Ok so what if your alt is not big enough to keep your battery charged for the system your running? Then you add a cap? So now tell me how possible it is? On top of that yea your alt charges your battery when the car is on and it charges more while in motion. So you cant expect to go out there start your car jam your music and have a charged battery. you would have to let it sit for about 20-30 minutes to charge...your better off driving with no tunes for about 45minutes....just think bro

Again yea the alt charges your battery ere day, but what charges the cap ere day?

bottom line a cap is a temporary fix and it cost more, because in the long run your gonna have to first I would say upgrade your alt. So the money you spent on the cap should have gone toward the alt being rewound for starters.

example: your stock alt is 80amp so you get it wound and spend 70$ (1$ per amp) you have your self a 150amper alt. Then you amp doesnt over heat and try to do more then it can...then your lights never dim, battery doesnt go dead because the alt can now keep up with the charge demand and your system will play as loud if not louder then with a cap.

 

[djjdnap 10+ year member]

ok i must say u make a good point so i'll have to give it to you on this one...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/peace.gif.2db28b618ed8d1964ebbe2f5021d2c39.gif

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

holy hell,... Jeremy actually made a point... a somewhat correct one at that! Praise Jebus!