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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 5546390" data-attributes="member: 540940">I have no misconceptions regarding a car&#039;s charging system.My comment had nothing to do with the alts ability to maintain 13.8 all the time.&nbsp; I am assuming the alt has reached its limit.&nbsp; Unless you have a multi-Kw system or a 60A alt the excess current needed from the battery is very small.&nbsp; 10-20A for a fraction of a second every few seconds and 14v from the alt in between is barely enough to tickle a 600-900A CCA battery.My point was just that of what little energy is actually stored in a cap only about 30% of it is available between 14 and 12v.In the right situation a cap can reduce headlight dimming, but that doesn&#039;t help the amp.&nbsp; If a reduction in headlight dimming is the goal the cap should be installed in the engine compartment somewhere near the headlights.WB, Claiming to actually HEAR an improvement by installing a cap is 100% psychoacoustics.&nbsp; There is no other explanation for that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 5546390, member: 540940"] I have no misconceptions regarding a car's charging system. My comment had nothing to do with the alts ability to maintain 13.8 all the time. I am assuming the alt has reached its limit. Unless you have a multi-Kw system or a 60A alt the excess current needed from the battery is very small. 10-20A for a fraction of a second every few seconds and 14v from the alt in between is barely enough to tickle a 600-900A CCA battery. My point was just that of what little energy is actually stored in a cap only about 30% of it is available between 14 and 12v. In the right situation a cap can reduce headlight dimming, but that doesn't help the amp. If a reduction in headlight dimming is the goal the cap should be installed in the engine compartment somewhere near the headlights. WB, Claiming to actually HEAR an improvement by installing a cap is 100% psychoacoustics. There is no other explanation for that. [/QUOTE]

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