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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 1474510" data-attributes="member: 550915"><p>A cap is a power storage device plain and simple. You put power into it and it discharges when the power is needed.</p><p></p><p>If your alt isn't up to the task of providing the current to your system, a cap won't do anything. If your alt is more than capable of providing the normally required current, a cap will usually help keep the lights from dimming during the time it takes for your alt to up its output to meet transient demands.</p><p></p><p>If you try searching, I myself have answered this exact question 3 times in the last 3-4 days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 1474510, member: 550915"] A cap is a power storage device plain and simple. You put power into it and it discharges when the power is needed. If your alt isn't up to the task of providing the current to your system, a cap won't do anything. If your alt is more than capable of providing the normally required current, a cap will usually help keep the lights from dimming during the time it takes for your alt to up its output to meet transient demands. If you try searching, I myself have answered this exact question 3 times in the last 3-4 days. [/QUOTE]
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