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<blockquote data-quote="Imshirazy" data-source="post: 2769657" data-attributes="member: 574016">I don&#039;t agree with some of the responses here... so I&#039;ll say my own thing.Bass systems drain a lot of current, but of course most often with large bass hits.&nbsp; Each time the song you&#039;re playing has a sudden bass hit, the amplifier needs a lot of current at that instantaneous point that the battery cannot deliver.&nbsp; This does not harm the amplifier, but it does harm the battery.&nbsp; It&#039;s not as much of a battery drain as that the battery is not meant to put out that high of a current in such a short time.A capacitor will help you in this case...when the amplifier needs that sudden spike in energy, the capacitor can send out the large instantaneous amount of current that the battery cannot deliver, and in between bass hits (or large current spikes) the capacitor recharges itself.You could also get a much stronger alternator/battery combo, but to me it&#039;s best to get a good capacitor than to add batteries to make up for what the amp needs.&nbsp; That&#039;s why your car lights dim on each bass hit, it can&#039;t put out all the energy required in that really really short millisecond.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imshirazy, post: 2769657, member: 574016"] I don't agree with some of the responses here... so I'll say my own thing. Bass systems drain a lot of current, but of course most often with large bass hits. Each time the song you're playing has a sudden bass hit, the amplifier needs a lot of current at that instantaneous point that the battery cannot deliver. This does not harm the amplifier, but it does harm the battery. It's not as much of a battery drain as that the battery is not meant to put out that high of a current in such a short time. A capacitor will help you in this case...when the amplifier needs that sudden spike in energy, the capacitor can send out the large instantaneous amount of current that the battery cannot deliver, and in between bass hits (or large current spikes) the capacitor recharges itself. You could also get a much stronger alternator/battery combo, but to me it's best to get a good capacitor than to add batteries to make up for what the amp needs. That's why your car lights dim on each bass hit, it can't put out all the energy required in that really really short millisecond. [/QUOTE]

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