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Message: <blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 8438512" data-attributes="member: 540940">How much current do your cars draw?A quick search got 2-20A which is a pretty big range to account for.I guess if you're running something big on the high side you'd be looking at ~250w at 13v.A 1f cap amounts to 20-25 w-s or 40-50w for 1/2s, 80-100w for 1/4 sec etc.I don't think you can have TOO much capacitance -- it would be a like alternator current, what the device doesn't need will just continue to be stored in the cap.It seems like something in the 3-5F range would give you all the burst power you'd ever need.I don't know anything about ratings vs actual from brand to brand, but I'm guessing the price tag is a pretty good indicator.If a 10f stinger cap is $155 I seriously doubt Boss is getting it done for $58.</blockquote>

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