Will cap help current stroke at the alternator??

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

they have their place....read this

http://www.betteraudio.com/geolemon/newmain/battcapalt/

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

And if the BIG3 doesn't work, add a 2nd batt and an isolator isn't required for that. Just some 1-4 gauge wire to connect them together...

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

they have their place....read this
http://www.betteraudio.com/geolemon/newmain/battcapalt/

read it, it fails to mention anything about how caps lag on current which is why it isnt a perfect solution like it says it is

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

mainly this section

You have a point in time where the alternator reaches it's limits.

Before this point, there's no need for a capacitor.

And you have a point in time after that where the battery was called upon due to the dropping voltage level, where the battery actually has risen to the demand, and is fully providing the current that's being demanded.

After this point, there is no need for capacitor.

There's a gap in between those two points in time, where the voltage is initially falling, and where the current flow is rising, where the supply of current isn't meeting the demand for current.

And that gap in time only is milliseconds.

which explains why we really have no use for caps in our cars

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

mainly this section
You have a point in time where the alternator reaches it's limits.

Before this point, there's no need for a capacitor.

And you have a point in time after that where the battery was called upon due to the dropping voltage level, where the battery actually has risen to the demand, and is fully providing the current that's being demanded.

After this point, there is no need for capacitor.

There's a gap in between those two points in time, where the voltage is initially falling, and where the current flow is rising, where the supply of current isn't meeting the demand for current.

And that gap in time only is milliseconds.

which explains why we really have no use for caps in our cars

Yes and when you connect a cap in line with the power wire of a amp in an SPL setup you put a large strain on the electrical system, and the capacitor bottlenecks the current, giving your amp less power and causing your amp to not do as much powa.

again this is just my educated opinion, i may be wrong.

 

[sdmtnbiker420 10+ year member]

OK no cap for me!!