Wire kits

[danieldl 10+ year member]

Ok, still don't know if I need or not a capacitor (I don't want the lights to dim like shits) and what fuse I need.

 

[danieldl 10+ year member]

I would go for this kit: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ROCKFORD-FOSGATE-2-AWG-GAUGE-CAR-AMP-INSTALL-WIRING-KIT_W0QQitemZ350295039902QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518f361f9e

Now, I would like to know what I do with my 1 farad capacitor. Do I keep it? How can I get rid of the lights dimming? I know it's possible to put another battery in the trunk, but this is a lot beyond my knowledge. My friend has a 20-farad capacitor, he even can adjusts the voltage with it.

 

[dbeez 5,000+ posts]

you gonna need reducers for the amp..

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

Having larger wire is always better... but I'd stay away from the car audio wire.. do yourself a favour and get some 2awg or larger welding wire.. it will be cheaper and more durable..

Keep the 1F can, but don't bother with the 10Farad+ carbon capacitors... they really are useless because of their high internal ESR and ESL...

Gauge 4 isn't enough? The guys on the subwoofer forums all said to get 4 gauge kit.
For the capacitor, why is it useless? My lights are still dimming with it but it's a little bit better with it. I thought a 10 or 20 farad capacitor would be the solution. A battery would take a little bit more space in the trunk, and I'm not sure I can plug it in directly to my car's battery without doing some electrical management.

 

[danieldl 10+ year member]

Having larger wire is always better... but I'd stay away from the car audio wire.. do yourself a favour and get some 2awg or larger welding wire.. it will be cheaper and more durable..
Keep the 1F can, but don't bother with the 10Farad+ carbon capacitors... they really are useless because of their high internal ESR and ESL...

Thank you.

I have two questions about this. First, if I keep the cap, do I need 2 AWG wire to power it too or I can use a short 8 AWG one as it is no more than 3' or 4'? Second, my lights were dimming when I was running my Type-R at about ~550W RMS with my 1 farad cap and 8 AWG wires. I guess it will be worst at 1000W with 2 AWG, so, is there anything I can do about this issue?

 

[danieldl 10+ year member]

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