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<blockquote data-quote="energumeno" data-source="post: 2417924" data-attributes="member: 572214"><p>Yes, I know, I know. You all should be sick of hearing newbies asking about capacitors.</p><p></p><p>However PLEASE READ THIS THREAD BEFORE DISCARDING IT.</p><p></p><p>I have been reading about capacitors all day today and have already decided which capacitor i will buy an have good reasons (at least for me) to buy it so i will not ask the regular questions (shall i buy a capacitor or a battery? Will a capacitor help me out with my current setup? etc.)</p><p></p><p>I have read several opinions on how to wire the capacitors and haven't found consensus on this topic, not even on the capacitor manufacturer’s web sites.</p><p></p><p>My questions for you power experts are the following.</p><p></p><p>1. Is it possible to place the capacitor before a fused distribution block? (Some manufacturers say yes, some others say never put a fuse between the capacitor and the amp.)</p><p></p><p>2. Should I wire the ground of the capacitor to the same grounding point of the amps or should i ground it to a different point in my car's chassis? (Again some manufacturers say to ground at a different point, some others suggest at the same point to avoid grounding loops.)</p><p></p><p>What do you think?</p><p></p><p>By the way, these are two of the manufacturer’s websites that I was consulting,</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.lanzar.com/manuals/LQ12CAP.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lanzar.com/manuals/LQ12CAP.pdf</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.stingerelectronics.com/tech_department/Sting%20Cap%20Own.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.stingerelectronics.com/tech_department/Sting%20Cap%20Own.pdf</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=9z1v2eoi&amp;p_lva=&amp;p_faqid=50&amp;p_created=952039877&amp;p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PT" target="_blank">http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=9z1v2eoi&amp;p_lva=&amp;p_faqid=50&amp;p_created=952039877&amp;p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PT</a> ExJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9MyZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMT0yMiZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMj0zOSZwX2NhdF9sdmwxPX5hbnl_JnBfc29ydF9ieT1kZmx0JnBfcGFnZT0x&amp;p_li=</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="energumeno, post: 2417924, member: 572214"] Yes, I know, I know. You all should be sick of hearing newbies asking about capacitors. However PLEASE READ THIS THREAD BEFORE DISCARDING IT. I have been reading about capacitors all day today and have already decided which capacitor i will buy an have good reasons (at least for me) to buy it so i will not ask the regular questions (shall i buy a capacitor or a battery? Will a capacitor help me out with my current setup? etc.) I have read several opinions on how to wire the capacitors and haven't found consensus on this topic, not even on the capacitor manufacturer’s web sites. My questions for you power experts are the following. 1. Is it possible to place the capacitor before a fused distribution block? (Some manufacturers say yes, some others say never put a fuse between the capacitor and the amp.) 2. Should I wire the ground of the capacitor to the same grounding point of the amps or should i ground it to a different point in my car's chassis? (Again some manufacturers say to ground at a different point, some others suggest at the same point to avoid grounding loops.) What do you think? By the way, these are two of the manufacturer’s websites that I was consulting, [URL="http://www.lanzar.com/manuals/LQ12CAP.pdf"]http://www.lanzar.com/manuals/LQ12CAP.pdf[/URL] [URL="http://www.stingerelectronics.com/tech_department/Sting%20Cap%20Own.pdf"]http://www.stingerelectronics.com/tech_department/Sting%20Cap%20Own.pdf[/URL] [URL="http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=9z1v2eoi&p_lva=&p_faqid=50&p_created=952039877&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PT"]http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=9z1v2eoi&p_lva=&p_faqid=50&p_created=952039877&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PT[/URL] ExJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9MyZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMT0yMiZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMj0zOSZwX2NhdF9sdmwxPX5hbnl_JnBfc29ydF9ieT1kZmx0JnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li= [/QUOTE]
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