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lucifermustang
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Capacitor Brand
Hello. . .
I'm looking for ideas about a capacitor brand besides Stinger or Rockford Fosgate. Only needs to do 1 or 2 Farad.
Thanks for thinking. . .
Matt
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 11-19-2006 05:11 PM |
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ArsenalGuy
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performance tecknique, absolute, power acoustik...You could also look into a kinetik batt. too. Does anyoneknow what would happen if you use more watts then the cap is rated for? like 1700-1800watts on a 1.5farad cap.
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| 11-19-2006 10:41 PM |
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N2Audio
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RE: Capacitor Brand
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Originally posted on 11-19-2006 by lucifermustang
Hello. . .
I'm looking for ideas about a capacitor brand besides Stinger or Rockford Fosgate. Only needs to do 1 or 2 Farad.
Thanks for thinking. . .
Matt
IF I were ever going to buy a cap the only thing I'd be worried about besides capacitance value is ESR (equivalent series resistance). If that is above 2 or 3 milliohms it's not going to do anything but drain current the amp(s) could be using.
FWIW - anything with a volt meter on it is electrically useless.
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| 11-19-2006 11:14 PM |
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chiefaudiophile
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Originally posted on 11-19-2006 by N2Audio
IF I were ever going to buy a cap the only thing I'd be worried about besides capacitance value is ESR (equivalent series resistance). If that is above 2 or 3 milliohms it's not going to do anything but drain current the amp(s) could be using.
FWIW - anything with a volt meter on it is electrically useless.
Man I have installed those things and clearly had gains in output without making any other modification to the vehicles electrical system. As much as I know I will likely go through a long series of BS for making this statement I care not.
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| 11-20-2006 11:26 AM |
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LoudAssGeo
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Originally posted on 11-20-2006 by chiefaudiophile
Man I have installed those things and clearly had gains in output without making any other modification to the vehicles electrical system. As much as I know I will likely go through a long series of BS for making this statement I care not.
so, chief you were saying that u have had gains installing caps? thats cool. i agree. i noticed a SMALL increase, but once again i am aggravated on how much the people throw out that big 3. i feel the only way the "BIG 3" is 100% effective is when an upgraded alt and batt are used. like a supercharger on a car. just cause you bolt up a blower doesnt mean you will get top rated power. the only way its 100% effective is with higher flow air filter, fuel upgrade ( bigg gps pump) headers, and exhaust.
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| 11-20-2006 12:45 PM |
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N2Audio
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Originally posted on 11-20-2006 by chiefaudiophile
Man I have installed those things and clearly had gains in output without making any other modification to the vehicles electrical system. As much as I know I will likely go through a long series of BS for making this statement I care not.
so you've gained at least 1dB just by adding a cap??
Holy crap -- that's damn near miraculous, no - that IS miraculous
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| 11-20-2006 12:56 PM |
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chiefaudiophile
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Originally posted on 11-20-2006 by LoudAssGeo
so, chief you were saying that u have had gains installing caps? thats cool. i agree. i noticed a SMALL increase, but once again i am aggravated on how much the people throw out that big 3. i feel the only way the "BIG 3" is 100% effective is when an upgraded alt and batt are used. like a supercharger on a car. just cause you bolt up a blower doesnt mean you will get top rated power. the only way its 100% effective is with higher flow air filter, fuel upgrade ( bigg gps pump) headers, and exhaust.
The factory wiring in any vehicle is designed to allow little more electron flow than is needed by factory equipment. I would not add a true 4x50W amp at the head with out running a new 12V wire to the bat. Similarly I would not run a 1500W mono block without increasing the current carring capacity from the alt to the bat and bat to frame. I belive increasing the chassis wiring is critical when adding nearly any amplifier.
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| 11-20-2006 12:59 PM |
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chiefaudiophile
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Originally posted on 11-20-2006 by N2Audio
so you've gained at least 1dB just by adding a cap??
Holy crap -- that's damn near miraculous, no - that IS miraculous
Well: what-have-you.
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| 11-20-2006 01:00 PM |
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N2Audio
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RE: RE:
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Originally posted on 11-20-2006 by chiefaudiophile
You have surprised me in the past but is Optima making caps now?
I think the point was -- don't get a cap, get a nice battery.
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| 11-20-2006 05:09 PM |
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chiefaudiophile
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Originally posted on 11-20-2006 by N2Audio
I think the point was -- don't get a cap, get a nice battery.
I think the question was - What capacitor brands are reputable? I think my meaning was - sarcasm.
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| 11-20-2006 10:36 PM |
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salcedohumberto
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Stinger
we could go on and on about cap or no cap
lets say im pro-cap and i have to agree with chief
if theres a brand to buy, i would go with Stinger, if not RF makes some decent ones, but my experience has been great with stinger in all their lines.
cheapo caps like power acoustik, lanzar, legacy and stuff like that they really dont work much, i cant say they dont work at all, but theyre really not up to the performance of some "real" caps.
i think the main problem is that people expect a cap to be their electrical life savers...and they DO work, but their desing for a specific job to get done. now ofcourse if you have other electrical problems in your vehicle or not problems but your quality of the wires, the factory wires or current draw that your amp makes are not up to the performance your expecting to have, then your cap wont do much for you.
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| 11-21-2006 12:49 PM |
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