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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 190 Registered: Nov-05 | okay before i hear it ill just say that yea i know a capacitor wont cure the lack of voltage/power or whatever...but i do plan on getting a new alternator aswell... so with that being said...on to my question. Will it be fine if i use a cap rated higher than my amp? for ex. i have a 1600 watt amp. can i use say 2.0 farad? or do i have to stick with 1.6 farad? i dont have any experience with them so any help would be great! P.S. I do plan on getting a 20volt or higher and not a 16volt. |
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Silver Member Username: OneracistguyTWO EGG, FL USA Post Number: 818 Registered: Sep-06 | try batcaps |
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Gold Member Username: Skibum12189Cleveland Post Number: 1055 Registered: Mar-06 | if you get a new alternator and a new battery, you should have NOOO problems with 1600 watt amp... |
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Gold Member Username: Skibum12189Cleveland Post Number: 1056 Registered: Mar-06 | "for ex. i have a 1600 watt amp. can i use say 2.0 farad?" o wait, didnt know that was an example ahah sorry, umm but idk the answer to tell you the truth but hey bump for some guys who know more than me!! |
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New member Username: B3n07Post Number: 6 Registered: Jul-07 | the cap would be perfect becauce you know the amps getting its power |
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Gold Member Username: LoudonPost Number: 1425 Registered: Jun-04 | also depends on ur amplifier ... im running a 1500d sundown with a yellowtop and big 3... if ur amp if efficent there should be no problem ... |
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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 191 Registered: Nov-05 | haha thanks guys so bottom line im am gettin a 2.5 farad cap for my 1600 watt amp. that will have plenty of quick juice to feed the amp although that being said the cap will only ever have 1600 watts of juice in it right? |
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Bronze Member Username: B3n07Louisville, Ky USA Post Number: 12 Registered: Jul-07 | no there will be 2500 watts of juice in it just think of the cap as a bank or a resever which saves energy and relases it as you need it |
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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 192 Registered: Nov-05 | k cool bud but it will do the job with out any problems right? |
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Bronze Member Username: B3n07Louisville, Ky USA Post Number: 15 Registered: Jul-07 | yeah it will work 4 ya no problem |
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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 193 Registered: Nov-05 | k one other stupid question that i think i have asked before so sorry if i did...but i need to know if you can hook up a 1/0 guage power wire to it(Hifonics BXI1606d) and run 10 guage speaker/sub wire from it? i lookd at the specs and stuff but it just says 4 guage terminals... take a look for me or let me knoe if you have it... its the Hifonics BXI1606dhttp://www.maxxsonics.com/hifonics/amps_brutus.html http://cgi.ebay.ca/Hifonics-BXi1606D-1-Channel-Amplifier-MonoBlock-Car-Amp_W0QQi temZ290072735770QQihZ019QQcategoryZ64570QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem |
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Gold Member Username: Skibum12189Cleveland Post Number: 1082 Registered: Mar-06 | ehh, when i had mine, i had 1/0 to a distro, 4 gauge to my 1206, 4 gauge to my zx350, and 4 gauge to the cap, all grounded to the same place.. i have that distro for sale if ya need it |
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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 194 Registered: Nov-05 | so u cant use a 1/0 guage with out a disribution block? |
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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 195 Registered: Nov-05 | okay so im gonna use 1/0 guage and then a distblock to a 4 guage(same with the ground) but i also have a cap so should i do the distro block before or after the cap????? |
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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 196 Registered: Nov-05 | sorry but bump |
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Silver Member Username: Kpa2727Post Number: 356 Registered: May-07 | hell farads don't mean a hell of alot just don'tgo over 5 cause the discharge to charge rate goes down to where it'd not worth a dime. i run on a 600 rms infinity and i'm running a 5.0 farad tsunami cap. farads only matter when u decide to go to large. |
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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 197 Registered: Nov-05 | yeah i am just gonna do what i said above but..should i put the distro block before or after the cap and should? and if anyone has this amp can u please tell me what the biggest speaker/sub wire u can use? will 10 guage fit? thanks... |
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Silver Member Username: Kpa2727Post Number: 361 Registered: May-07 | idk i'd go after the distro that way ur at the amp. cause it's suppose to be very close to the amp to work correctly. |
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Bronze Member Username: B3n07Louisville, Ky USA Post Number: 21 Registered: Jul-07 | ok put the cap in front of everything ok this is what your wiring should be set up wire from battery to cap from cap to distrubutor from distrubutor to amp |
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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 198 Registered: Nov-05 | is it okay if i use a 2 guage power wire and a 1/0 guage ground? for ex. 2 guage power wire to the amp, 2 guage ground wire from the amp, 1/0 guage ground wire from the capacitor and 1/0 guage ground from the battery.....??? |
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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 200 Registered: Nov-05 | any one? |
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Gold Member Username: Van_manBoston South, MA Post Number: 2687 Registered: Mar-06 | As a guide, 1 fared per 1000 watts. And yes, bigger ground wire is fine to use. |
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Silver Member Username: Kicker101Alberta Post Number: 201 Registered: Nov-05 | thanks |