OT- capacitor

 

Silver Member
Username: Swisher

Marianna, FL

Post Number: 289
Registered: Apr-06
would this be sufficent for my 2 orion D5000's? http://cgi.ebay.com/10-FARAD-DIGITAL-CAPACITOR-CAP-W-DISTRIBUTION-BLOCK_W0QQitem Z280022045890QQihZ018QQcategoryZ75388QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
 

Gold Member
Username: Illuminator

USA

Post Number: 4534
Registered: Apr-05
You don't need a cap! How long have you been on this board?? :-)
 

Silver Member
Username: Swisher

Marianna, FL

Post Number: 290
Registered: Apr-06
about the same as u ive had 3 accounts but i want one anyways
 

Silver Member
Username: Rob_preg

Royal oak, Michigan United states

Post Number: 500
Registered: Sep-05
nope, you'll need atleast 500 farads.




=| <- thats my serious face
 

Silver Member
Username: Swisher

Marianna, FL

Post Number: 291
Registered: Apr-06
actually i should get 2 5 farads one for each amp right?
 

Silver Member
Username: Rob_preg

Royal oak, Michigan United states

Post Number: 501
Registered: Sep-05
but honestly, you dont need a capacitor. you need an upgraded electrical system. upgrade the big 3 wiring in your engine bay, your alt, and your battery. this will fix the problem your trying to cover up with a cap.
 

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Username: Rob_preg

Royal oak, Michigan United states

Post Number: 502
Registered: Sep-05
"actually i should get 2 5 farads one for each amp right?"

no, you actually shouldn't.
 

Silver Member
Username: Mendonmafia

USA

Post Number: 158
Registered: Aug-06
i prefer yankees caps
 

Gold Member
Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 8924
Registered: Jul-05
in his other thread he already said he is about 2 go pick up his new HO alt .........
 

Silver Member
Username: Swisher

Marianna, FL

Post Number: 294
Registered: Apr-06
im picking up my 235 amp excessive amperage alt monday and doin big 3 and ordering prolly a 2500 kenetic batery
 

Silver Member
Username: Swisher

Marianna, FL

Post Number: 295
Registered: Apr-06
i want it more for looks but i want it to be efficent too
 

Gold Member
Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 1409
Registered: Jan-06
A high amp alternator WILL NOT stop the lights from flashing at night! This is a fact. It will help keep your voltage up but the transient peaks will still draw the voltage from 15V to battery voltage until the regulator kicks in. This is highly noticable but can be fixed with a cap. Usually the people who say you don't need a cap are the ones either are not running at night or not drawing enough amperage. Try drawing a good 250A and tell me what lights are not gonna flicker, lol. Polo. :-O
 

Silver Member
Username: Swisher

Marianna, FL

Post Number: 298
Registered: Apr-06
they alrdy dim with me runnin 1500 and i know the alt wont stop it nate alrdy told me that but i was waitin for someone to know what they talkin about to post thanks polo
 

Gold Member
Username: Extrmndor3

Chicago, Ill Us

Post Number: 1839
Registered: Feb-06
i always liked cap they help u out filter out noise, help your voltage stays normal, plus i always had great experiences with caps, u will need 5 farad cap, the rule of thump of the caps its bullshit u have to always double the farad to have great results,


caps are nto a big problem, they will not drain your batterie or take power from your alternator and mak it work harder absolutely not, why....???

1st. caps can charge fast as hell, lighting fast,can charge in less than a second
2nd when u charge the cap its all done,
heres how it works:

when u have your cap and your amps running and when the bass strikes all the alternator will go into the amps and the power of the cap will go to the amps too they will not charge when the bass its striking when the amp its done with the bass theres its like 1 second or less and that free time the cap will recharge and will not overdrive the alternator because it will push only the necesary current for the cap in that time. and when the free time ends the cap will push all its current along with the alternator and batteries to the amps if the cap its not big it will just push all its current in less than 2 secons if u get a bigger cap it will push all its power in less than 3 seconds
 

Silver Member
Username: Swisher

Marianna, FL

Post Number: 301
Registered: Apr-06
yea that why i figured 2 5 farads
 

Gold Member
Username: Illuminator

USA

Post Number: 4541
Registered: Apr-05

quote:

the transient peaks will still draw the voltage from 15V to battery voltage until the regulator kicks in. This is highly noticable but can be fixed with a cap.




The only reason the voltage would drop is because there isn't enough current. If you have the current to run your system, then you will not have to worry about the voltage dropping and dimming lights. In addition, that is not how the regulator circuitry in an alternator works. The alternator detects the lower voltage so it puts out more current, thus stabalizing the voltage. This is not noticeable in any way unless it the alt can't put out enough power or the wiring is done incorrectly. Have you checked your wiring?

Since when do systems run at 15v anyway?

http://www.autoshop101.com/trainmodules/alternator/alt102.html
http://www.alternatorparts.com/understanding_alternators.htm



quote:


caps are nto a big problem, they will not drain your batterie or take power from your alternator and mak it work harder absolutely not, why....???




They are indeed harder on your alternator.

If you're getting a cap for looks, well, that's just a shame.
 

Gold Member
Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 8930
Registered: Jul-05
good read 4 us all .....

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/capacitor1.htm
 

Gold Member
Username: Bestmankind

Los Angeles, CA USA

Post Number: 4993
Registered: Oct-05
rovin.....no more jokes??????? come on man its been awhile.
 

Gold Member
Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 8931
Registered: Jul-05
hmmmm - maybe u have not seen my thread on J forum

gots me a nice place 2 store all my killa jokes there -lol ........

btw - AIM is not connecting 2nite thats y i havent joined u guys ........
 

Gold Member
Username: Bestmankind

Los Angeles, CA USA

Post Number: 4994
Registered: Oct-05
cool. its just me and nemen rovin. lol
 

Gold Member
Username: Dustin3

Tigard, OR U.S.

Post Number: 3239
Registered: Oct-05
chad?? i'm on. lol
 

Gold Member
Username: Bestmankind

Los Angeles, CA USA

Post Number: 4995
Registered: Oct-05
oh lol
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