Connect the + to the + terminal on the capacitor and then take another wire from the capacitor to the + on the amp. Then just ground the earth by bolting it to the car's frame.
Whatever you DO NOT just connect without first charging it with a resistor or a pencil lead or something with a high resistance.
No, you charge them with your battery. I wouldn't want to be playing with a charged 1F capacitor in the mail lol. Anyway, make sure, like Ben said, DO NOT straight connect it without pre charging first. You'll get a massive spark.
WC
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Yea aight I got it, I amp pretty sure the cap that I am getting comes with a charger card.
You can hook the cap's positive to a positive source anywhere in the car and likewise with the ground, but the closer to the amp the better. Just think of it of a very small, high current, variable voltage battery. In other words it needs to be hooked up in parallel to your battery/alternator.
The ideal situation would be to hook its positive and negative terminals to the amp's like terminals with very short and very thick runs of wire.
-Fishy
allende5
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I never did understand the instructions that came with my cap. I didn't understand the thing with the light bulb. I ended up just connecting the darn thing directly to the battery line and got a spark. Not a huge spark, but a spark nonetheless. From there, I just completed the install and started using it.
So, what exactly are you supposed to do with the light bulb? What's the reason for using it?
I'll be discharging my cap and making some changes to my system this weekend and would like to reconnect it properly.
WC
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So does the capacitor have to be standing up, or can I lay it down? Does it matter, can I have it upside down?
If you disconnect a battery terminal the the cap will discharge through anything that is "on" in your vehicle like dome or hood lights. When I disconnect a battery terminal to work on stuff I simply place the light bulb between the power wire and battery post before reconnecting things. If you don't you run the risk of blowing your inline fuse or possibly welding your power wire to the battery post if you've got a really large fuse installed.
The light bulb is for charging the capacitor. Connect the neg to ground on capacitor, then attach the light bulb between the pos on the battery and pos on the capacitor. It will turn on, but as soon as the cap is fully charged, it'll go out. Best and safe way of charging.
No, unless you consider grounding it through the light bulb "not grounding it". Its not that hard. Positive to positive, negative to negative, with the light bulb somewhere in series in the circuit. Doesn't matter whether you put it in between the negatives or positives as long as its IN BETWEEN.