Capacitors aren't so useful? how about capacitors with resistency?

 

Bronze Member
Username: Panamanian

Panama cityPanama

Post Number: 44
Registered: Aug-05
A low/mid amp alternator cannot supply too much power if you have a powerful equipment, bringing with that too many spikes and lows... right?

if you use a capacitor you will smooth a little bit the spikes...

if you combine a capacitor and a resistency (according to one site) your current will be sooooo smooth.

how true is that?
 

Bronze Member
Username: 02gsxr

Post Number: 99
Registered: Jul-05
A capacitor will only help filter out "noise" if the system has enough current to supply the amps to begin with. It will not fix dimming lights or other voltage problems. The resistance you are refering to is called "ESR". It is a measurement of the capacitor's internal resistance. This is the most common problem with cheap caps. If there is too much ESR the cap can actually hurt your performance. You want a cap with the lowest ESR possible.
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