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i dunno if this have been post before or no, if it have been post before than i m sorry.

can someone explain to me how Capacitor work and how is it connect to the amps.

 
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It is connected inline with the power wire, and then grounded to the vehicle chassis. It serves no purpose in car audio other than to reduce, or in car with a small amp, stop headlight dimming. Technically it will smooth out "power ripples" in an electrical system, however an amplifier is a constant drain and therefor the capacitor can not keep up with the load, and in many cases can cause problems as the vehicle electrical system has to charge it constantly.

Here are some links explaining how they work.

The Basics: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/capacitor1.htm
Farads: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/capacitor2.htm

 
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easiest way to hook up a capacitor is throw it in the closet... theyre useless

 
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thanks a lot for the info, so i guess capacitor is useless. so if i were to get a mono block amp 1000w and a sub with 2000w output, 1200w continous i will be fine rite?

 
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What amp and sub is this? Subs don't put out power, is the 2000 watts RMS or Max? Same with the amp?

 
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2000 max, 1000 RMS

 
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Manufactures can rate it WHATEVER they want. What brand and model of amp and sub are you talking about?

 
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Ok...so i hooked up my 60 watt closet light bulb to my 1 farad capacitor, and i still can't find my navy blue button shirt...what gives!?!?

Ya ludlam is right, Caps aren't worth a "bleep". A few yrs back i bought one thinking it would solve all my problems, after 3 months i sold it for $20 less than i bought if for to someone who knew less than me....

There is a ton of info out there about capacitors and when they should be used or not, don't believe everything you read, definitely search around the net for the answer to your questions, you'lll find out soem really good info in the process.....

untill then just like tfnaaf asked, what's the brand/model number of the amp/sub......how is is going to be hooked up (what ohm load etc)....car audio is fun, you can ask one question and to get the answer you want you need to ask 10 more questions, it doesn't get much better than this.

 
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yea, i guess its time to lock this, caps are useless