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Whats a good cheap capacitor?? I think i need one because my lights dim when i am driving with the system up and the dash lights go on and off. I just need a good one that isnt going to leave me broke
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Just get a 1 Fared cap, it aint going to be cheep. Its going to be about 99 bucks. But you shouldnt ever skimp here. Otherwise you might end up with a fryied amp. DONT BE CHEEP.
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Rep Power: 289 The cap will help, but bottom line if your charging system cant handle the load (alternator) then your never gonna fix your problem 100% unless you get a higher output alternator.
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Originally Posted by MegaHurtz
screw the cap, what you need is a battery
Exide 34XCD is a good buy
a cheap cap ain't going to fry your amp btw
Exide 34XCD is a good buy
a cheap cap ain't going to fry your amp btw
Oh yeah, that too!
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Rep Power: 256 Just get it all! oh yeah! and a cheep cap can seen it happen. ie *caps store energy, some how car had a power spike, cap failed sent it to the amp, amp went POP and died. Still got the amp and cap to prove it
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Rep Power: 762 I doubt it was the result of a cheap cap
I have reason to beleive that most car audio caps are made in the smae factory, or a few different factories, therefore regardless of how "cheep" they are, are still the same internally as the next brand
I have reason to beleive that most car audio caps are made in the smae factory, or a few different factories, therefore regardless of how "cheep" they are, are still the same internally as the next brand
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Originally Posted by TransformedBG
Just get a 1 Fared cap, it aint going to be cheep. Its going to be about 99 bucks. But you shouldnt ever skimp here. Otherwise you might end up with a fryied amp. DONT BE CHEEP.
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There has already been a thread posted that scientifically proves that caps don't really do any good. One of the possible reasons is that you have different pulleys. The only solution that I can think of is to get a second battery and relocate it to the trunk. Cost is around what you wanted to spend anyway. Another optima yellow top would be the best choice. A transformer may help a little but I'm not sure if it would fix the problem.
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Rep Power: 270 My friends cap does work, He has won the sound off competition three years in a row has one of the strongest systems all he has is a capacitor with stock battery and stock alternator and his lights dont dim at all, before they would dim like mine
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Originally Posted by MegaHurtz
screw the cap, what you need is a battery
Exide 34XCD is a good buy
a cheap cap ain't going to fry your amp btw
Exide 34XCD is a good buy
a cheap cap ain't going to fry your amp btw
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Originally Posted by Michalo187
I am not cheap i just don't have a lot of money 100 is what i was wanting to spend i thought they were more expensive like 250 or higher something like that where is a good place to buy one?
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Originally Posted by TransformedBG
Just get it all! oh yeah! and a cheep cap can seen it happen. ie *caps store energy, some how car had a power spike, cap failed sent it to the amp, amp went POP and died. Still got the amp and cap to prove it
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Rep Power: 304 1. Your friend's right, to an extent, but he's trying to fvck you over on the cap. $100 and he can't gurantee you that your dimming will stop. That's because a cap's not a guranteed fix. Do yourself a favor, and kick him in the *****.
2. Caps are never needed, but can help dimming problems. You seem like a logical person though. You also seem like you're trying to go by cost. If cost is the case, do the big 3 first. The wire will cost about $25-40 bucks(depending on where you shop). It'll guranteed effect the dimming. After that, upgrade the battery. You can get a standard sized deep cycle (such as the exide mega hurtz mentioned) for about $60 bucks. You've spent $100 and you'll notice a dramatic improvement in dimming, where as a cap might not even work at all. An optima isn't necessary as the exide compares, but is cheaper. If you insist though, optimas are great batteries. From here you have two choices, if you're still not satisfied, you can try a cap. 1 Farad per 1,000 watts is the rule of thumb. A 1 farad cap (i'd say stinger, lightning, any of them really) can be had for about $80 for a 1 farad pretty much anywhere. You can find them as low as $60 online. All the caps are the same, they're all made at one large factory in taiwan or somewhere like that. From there, if you're still not satisfied you can have your alternator rewound or replaced. Naturally rewinding is going to be cheaper, but not much. Go ahead and buy an aftermarket one. It'll cost you about $250.
Regardless, don't let your friend screw you on something you can buy cheaper. And no, you don't have to buy the special narrow honda battery, a standard size, group 74 fits just fine. I had an optima red top in my vic. Mega has an exide in his (unles he's changed it) several others have larger as well. Sure, you can't use teh plastic sleeve that covers the battery, but if you spend that much you might as well show it off anyway right?
2. Caps are never needed, but can help dimming problems. You seem like a logical person though. You also seem like you're trying to go by cost. If cost is the case, do the big 3 first. The wire will cost about $25-40 bucks(depending on where you shop). It'll guranteed effect the dimming. After that, upgrade the battery. You can get a standard sized deep cycle (such as the exide mega hurtz mentioned) for about $60 bucks. You've spent $100 and you'll notice a dramatic improvement in dimming, where as a cap might not even work at all. An optima isn't necessary as the exide compares, but is cheaper. If you insist though, optimas are great batteries. From here you have two choices, if you're still not satisfied, you can try a cap. 1 Farad per 1,000 watts is the rule of thumb. A 1 farad cap (i'd say stinger, lightning, any of them really) can be had for about $80 for a 1 farad pretty much anywhere. You can find them as low as $60 online. All the caps are the same, they're all made at one large factory in taiwan or somewhere like that. From there, if you're still not satisfied you can have your alternator rewound or replaced. Naturally rewinding is going to be cheaper, but not much. Go ahead and buy an aftermarket one. It'll cost you about $250.
Regardless, don't let your friend screw you on something you can buy cheaper. And no, you don't have to buy the special narrow honda battery, a standard size, group 74 fits just fine. I had an optima red top in my vic. Mega has an exide in his (unles he's changed it) several others have larger as well. Sure, you can't use teh plastic sleeve that covers the battery, but if you spend that much you might as well show it off anyway right?
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