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im lookin to put a capacitor in my car and have a couple ?s. ok, first, im just running a 250/1 jl right now, but later ill be running a 500/1, 300/2, and 300/4. now the ?s

1. will a 1.0 farad cap(in preparation for the bigger system) be excessive and a waste for now with only a 250/1 pullin from it, or should i get a .5 farad for now, and then get a 1.0 farad cap, and use both later?

2. when you wire one cap, does it get wired like this?:

power)-----(+cap-)-----(+amp-)-----(sub)

meaning in series? or in parallel?

 
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wire in parrallel.

and 1.5 farads of capacitance will make more of a difference, if any, than 1 farad, but is also almost twice as expensive.

decision is up to you entirely.

but its literally impossible to have overkill on capacitance. (unless you get stupid [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG] )

 
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ok, now im jsut wondering about how fast the system, current and future, will discharge them, also, when discharged, how long does it take to recharge them. i asked someone at tweeter, but i want to hear some other peoples answers.

thanks, btw.

 
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duty cycle is faster than takes for a man to climax after having no relations for 4 years.

when the first bass note hits (ideally) the cap discharges completely and recharges ready for the next bass note in the song (again, ideally)

 
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ok, so i should go with 1 farad, or 1.5, or is a .5 sufficient for future plans, im not sure waht you mean by your first post

 
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I would personally get all your other stuff first.

when you have the ENTIRE system done, see how bad yoru dimming problem is. THEN consider investing in a cap. or two. or three.

 
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Agreed..

Also Two 1 Farad caps wired in Paralell have a lower ESR than a 1.5 Farad cap..and would cost about the same...
I use One 1 Farad cap merely to keep voltage as stable as possible for best sound quality. But I lose 1.3DB's at full power because of the added resistance

 
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ok, ill get a 1 farad for now, and when i upgrade, if i need more ill get a second and wire it in parallel. thanks guys.