Capacitor's Place...
#1
Capacitor's Place...
So i'm gonna run 3 amps...1700 watts rms total (estimate)
Don't know much about caps, but everyone says to install it as close to the amp as pissible, or before the amp...I'm using distribution block of course, but i dont want the cap to work for just one amp so...can I just put the cap (2.1 fared or more?) on the power wire before it hits the distrubution block?
Battery----Cap----Block----3 Amps?
Don't know much about caps, but everyone says to install it as close to the amp as pissible, or before the amp...I'm using distribution block of course, but i dont want the cap to work for just one amp so...can I just put the cap (2.1 fared or more?) on the power wire before it hits the distrubution block?
Battery----Cap----Block----3 Amps?
#5
if you really want to use a cap, put it on the sub amp. your other amps won't really need it.
otoh, i just saw your other thread on preout voltage...
i have a feeling that's your problem right there. you have low preout voltage and in turn are maxing out your gains to try to get loud. this is straining your electrical system.
my hu puts out 5v and my gains are set at maybe 15-20%. i don't go past 14 on my volume ****...
otoh, i just saw your other thread on preout voltage...
i have a feeling that's your problem right there. you have low preout voltage and in turn are maxing out your gains to try to get loud. this is straining your electrical system.
my hu puts out 5v and my gains are set at maybe 15-20%. i don't go past 14 on my volume ****...
#6
otoh, i just saw your other thread on preout voltage...
i have a feeling that's your problem right there. you have low preout voltage and in turn are maxing out your gains to try to get loud. this is straining your electrical system.
my hu puts out 5v and my gains are set at maybe 15-20%. i don't go past 14 on my volume ****...
well, i dont max out my gains, thats just not smart. I turn it up to 2, since the volts are two. its about 20%. i dunno. I have 4 awg runnng, maybe i will sound better when i put in 0
#7
cap=crap. something else is wrong. 220 amp and your diming? like AscendantMax said. probably a bad ground... check your battery terminals for currioson. make sure your ground is secure. fyi doesnt matter were you place the cap, it will work the same. in theory you could put it under the hood and will have the same exact affect, more strain on your system then benifits.
#10
Depends on how much the alt is putting out vs how much your drawing from it. My 220 amp alt doesn't do much of anything at idle so I do get dimming there but 1k rpm+ I don't get any diming and I have no where near 1700 watts rms. Mine is an iraggi which states 100A at idle when it probably does only 35A at idle. I don't think he knows what the idle is on maxima with a 5 speed.
#16
#18
how so? The 4 AWG was running only the 4 channel. Subs were not even in.
Yeserday my 0 awg kit came in. Fused ditribuition black and 0 to 4 awg. Everything is solid.
Don't even have to use the base boost so its not drawing anything extra. At idle, it does dimm, but its not like the engine putts or anyhting, just a quick drop then it right back up. On the highway, I got up to 14.3 volts and it got loud as hell, but it does not dimm above 1000 rpm, so the caps place is the trash..good lookin' out
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